Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - OTA outside roof mounted antenna clarification
View Single Post
 
Old 12-01-2021, 11:12 AM
boxcarwilly boxcarwilly is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 124
Thanks: 44
Thanked 62 Times in 33 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by HogPilot View Post
Due to the distance from Orlando, OTA reception is limited to only a few village areas. If OTA was available, you would see a marked increase in the use of outdoor and attic antennas.
The Villages is a gold mine for cable and satellite companies.
We are north of 466 and use a attic mounted large multi element Winegard antenna aimed towards Orlando. We receive all 4 major networks and side channels 60 total.
The larger elements are/were for WESH which the last of the VHF holdouts. WESH9NBC is now UHF. A high gain UHF only antenna might be an option.The Extreme UHF shows good gain.easier to install as it has no wide elements but i have not tried it .
Attached Thumbnails
The Villages Florida: Click image for larger version

Name:	Winegard Hd7694p.jpg
Views:	158
Size:	24.8 KB
ID:	91733   The Villages Florida: Click image for larger version

Name:	UHF antenna.jpg
Views:	160
Size:	37.4 KB
ID:	91734