outside tv antenna

[tomwed]

Omne makes a tv antenna that looks like a frisbee and weights less then 2 pounds.

I'm wondering if I mounted it on the plastic pipe that is the water systems vent and snaked the cable down the vent to a hole I drill into the pipe if it would be easier and just as safe as any other way. I could caulk around the hole in the plastic vent.

I think my vent is near all the cables that go to the tv's too.

Since I have never seen anyone do it this way so I'm guessing there must be a reason.

[PaulDenise]

Sewer vents are hard to fix if you screw it up. They are also either straight above a bathroom (and not near a tv) or they run around your attic (and difficult to snake cable thru). Also, it is against code.

If your garage is pointed toward Orlando, it is pretty easy to put it on the eave of the house and run the cable in thru the soffit and into the garage attic. From there, you can snake it down the conduit to the TV/ phone/ water controller box in the garage. Then add an amplifier, and then send it to your tv thru the usual wire.

I would try it out first by running a real long cable thru a door to your tv to make sure that you get anything anyway.

[tomwed]

Sewer vents are hard to fix if you screw it up. They are also either straight above a bathroom (and not near a tv) or they run around your attic (and difficult to snake cable thru). Also, it is against code.

If your garage is pointed toward Orlando, it is pretty easy to put it on the eave of the house and run the cable in thru the soffit and into the garage attic. From there, you can snake it down the conduit to the TV/ phone/ water controller box in the garage. Then add an amplifier, and then send it to your tv thru the usual wire.

I would try it out first by running a real long cable thru a door to your tv to make sure that you get anything anyway. thank-you---if and when I add an outdoor antenna I will follow your advice. I knew there was a good reason not to monkey with the vent.

[justjim]

Let us know your Village and reception. Many like me are tired of the Cable companies nonesense and high prices.

[tomwed]

I haven't had cable tv for years. I was content with netflix for entertainment and youtube I use mostly for news. I jist added direct tv for $10/ month for the next 3 months. cancel at anytime A sale is going on. I won't get an antenna for 3 months.

[Midvale]

I just have an indoor Moku amplified antenna in my window. It gets me 4-6 channels. That plus streaming suits me.

[Hacker1]

I have a Lava HD8008 omni-directional antenna, fits the description given by the OP. Installed it in attic above the garage. when it worked, we could get 45-50 channels, but it turned out we could not get reception about 1/3 of the time. I believe it would work better if we could have placed it just inside our gable at S or E end. However my front gable faces W, and too much trouble for me to get to my back, east, gable. I then purchased an RCA directional antenna from Walmart, rated at 70 miles, installed it in attic, pointed about 112 degrees (toward Orlando), and it works great.
I paid $80 at Amazon for the Lava HD8008, and I would let it go for $50. As I alluded, I think it would work either outside, or in a gable facing S or E. Message me if interested.

[jebartle]

I'm so ready to cut the cable, I may have alluded to the fact that comcast is NOT on my top 10 list. With all the interest in cutting the cable, I would think there is someone interested in making this a reality and opening a business.

[jpvillager]

Take a look at antenna direct. We are in Santiago with a field toward Orlando. Clamped it to a stepladder and got 45-50 stations. Some repeats, some Spanish.

[EdFNJ]

Omne makes a tv antenna that looks like a frisbee and weights less then 2 pounds.

I'm wondering if I mounted it on the plastic pipe that is the water systems vent and snaked the cable down the vent to a hole I drill into the pipe if it would be easier and just as safe as any other way. I could caulk around the hole in the plastic vent.

I think my vent is near all the cables that go to the tv's too.

Since I have never seen anyone do it this way so I'm guessing there must be a reason.


Those are usually OMNI-directional. You need an antenna that is "focused" in the proper direction. Sometimes call a YAGI. Usually you wil get much higher gain that wayfrom where you want to get the signal (south) as it all is "concentrated" in the direction you need rather than 360 degrees around you. If you look at roofs around here 99% of the antennae are yagi (directional) types. If you search this forum there are probably 90 other threads with the same question and lots of information.

[EdFNJ]

I haven't had cable tv for years. I was content with netflix for entertainment and youtube I use mostly for news. I jist added direct tv for $10/ month for the next 3 months. cancel at anytime A sale is going on. I won't get an antenna for 3 months.



Just to clarify for those who might not understand. That isn't DirecTV as most people know it (satellite dish etc) it's "DirecTV Now" which is an internet streaming service. By the way they have another deal going. Buy 3 months for $35/month and get an Apple TV 4K box for free (worth around $170).


