 FutureMonIs voting for ObamaPremium,ExMod 2002-05
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Long Beach, CA | Antenna I've got one of these mounted to a pole on the side of my house. It's about 15 feet above my roof and has coax coming down from it.
I tried connecting the coax to the input to my house wiring, but it didn't seem to do much in regards to reception...
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| Is it pointed the right way? (small end towards the towers)? Are there elements broken off of it? If you connect the coax directly to a TV (rather than involving the house wiring) does it work well?
Is it possible there's a pre-amp on it? That would be a small box mounted on the mast beneath the antenna. If so, you need a power injector to make it work. But you'll need to see what kind it is.
Probably you'll have to take it down or get up to it to see if there's any broken or bad connections. |
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FutureMonIs voting for ObamaPremium,ExMod 2002-05
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Long Beach, CA | heh yeah a couple of the "arms" have come loose and they are just hanging by their wires. There is a box attached to it as well. I just tried connecting the coax to the input to the house wiring. Never tried connecting directly to a TV. It's pointing due south.
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Looks like most of your stations are actually E-NE, and those broken elements don't help.
Since Antennaweb is down you can try this site to find your local stations:
»www.2150.com/broadcast/ |
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 CatSnakRIP Splashy - We miss youPremium
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Lakeside, CA | reply to FutureMon
said by FutureMon:heh yeah a couple of the "arms" have come loose and they are just hanging by their wires. There is a box attached to it as well. I just tried connecting the coax to the input to the house wiring. Never tried connecting directly to a TV. It's pointing due south. - FM Broken antenna's don't work very well. You can get a new one at Wal-Mart fairly cheap.
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