I guess you weren't too concerned about aesthetics. Imma punch a hole in the wall right here! LOL. I love it. Getting the job done without nonsense. That is a really good antenna. Televes is a fantastic company.
per my reading of nec documentation, the mast and antenna needs to be connected to the house's main grounding rod. If a separate grounding rod is used then that rod needs to be bonded to the house's main grounding rod so as not to create a potential difference between the two rods. The Televes manual shows the ground connection to the house's main ground rod.
that is incorrect. grounding depends on resistance. the amount of resistance you will have in the soil of your area. wet soil in a semi tropical climate area, could use one ground rod at a specific length and depth to get the resistance level needed. dry, rocky soil, will probably need more than one ground rod connected together and spaced a specific distance apart. and that number depends on how deep you can dig because if it can't be driven deep enough, you can lay them horizontal. never need to attach to Housing Equipment ground because it could cause interference in sensitive electronics.
Need some wire ties on that coax yes a ground is a good idea I would set the end of the mast on a ceramic insulator just a bit of safety from in the event of a strike to lessen the chance of a fire . For that other transmitter you could always fine out if it’s high or low and put a corner reflector under the main one and use a combiner we have to do that here .
Yes, using the app, find your towers, then everytime you move the antenna, rescan. Also I like to rescan every 3 or 4 months to see if any new channel pops up.
How far away in miles are you from the transmitter for the TV station that will only come in a certain time of a year. I'm trying to see what the range on this antenna is.
Antennas sort of don't have ranges. The height of your antenna, the height of the transmitter tower and the power of the transmitter matter so much that it really doesn't make a lot of sense to state a range. With this one, the outer limit is going to be something like 80 miles because beyond that, from the point of view of the antenna, the transmitter tower will be below the horizon. That would be if he got his antenna something like 30 feet up. This antenna is very directional so it does the best job of focusing on the signal where you point it and rejecting noise trying to sneak in from other directions.
@@robertmason7013 Nope. Antennas don't have ranges. They have dBs of gain due to directionality. For a single frequency more elements make them more directional. On TV antennas whether they included low VHF matters a lot. They put range numbers on them that that really is nonsense to sell to the uninformed. I am about 70 miles from the furthest tower I can get a signal from. My antenna setup is of my own design because I have more than one set of towers in different directions.
we don't put antennas in the tree. not only does the antenna have to contend with the wind blowing leaves and needles, but swaying will throw off the signal as well.
more channels of the same thing. the farther away towers 70+ miles away have the same programs as the closer ones do. you can get Grit, MeTV, abc, cbs, nbc, pbs, cw and so on, on the towers nearest to you for your area. the farther away towers have the same channels for the communities farther away 100 or so miles away.
I guess you weren't too concerned about aesthetics. Imma punch a hole in the wall right here! LOL. I love it. Getting the job done without nonsense. That is a really good antenna. Televes is a fantastic company.
per my reading of nec documentation, the mast and antenna needs to be connected to the house's main grounding rod. If a separate grounding rod is used then that rod needs to be bonded to the house's main grounding rod so as not to create a potential difference between the two rods. The Televes manual shows the ground connection to the house's main ground rod.
that is incorrect. grounding depends on resistance. the amount of resistance you will have in the soil of your area.
wet soil in a semi tropical climate area, could use one ground rod at a specific length and depth to get the resistance level needed.
dry, rocky soil, will probably need more than one ground rod connected together and spaced a specific distance apart. and that number depends on how deep you can dig because if it can't be driven deep enough, you can lay them horizontal. never need to attach to Housing Equipment ground because it could cause interference in sensitive electronics.
Need some wire ties on that coax yes a ground is a good idea I would set the end of the mast on a ceramic insulator just a bit of safety from in the event of a strike to lessen the chance of a fire . For that other transmitter you could always fine out if it’s high or low and put a corner reflector under the main one and use a combiner we have to do that here .
Great idea
Can you tell me more about your mast poles? Do you know the brand?
can you rotate it away from the trees to rescan again...
Yes, using the app, find your towers, then everytime you move the antenna, rescan. Also I like to rescan every 3 or 4 months to see if any new channel pops up.
How far away in miles are you from the transmitter for the TV station that will only come in a certain time of a year. I'm trying to see what the range on this antenna is.
Antennas sort of don't have ranges. The height of your antenna, the height of the transmitter tower and the power of the transmitter matter so much that it really doesn't make a lot of sense to state a range. With this one, the outer limit is going to be something like 80 miles because beyond that, from the point of view of the antenna, the transmitter tower will be below the horizon. That would be if he got his antenna something like 30 feet up.
This antenna is very directional so it does the best job of focusing on the signal where you point it and rejecting noise trying to sneak in from other directions.
@@kensmith5694 all antennas have a range. Thats how they are rated .the more elements the better the range. So how far are you the broadcast tower
@@robertmason7013 Nope. Antennas don't have ranges. They have dBs of gain due to directionality. For a single frequency more elements make them more directional. On TV antennas whether they included low VHF matters a lot. They put range numbers on them that that really is nonsense to sell to the uninformed. I am about 70 miles from the furthest tower I can get a signal from. My antenna setup is of my own design because I have more than one set of towers in different directions.
@@kensmith5694 thats funny when I go to any antenna web site to buy an antenna they all have a range on them. Sorry you are wrong.
put it up 20 feet higher maybe in the tree and i bet u get more channals.
Ditto
I am sure that is true. We have our western and old comedy shows. And pretty happy with that.
we don't put antennas in the tree. not only does the antenna have to contend with the wind blowing leaves and needles, but swaying will throw off the signal as well.
more channels of the same thing. the farther away towers 70+ miles away have the same programs as the closer ones do. you can get Grit, MeTV, abc, cbs, nbc, pbs, cw and so on, on the towers nearest to you for your area. the farther away towers have the same channels for the communities farther away 100 or so miles away.