Long range tv antenna

[harry chickpea]

Originally Posted by mshultz

I have 2 antennas, an upper VHF and a lower UHF, both quite large. They are in the attic, though. I recently bought a quality amplifier, hooked it up, and re-scanned. The number of channels I could receive dropped. $70 down the drain. My problem is that I am in the middle of nowhere, low in elevation, and behind a large hill to the north, where the TV transmitters are. Based on an experiment I did by hooking up the FM receiver to the upper VHF antenna, adding an FM antenna to the attic might be worthwhile over the dipole I am using in my house with aluminum siding. Nobody makes 6 element FM antennas anymore; just 4 elements. For reference, the VHF antenna is optimized for 174-230 MHz, while FM is 88-108 MHz, so in theory a good FM antenna should be better.

That is puzzling. If you bought it off Amazon, return it. A lot of electronics being sold there are bad. BTDT, some of the sellers may be getting defectives or marginals for cheap. Channelmaster or Wineguard, at the antenna, with the power insertion at the set should give you more channels.

[Bellacatahoula]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

It's no doubt true that the higher the antenna is, the better the reception will be. But if you are pulling in a station from 40 or 50 miles away how much difference will an extra 10 or 15 feet really make? My guess would be not that much. Personally I would only go as high as you have to, to get good reception.

The maximum distance to regularly receive TV signals from roof or tower-mounted antennas is about 60 - 80 miles. Taller, better antennas help but the most limiting factor is actually the curvature of Earth itself.