More OTA Antenna Questions
Since there have been several OTA antenna discussions lately I decided to play around with it at home since it got up to a balmy 25º. I am trying to get everything ready so I can record OTA network pr...
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Chris I see most of the posts do that. I think one or two commented the Batwing is best for an RV (I agree) but they also addressed a house.
Basically, for a house, unless you are in an "A" footprint (closest ring to the station) you want the biggest baddest hunk of metal your tower/support can hold up.
With a decent antanna costing what some folks pay in 1-2 months for Sat TV (120 dollar antenna I linked to is 2 months of Dish pay as you go). and mounting costing about another month to like 5 or 6 months depending on how high you put it up. A good OTA can pay for itself in less than a year.
Basically, for a house, unless you are in an "A" footprint (closest ring to the station) you want the biggest baddest hunk of metal your tower/support can hold up.
With a decent antanna costing what some folks pay in 1-2 months for Sat TV (120 dollar antenna I linked to is 2 months of Dish pay as you go). and mounting costing about another month to like 5 or 6 months depending on how high you put it up. A good OTA can pay for itself in less than a year.