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[Madelaine Amee]

Found this online this morning - SET TV - The Best Premium IPTV Service (https://www.setvnow.com/) Does anyone know exactly what this is, is it a replacement for cable in the home?

[Madelaine Amee]

Clark Howard reviews AT&T’s DirecTV Now live TV streaming service | Clark Howard (https://clark.com/technology/tvsatellite-cable/directv-now-tv-streaming-service-2018-review/)

Review by Clark Howard on the DirectNow service. Must read information.

At some point someone will break through the cable /satellite barrier. I hope I live long enough!

[jebartle]

clark howard reviews at&t’s directv now live tv streaming service | clark howard (https://clark.com/technology/tvsatellite-cable/directv-now-tv-streaming-service-2018-review/)

review by clark howard on the directnow service. Must read information.

At some point someone will break through the cable /satellite barrier. I hope i live long enough!

me too!!!!

[EdFNJ]

Found this online this morning - SET TV - The Best Premium IPTV Service (https://www.setvnow.com/) Does anyone know exactly what this is, is it a replacement for cable in the home?


Looks like another iteration of Android TV.

[waverley9]

I used Home Audio & Video Sales to install my attic antenna. Nice guy. He charged $250.
U need a strong antenna, good for 65 miles. It's pointed 114* to Orlando & Sanford.
I get about 65 channels, but eliminated about 35. Spanish , religious, internet sales.
I get NBC, ABC, CBS. PBS +.
The antenna that was used is around $100 & the amplifier is about $35. U could do it yourself. U can come to my place & see the installation + view the channels that I receive.
I forward this from the Villages web site..........
If you don't want to get your hands dirty or get in your attic and want it done right with the right equipment and in a timely manner. Call Villager AV, he lives in St. James, you can read about him in those threads. Here's his website: Home Audio Video Sales & Installation in The Villages

TV

Indoor TV Antenna

DIY TV Antennas

Attic antennaes?

How is the television reception with an antenna???

Indoor TV Antenna

[jebartle]

I used Home Audio & Video Sales to install my attic antenna. Nice guy. He charged $250.
U need a strong antenna, good for 65 miles. It's pointed 114* to Orlando & Sanford.
I get about 65 channels, but eliminated about 35. Spanish , religious, internet sales.
I get NBC, ABC, CBS. PBS +.
The antenna that was used is around $100 & the amplifier is about $35. U could do it yourself. U can come to my place & see the installation + view the channels that I receive.
I forward this from the Villages web site..........
If you don't want to get your hands dirty or get in your attic and want it done right with the right equipment and in a timely manner. Call Villager AV, he lives in St. James, you can read about him in those threads. Here's his website: Home Audio Video Sales & Installation in The Villages


TV

Indoor TV Antenna

DIY TV Antennas

Attic antennaes?

How is the television reception with an antenna???

Indoor TV Antenna

Your right, he is a great guy, but we live in a forest here in LaZamora,

[Topspinmo]

I live in block CYV, with tv cable connections in front room on the inner wall nearly impossible to feed tv antenna wires down that wall through low slanted roof. Guess I stuck with cable ripoff scheme. I could hang antenna above south side wall and run wire through window, then move the tv to other side. But the antenna would be seem by neighborhood and I sure someone would complain?

[tomwed]

I live in block CYV, with tv cable connections in front room on the inner wall nearly impossible to feed tv antenna wires down that wall through low slanted roof. Guess I stuck with cable ripoff scheme. I could hang antenna above south side wall and run wire through window, then move the tv to other side. But the antenna would be seem by neighborhood and I sure someone would complain?Antennas are more attractive then they use to be. I live near Collier and I haven't done a count but about half have one.

I was going to cut the cables going to the bedrooms in the attic and attach them to an amplifier after the antenna.

[UpNorth]

I live in block CYV, with tv cable connections in front room on the inner wall nearly impossible to feed tv antenna wires down that wall through low slanted roof. Guess I stuck with cable ripoff scheme. I could hang antenna above south side wall and run wire through window, then move the tv to other side. But the antenna would be seem by neighborhood and I sure someone would complain?

They might complain, but neither they nor The Villages can prevent you from putting one up. OTA antennas are protected under Federal Law.

[Chellybean]

I live in block CYV, with tv cable connections in front room on the inner wall nearly impossible to feed tv antenna wires down that wall through low slanted roof. Guess I stuck with cable ripoff scheme. I could hang antenna above south side wall and run wire through window, then move the tv to other side. But the antenna would be seem by neighborhood and I sure someone would complain?

pick the cable up in the low voltage panel in the garage or the cable will come up to the attic and you can connect in there.

