Television Antenna?

[TednRobin]

More people here are using Television antennas to get reception and getting rid of their cable or satellite dishes. Is this something that would work in TV? They are small antennas and not anymore ugly than satellite dishes.

[ricthemic]

More people here are using Television antennas to get reception and getting rid of their cable or satellite dishes. Is this something that would work in TV? They are small antennas and not anymore ugly than satellite dishes.

Hi Ted and Robin too, question regarding the above antennas, how small and how high/elevated are they? Can they work in the attic?

[TednRobin]

Our son has one he mounted on his deck railing. We have a CYV, so I was thinking we could put it out in the CY and it wouldnt be seen. Just wondering what type of reception in TV. Our son lives outside of Pittsburgh, getting 25 channels and a HD channel off the antenna.

[Snowbirdtobe]

Here is a link to the FCC database for television reception.

http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/maps/

It assumes that you have an outside antenna 30 feet in the air.
You will need an antenna rotor because some signals come from the south and others from the north.
Check the homes outside of TV and see what sort of antennas they have.
In looking at the data from Lady Lake (32159) it looks like the only network that can be received with an indoor antenna is UNIVISION (Spanish).

[buggyone]

Check your covenants to see if rooftop antennas are allowed before putting one up. I kind of doubt if they are allowed. Does not matter what you have in Pennsylvania or elsewhere.

[cybrgeezer]

Does not matter what you have in Pennsylvania or elsewhere.

When I moved to Florida in 1983, I brought everything I owned in a U-Haul truck, which I returned to U-Haul at a facility in Lake City.

They took in a lot of returns there, mostly from people moving to Florida. There was a sign in the office that read: "We don't care how y'all did it up North 'cause you ain't up North no more."

[handieman]

I'm afraid you might be very dissapointed in TV reception here in The Villages. Unless your on top of Mallory Hill or very near the Truman rec center, you stand very little chance of receiving a signal from the three metropolitan markets in Tampa, Daytona, and Orlando via a digital antenna. You also would need a rotating type antenna mount because these three markets are spread at all different angles on the compass. Most importantly, you would not receive "FOX NEWS" with Steve, Brian and Gretchen (just kidding).
If you attempt this I would be interested in the results. Good Luck
Handie

[Gil Chapin]

I don't know if they've changed, but the covenants for our house say that NO antennas are permitted except for those specifically allowed. I presume that refers primarily to the use of television satellite dishes for which you are required to make an application for approval - and they'll tell you where you can put it...

I'm no lawyer, but I think the wording is very poor. It means that you can't have a cell phone because, after all, it is a radio and it has an antenna. Your vehicle in the garage probably has some very ugly antenna on it. Wireless networks are out, of course. Get rid of your AM/FM radio - it's not permitted. Got an "atomic clock"? Get rid of it - not permitted. Along with your laptop or tablet computer. They've all got antennas.

What they really meant was that they don't want any unsightly apparatus that your neighbors or the real estate agents MIGHT feel would somehow lower the resale value of other homes regardless of how useful you may feel it may be. The easiest solution is just to prohibit everything.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

I don't know if they've changed, but the covenants for our house say that NO antennas are permitted except for those specifically allowed. I presume that refers primarily to the use of television satellite dishes for which you are required to make an application for approval - and they'll tell you where you can put it. ......

Gil - Things HAVE changed! Our covenants stated the same thing (Patio Villa in Duval). But I'd read on TOTV in the past that satellite dish antennas were no longer an issue.

Here's some additional info on the topic:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/showthread.php?p=365260

Bill :)

[EdV]

In addition to satellite dishes, the FCC rules (http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/article/Association/FCC_Satellite_Antenna_Regulations) prohibit covenants from preventing a homeowner from mounting an over the air television antenna on their roof provided that it is the only location for receiving an acceptable quality signal.

The reason for these rules is that the television broadcast stations are part of the our national Emergency Alert System (formerly called Emergency Broadcast System).

But as Handie has pointed out, reception is generally poor in these areas. But the equivalent Comcast Basic Service is probably only around $15-20/mo.

[batman911]

I once had a TV antenna upside down in my attic. Worked fine but I lived in a large city.

[Virginians]

This is the antenna on our house. Does not show from the front.
New antennas are multi directional. No need for rotors.
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http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/pandyphoto/P1040325.jpg
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All channels are HD. We receive all major networks. We can record
and pause etc. Fox news, the golf channel and espn have become
easy to find watch online.
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http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/pandyphoto/Reception.png

[redjpang]

Virginians,
You have this up at TV and it works, or do you have it somewhere else?

[pooh]

I'm asking the same question....where is this up and frankly, I'm not sure that I'd post it here if it is in TV. CC&R's here say no antennas and it could start all sorts of problems. Personally, I know, had to deal with this sort of situation in CA and it destroyed neighborhood friendships as well as causing heartache for the Homeowners' Association and the two families with the antennas.

Also, with an antenna, there are many stations not available...movie channels, A&E, History Channel, Science Channel, HGTV, BIO, Animal Planet, etc. These might not be important to some, but there are many interesting programs that many enjoy. Correct me on this if I'm wrong.

[Virginians]

We have lived in The Villages for two years with this antenna and have never paid for TV service. The FCC allows me to raise it 12 feet above the roof line if I were to need to. I am satisfied where it is. While many of my neighbors Satellite dishes are noticeable and unattractive, this system goes un-noticed because it does not have to be out pointed in a certain direction like the dishes.

[drdodge]

there are about 40,000houses in the villages and you do not see any tv antennas would not that tell you something
drd

[Snowbirdtobe]

I have seen TV antennas in TV while driving. They have been the type shown in a previous post and ones mounted on a dish.

[tomnperl]

We have lived in The Villages for two years with this antenna and have never paid for TV service. The FCC allows me to raise it 12 feet above the roof line if I were to need to. I am satisfied where it is. While many of my neighbors Satellite dishes are noticeable and unattractive, this system goes un-noticed because it does not have to be out pointed in a certain direction like the dishes.
wow - we are very interested in this type of system - is it a diy or is there a installer? who makes the system? thanks for any info!!!

[rkimball]

Fed also include outside clothes lines. Renewable energy.

[CarGuys]

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:Fed also include outside clothes lines. Renewable energy.

Does it have instructions on how to progam that outside line for energy eco mode!

H