I Have An Antenna On My Roof

Or under the decking in the.

I have an antenna on my roof.

My friend david my boyfriend smokey and i put up one of these on david s roof and on our own roof and the two had different mounting situations. I m pretty sure this antenna is for television reception but we have cable so this isn t an issue for us. Hoa dweller here and i just got my first hf rig. Reviewers still have success mounting this on the side of their house or in the attic.

The previous homeowners had a giant antenna installed on one side of the roof. It s tethered to the roof with five or six cables. I have previously written a guide about getting started in ham radio in case you re interested. This is an absolute show stopper for any rf.

For a roof antenna the biggest adjustments you can make involve protecting your antenna at all the places it can be exposed. There are three spots to secure. The higher you can get the antenna either inside our outside of your home the better your tv reception will be. Is this barrier installed between the shingles and the decking.

Ground the connection at the antenna. The antenna i got is a vhf uhf antenna that mounts on top of a pole. If your attic is accessible and you don t have a radiant heat barrier or metal roof you can also try installing an outdoor tv antenna within your attic. And while this is an outdoor antenna it doesn t have to be mounted on the highest point of your roof.

All of the wires for the antenna including the antenna mast lead in control and rotator wires should be connected to a ground rod in the main.