[jarodrig]

Whether or not they are "Federally protected" as someone suggests, I would still get confirmation from the the developer prior to hanging anything on the exterior of your home......just takes a moment to call and have total peace of mind......

[larrycox8ball@gmail.com]

I have a Lava HD8008 omni-directional antenna, fits the description given by the OP. Installed it in attic above the garage. when it worked, we could get 45-50 channels, but it turned out we could not get reception about 1/3 of the time. I believe it would work better if we could have placed it just inside our gable at S or E end. However my front gable faces W, and too much trouble for me to get to my back, east, gable. I then purchased an RCA directional antenna from Walmart, rated at 70 miles, installed it in attic, pointed about 112 degrees (toward Orlando), and it works great.
I paid $80 at Amazon for the Lava HD8008, and I would let it go for $50. As I alluded, I think it would work either outside, or in a gable facing S or E. Message me if interested.

Will you tell me (us) more about the channels you receive with the Walmart antenna? Do you get the Major Networks? Can you receive ESPN or any other sports channels? Do you stream? Do you use Apple TV, Netflix, etc?

[OhioBuckeye]

Omne makes a tv antenna that looks like a frisbee and weights less then 2 pounds.

I'm wondering if I mounted it on the plastic pipe that is the water systems vent and snaked the cable down the vent to a hole I drill into the pipe if it would be easier and just as safe as any other way. I could caulk around the hole in the plastic vent.

I think my vent is near all the cables that go to the tv's too.

Since I have never seen anyone do it this way so I'm guessing there must be a reason.

Without really seeing what your situation looks like it's hard to say. I used an antenna for the first yr. I was here & I put my antenna in my attic because I was told that we were not allowed to have antenna's on the outside of our houses, but now I see by driving up & down the streets there's lot of antenna's on houses. I used an antenna the 1st yr. here because I never watched to much TV because I was to busy doing everything else. Now I have Spectrum & I started out with a bill of under $100. with TV & internet service, now it just went up for the 7th time to $160. Now I'm really considering on finding something cheaper, or back to my antenna. Sorry, I'm getting off the subject. What you want to do doesn't sound like it'll hurt a thing but don't ask a TV technician because I'm sure they'll tell you something else to get you to spend money for them to do it there way. Good Luck!

[Chellybean]

Whether or not they are "Federally protected" as someone suggests, I would still get confirmation from the the developer prior to hanging anything on the exterior of your home......just takes a moment to call and have total peace of mind......

outdoor antennas are protected by Federal law and preempts anything you signed no matter what the villages tells you.
They can't do a thing about it and the enforcement has no authority Period!!

[Villagesgal]

He's right. Federal law also allows clothes lines. I have one. Villages watch came around. I showed them the federal law saying I can LEGALLY have one and they left. TV antennas are allowed by federal law. Google it and print it out.

[jarodrig]

outdoor antennas are protected by Federal law and preempts anything you signed no matter what the villages tells you.
They can't do a thing about it and the enforcement has no authority Period!!

Tell that to the Mayor of California......:a20:

Takes a phone call to verify..... It's better to be safe than have to deal with hassles later.......:)

[UpNorth]

Today is the last day to get YouTube TV for $35. Price goes up to $40 tomorrow. Even though I have an OTA antenna on my roof that gets g networks good reception, I also have YouTube TV. All the local networks from Orlando (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, etc) plus enough cable networks to keep me happy. Check out their lineup. Plus, a terrific cloud-based DVR with unlimited storage. Plays on your computer, your phone, or on your TV through a Roku streamer. No contracts, no serviceman installation, cancel at any time. Cable competition has finally arrived. But you can never lose with a roof antenna.

[chega46]

I installed a WA 2608 antenna - just like the ones I see on many houses here in Silver Lake. I had it up 18 feet up and reception was very intermittent - could not get Channel 9 during the day. Was going to try the 8008 antenna but instead raised my 2608 another 6 feet...What a difference. Picture cable quality and Channel 9 perfect... The pole I use is chain link fence top rail -10 foot sections. Chuck at 641 Rainbow Blvd.

