In Reply to: Re: Mounting Antenna on roof posted by FlashP on August 22, 2000 at 09:20:52:
Consider just placing the outdoor antenna in your attic if posssible. This has worked well for me and no worries about mounting hardware, wind storms, branches, and corrosion of the cable connection.
: One of Radio Shack's remaining useful functions is to provide antenna
: mounts & stuff. The have straps and brackets for attaching a pole to
: your chimney or the side of your house, and even a little tripod that
: you can bolt to the roof directly. Mostly you need a mast (pipe)
: about 1.5" diameter, and you can use hose clamps to attach your
: antenna. Height isn't critical, most of the advantage is getting it
: above the roof. (I'll pass on recommending an antenna). Do put in a
: ground wire!
: Signal strength goes up with a higher, outside antenna, but then it
: goes down as the coax cable run gets longer. If you don't need to
: tranmsit, try RG-6 coax (cable TV stuff, 75 ohm).
: Overload can be a problem, depends where you are. I had to add a
: filter to cut out the FM broadcast band.