Omnidirectional Antenna

[Southner]

I live in 35180, and am currently receving over half of the available digital channels with RABBIT EAR antenna sitting behind the television. I connected this purely as a test to see if it would work, and the picture is great for the channels I receive. However, there are several channels which are in the area, and that I want to receive, that do not seem to work. I have tried rescanning, and have even added them manually, but there is no signal. I suspect the problem is my rabbit ear antenna. Because of the large difference in angle (116 degrees) and the distance (22.9 miles to 38.3 miles), I would like to use an omnidirectional antenna. Based on the antenna selector here, and the information from AntennaWeb, it seems that an omnidirectional might not work. My question is this... how much better is an omnidirectional antenna (such as the Winegard MS2002) mounted outside approximately 10 feet above the roof than rabbit ears sitting beahing the television?

Thanks,

Southner

[winegard]

Good morning Southner,

This is a hard question to answer because the type of building construction will have a large affect on the signal reduction But normally you will receive at 2-3 times more signal with the antenna outside than inside a building especially if you do not have a direct line of sight through a window. Trying to receive TV signals inside an building and depending on reflected signal is difficult.

The MS-2002 should be mounted 30 feet above the ground for optimum performance if possible.

[HDBunny]

Hi there

Im an old customer of Winegard that used to operate under the name of MTE Electronique in LaSalle , Quebec.

- I will have someone in sales contact you. Thank you.

[HDBunny]

Thanks

Mario Trottier 514 400-2159

[HDBunny]

Thanks

Mario Trottier 514 400-2159

When can i expect a response. ?

[winegard]

Our national sales manager is out of the office this week but I have passed your information to him.

Thank you.