[Chellybean]

I installed a WA 2608 antenna - just like the ones I see on many houses here in Silver Lake. I had it up 18 feet up and reception was very intermittent - could not get Channel 9 during the day. Was going to try the 8008 antenna but instead raised my 2608 another 6 feet...What a difference. Picture cable quality and Channel 9 perfect... The pole I use is chain link fence top rail -10 foot sections. Chuck at 641 Rainbow Blvd.
If i was you i may use PVC schedule 80.
You just made a nice lightning rod, Yikkies
Your TV's will get the hit through the Coaxial Cable.
BOOM goes the TV

[UpNorth]

If i was you i may use PVC schedule 80.
You just made a nice lightning rod, Yikkies
Your TV's will get the hit through the Coaxial Cable.
BOOM goes the TV

Disconnect the TV during an electrical storm. This is what we did back in the 60's. Problem solved.

[Chellybean]

Disconnect the TV during an electrical storm. This is what we did back in the 60's. Problem solved.
Understood but the lightning can still build a corona and induce stray Voltage all over electrical wiring in your attic and throughout your home.
At the minimum i would bond the pole to ground.

What is an electrical corona?
A corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a fluid such as air surrounding a conductor that is electrically charged. Spontaneous corona discharges occur naturally in high-voltage systems unless care is taken to limit the electric field strength.

[JerryLBell]

Found this online this morning - SET TV - The Best Premium IPTV Service (https://www.setvnow.com/) Does anyone know exactly what this is, is it a replacement for cable in the home?

According to this article, SetTV is definitely NOT a legal service:

Set TV is Definitely Not a Legitimate Streaming Service (https://flixed.io/set-tv-not-legitimate/)

When I look at the list of channels and saw HBO and BBC (not just BBC America), I figured it was all stolen channels.

[JerryLBell]

Will you tell me (us) more about the channels you receive with the Walmart antenna? Do you get the Major Networks? Can you receive ESPN or any other sports channels? Do you stream? Do you use Apple TV, Netflix, etc?
ESPN is not an over-the-air (OTA) broadcast network. The only way to get it is cable, satellite or some kind of streaming service. That's true of most of the channels we now think of as mainstream (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, SyFy, National Geographic, TNT, CNN, Fox News, etc., etc.). Pretty much the only major networks you can get OTA are ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS and several smaller independents.

Also, if you've become accustomed to using DVRs, note that don't get that convenience with broadcast TV via antennas without buying your own DVR, such as a TiVo. And note that many of those require monthly subscriptions for the service of providing what shows are going to be on what channels when.

Even free stuff isn't free anymore!

[John_W]

ESPN is not an over-the-air (OTA) broadcast network. The only way to get it is cable, satellite or some kind of streaming service. That's true of most of the channels we now think of as mainstream (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, SyFy, National Geographic, TNT, CNN, Fox News, etc., etc.). Pretty much the only major networks you can get OTA are ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS and several smaller independents.

Also, if you've become accustomed to using DVRs, note that don't get that convenience with broadcast TV via antennas without buying your own DVR, such as a TiVo. And note that many of those require monthly subscriptions for the service of providing what shows are going to be on what channels when.

Even free stuff isn't free anymore!

That's a very good synopsis of TV in today's World. In 2008 while living in Baltimore my Comcast went out for 3 days, which included the weekend. No explanation, no updates, no refund on my bill. That week I called Directv and had it installed, it was free. I have the Premier Package, which is every channel they offer plus a 1000 hour HD DVR. In 10 years I've never had a service call, the only time I've seen a repair man was when I moved to Florida in 2011 he installed my system here, free of course. I don't worry about where or when some show or sporting event is on, have never missed my favorite team's NFL game, in fact this past football season they gave me NFL Ticket for free, a $300 value. I do spent $180 a month for Directv, but to me it's worth it.

[Bobbie Vayo]

Why not just put it on your roof? The Villages makes you think you can't do this, but the law says you can. My friend who lives in the Villages went
through this and now has one her roof.

[Hacker1]

We don't get Golf, ESPN, Fox News, CNN, or any of the other CABLE Stations -- because they are - well - CABLE stations. We DO get pretty much all the over-the-air stations out of Orlando. This includes the CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox stations, plus a lot of their "sub-channels", which run old movies, old TV serials (like Perry Mason, Murder she wrote, etc., etc. Oh, yes, also about 4 PBS stations, and several stations broadcasting religious programming. Also several Spanish-speaking.

[Hacker1]

Will you tell me (us) more about the channels you receive with the Walmart antenna? Do you get the Major Networks? Can you receive ESPN or any other sports channels? Do you stream? Do you use Apple TV, Netflix, etc?

See my previous - post # 37. Sorry, I forgot to quote the above, so you could readily see what I was responding to.