All,
I recently moved to a very rural area. I am about 25 miles from the nearest urban settings (2 separate College Towns). 45-50 miles from a Urban City (Toledo Ohio)
There was a Omni-directional Wineguard Antenna (amplified) that was mounted on the house originally. Came with the house. Center of the top of Roof a few feet from Chimney on a 4 foot pole. The 75 ohm line went from the roof down 2-3 stories to the small Wineguard amplifier and then it split to the living room and master bedroom. Currently a Very simple setup.
Since we moved in, 8 years ago, we mostly used our streaming by Way of Microwave Wi-Fi internet. Probably used the antenna 3 times. My only internet possibility other than satellite.
There are a couple Public Broadcasting channels (27 & 30) I get in with inexpensive indoor antennas after the Wineguard actually blew off the house a few years ago.
I miss my FM/AM Radio when I was in the urban setting so that should be factored in somewhere but I never had that since we moved out here.
The Antenna itself I plan to reuse on another project as it appears still functional but the bracket system is shot. I am going to use it only in my Barn and mount it in the roof rafter line for Barn use only. So not part of this project.
With that said, the omni-directional really never fit the house (looks-wise) anyways. In my previous house in the suburbs I had a 40ft tower and a Wineguard 8200U that was rotational. It had a 24 Radio Shack Amplifier that fed throughout the 2000 sqft home. This setup was because I was pretty much in the center of the Urban area. I did not use the rotation much but I got a majority of the stations in the area and worked well through out the house.
Where I live now its very-very open. 3 trees in a 4 mile square area. Two are in my front yard facing West. One in my back North East Corner. All Below my (2 story) Peak of my roof by < 10ft. The other is at my neighbors 2+ miles up the road to the North. As I mentioned much simpler layout but the house is close to almost double in size.
It gets extremely windy as its open as one would expect. We refer to the windy season as October to June. The wind is controlled by crops (Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat) planting\harvesting. 50+ MPH Winds are not unusual in any season but the winds are constant. We also get Snow/ice etc in the winter months.
So I would like to get a antenna that I could mount inside my attic. This would avoid the wind/weather and avoid some of the mounting limitations. Also it would be above my tree line and above anything for 10s of miles.
I believe I could work out a rotational setup in the attic, if needed, as the roof peak is about 7ft from attic floor but that is where my questions start coming into play. The attic is large and is storage at best (no sub-floor yet just rafters).
I have included in this posting the DTV Receptions map based on my address. Most seem to be greater than the mid 50s DBU. Most are in the 60s DBU. Honestly I have cities that are 50 (Lima),75(2 - Fort Wayne, Sandusky),90(Columbus), 100 (Detroit) miles away that are all major urban centers. So these images are probably not a clear representation of all the possibilities.
First question my roof is a Tin Roof. Original I am told to the house from when it was built in 1900. Its thick compared to modern metal roofs. Will this cause any issues when I choose my Antenna?
So What kind of Antenna should I look at for this project?
Mileage? Omni-Directional? Directional? Amplified?
Suggestions?
Thanks
Chris
I recently moved to a very rural area. I am about 25 miles from the nearest urban settings (2 separate College Towns). 45-50 miles from a Urban City (Toledo Ohio)
There was a Omni-directional Wineguard Antenna (amplified) that was mounted on the house originally. Came with the house. Center of the top of Roof a few feet from Chimney on a 4 foot pole. The 75 ohm line went from the roof down 2-3 stories to the small Wineguard amplifier and then it split to the living room and master bedroom. Currently a Very simple setup.
Since we moved in, 8 years ago, we mostly used our streaming by Way of Microwave Wi-Fi internet. Probably used the antenna 3 times. My only internet possibility other than satellite.
There are a couple Public Broadcasting channels (27 & 30) I get in with inexpensive indoor antennas after the Wineguard actually blew off the house a few years ago.
I miss my FM/AM Radio when I was in the urban setting so that should be factored in somewhere but I never had that since we moved out here.
The Antenna itself I plan to reuse on another project as it appears still functional but the bracket system is shot. I am going to use it only in my Barn and mount it in the roof rafter line for Barn use only. So not part of this project.
With that said, the omni-directional really never fit the house (looks-wise) anyways. In my previous house in the suburbs I had a 40ft tower and a Wineguard 8200U that was rotational. It had a 24 Radio Shack Amplifier that fed throughout the 2000 sqft home. This setup was because I was pretty much in the center of the Urban area. I did not use the rotation much but I got a majority of the stations in the area and worked well through out the house.
Where I live now its very-very open. 3 trees in a 4 mile square area. Two are in my front yard facing West. One in my back North East Corner. All Below my (2 story) Peak of my roof by < 10ft. The other is at my neighbors 2+ miles up the road to the North. As I mentioned much simpler layout but the house is close to almost double in size.
It gets extremely windy as its open as one would expect. We refer to the windy season as October to June. The wind is controlled by crops (Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat) planting\harvesting. 50+ MPH Winds are not unusual in any season but the winds are constant. We also get Snow/ice etc in the winter months.
So I would like to get a antenna that I could mount inside my attic. This would avoid the wind/weather and avoid some of the mounting limitations. Also it would be above my tree line and above anything for 10s of miles.
I believe I could work out a rotational setup in the attic, if needed, as the roof peak is about 7ft from attic floor but that is where my questions start coming into play. The attic is large and is storage at best (no sub-floor yet just rafters).
I have included in this posting the DTV Receptions map based on my address. Most seem to be greater than the mid 50s DBU. Most are in the 60s DBU. Honestly I have cities that are 50 (Lima),75(2 - Fort Wayne, Sandusky),90(Columbus), 100 (Detroit) miles away that are all major urban centers. So these images are probably not a clear representation of all the possibilities.
First question my roof is a Tin Roof. Original I am told to the house from when it was built in 1900. Its thick compared to modern metal roofs. Will this cause any issues when I choose my Antenna?
So What kind of Antenna should I look at for this project?
Mileage? Omni-Directional? Directional? Amplified?
Suggestions?
Thanks
Chris
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