Antenna Recommendation

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I own a Sony Bravia HDTV in my living room and a Hauppauge Win-TV HVR 950Q for my computer. I plan on replacing my my cable TV subscription with an antenna capable of receiving local digital TV broadcasts.

Using antennaweb.com I need a yellow antenna type, for both low and high VHF (2.1 & 7.1) and UHF (5.1 - 66.1), the largest distance to a transmission tower is 7.6 miles, and the greatest difference in compass heading is 9°.

The Winegard antenna selector recommended the SS-3000, however, being an interior antenna, there is no suitable location near a window, away from metal bookcase, or with an unobstructed line of sight to the towers. Additionally I don't want this antenna in my living room!

I would like to mount the antenna on theflat roof of my home (approx. 37 feet high) where it will have a clear unobstructed view of the transmission towers. In that location I estimate 68 lineal feet of exterior cable, and an additional 62 feet of interior cable before reaching the distribution panel (130 lineal feet total). From there I plan on splitting the signal and feeding two television sets, one at 30 lineal feet, and the other at 37 lineal feet.

Which antenna, coaxial cable, splitter, etc. do you recommend for this installation?

[winegard]

I am not sure that you will need an antenna that covers Lo Band VHF (RF channels 2-6), Hi Band VHF (RF channels7-13) and UHF channels 14-69. When you go to the www.antennaweb.org web site the very right hand RF Channel column is the actual channel frequency the TV station is using to broadcast their digital signal on. So depending on your market you may have channel 2.1 on your TV tuner but this channel may not be using a Lo Band RF channel to transmit their signal on. If you do actually have TV stations in your area broadcasting a digital signal on a RF channel in the Lo Band (channels 2-6) and Hi Band VHF plus the UHF band then you can use either the GS-1100 or the HD7000R antenna. If all of your TV stations are on a RF channel between channels 7-51 then your can use a FV-HD30 or HD-1080 antenna.



At 7.6 miles you should receive a strong enough signal to power your cable loss and splitter loss. The cable you will want to use is a good quality RG6/U cable such as the Winegard CX- kits. The 2 way line splitter can be either a Winegard SP-1002 or SP-2052.



To mount the antenna on your flat roof you might consider a Winegard DS-5046 or DS-5047 non penetrating roof mount with a DS5146 post kit. You can install a Winegard TB-0005 5 foot mast or other type mast/pipe inside of over the DS-5146 pipe to extent your mast higher for the TV antenna that you are using. Pin the 2 pieces of pipe/mast together with a ¼ bolt and going through both pieces of mast/pipe to keep the mast/pipes from turning.