Solution to television reception problem

One time in my junior years I went on a antenna installation job. The TV reception was shadowed by a hill. The solution was to put two antennae connected to each other on top of the hill. One was aimed at the station and the other at the receiver antenna.

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DishNetwork or DirectTV They both beat cable hands down.

-plant an antenna on the tall building and run a long cable.

-move.

-get a directional antenna and aim at a building or other surface that provides a usable reflection of the main signal.

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A large, very directional antenna mounted to a mast (or the chimney) with an electric rotator.

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Two back to back yagi's, on top of the tall building.

One pointing to the TX, the other pointing to your residence.

Dont forget to use coax to join the antennas together

martin

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Ok. I should probably point out some design constraints to go with my original question :-) :

I live in a high rise apt building. I can not mount anything on the exterior of my building, nor do I have line of sight to a satellite (especially since the 15 story building was put up in front of me). This includes roof antennae

I can not modify the building in front of me. That building is still under construction, and I do not own it, nor do I have access to it.

I am not looking to subscribe to any sort of pay service, such as cable or satellite. It's too expensive. Likewise, I am not looking for a replacement for my TV right now.

In other words, anything I do needs to be inside my own apt, and should not be very expensive.

Thanks, michael

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Probably a good idea - but my guess is the transition from a standard indoor antenna to a proper outdoor will probably do the trick. Under all circumstances it is needed anyway ;-)

Cheers, Anders

At the house a directional antenna aimed at the top of the building will be needed. ... and you have to get to the top of the building.

It should be possible to have bounce antennas to the side of the building.

A newer TV will have circuits for multipath elimination, this may improve matters. Or it may not.

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You have 4 possible options:

1) Put up an antenna at another location, and run a feed wire to your location. 2) Subscribe for cable TV service. 3) Subscribe for a satellite TV service. 4) Pack up, and move to a new location where TV reception is good. 5) Buy the new property, and have the new building demolished, in order to clear the way for you.

For simplicity, I would prefer option 2 or option 3.

Option 4 is also very good, especialy if you don't get along with the neighbors.

Option 1 can be viable, but may be inconvenient.

Option 5 is not impossible, but may be expensive, and not practical. Jerry G. =====

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Get a proper roof mounted aerial. It should look something like this....

or this

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Given that constraint, there is no solution.

But do other people in the building have the same problem? If so, a joint approach to the landlord might get you an antenna on the roof, and a distribution system to each apartment. You may have to contribute some $$, but shared out, the cost should not be unsupportable.

In Japan, it used to be a legal requirement that if a new building created a TV shadow, its owners had to provide a remedy free of charge, but I don't think it applies in any other country, and maybe not even in Japan now.

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No problem.

Get a BFA (big effing antenna), a short mast and a roof tripod.

If you have a balcony just set it up out there. If not, then aim it out the window.

Whatever you do, you are going to need a directional antenna or cable service if you want good reception.

The lowest cost, highest performance idea is to drop the TV off at the Salvation Army and get a good book and some music from the library.

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Ok just use one of those big roof aerials indoors. You can get some quite cheap models.

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You live in a high rise appartment and find $42 a month too expensive for DirecTV?