[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by JimJohnson

How about a HAM Radio antenna. An old hobbie I used to do that I now have time for.

FCC rules are for OTA (over the air) television reception only. There is a ham radio club, contact them for suggestions on antennas, i have seen some pictures of cleverly concealed antennas.

[GregP]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

FCC rules override any and all HOA or equal (in our case covenants), outside antennas are allowed. i have personally called Community standards about this.

If there was a problem with TV antennas being eye soars as some have suggested and stated, then why is there no problem with all the Satellite dishes? Which I might add are as big an eye soar as the TV antennas if not more.

[John_W]

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[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by John_W

As far as single family homes, hiding them behind a fenced yard would be harder since only fences installed by TV are permitted.

Dishes can be placed on the ground between houses on a short, 4 ft, pole much as AC units are placed between houses. It's very hard to notice them from the street when they placed this way.

However DirectTV charges extra to do this. They will do a placement on the edge of the roof for free.

Also on the ground placement is subject to being hit by lawn mowers which, unless you are very handy, would require a service call to DirectTV to re-align. However we've had ours installed this way for 6 years without any issue.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by biker1

A properly installed outside antenna will be grounded.

Yeah, but a lot of people will go cheap and try DIY and have no idea about grounding it. ⛈

[biker1]

Yep. If they don't RTFM, and follow it, then they will be at risk.

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

Yeah, but a lot of people will go cheap and try DIY and have no idea about grounding it. ⛈

[Pinball wizard]

Originally Posted by Dan9871

Dishes can be placed on the ground between houses on a short, 4 ft, pole much as AC units are placed between houses. It's very hard to notice them from the street when they placed this way.

However DirectTV charges extra to do this. They will do a placement on the edge of the roof for free.

Also on the ground placement is subject to being hit by lawn mowers which, unless you are very handy, would require a service call to DirectTV to re-align. However we've had ours installed this way for 6 years without any issue.

DirecTV did not charge me for ground installation last March.

[Harry Gilbert]

For those who are unsure about restrictions on antenna use
here is a link to the FCC rule on antennas

Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule | Federal Communications Commission

[ffresh]

Originally Posted by LynnWM158

Who installed your antenna? I need to get rid of a couple of my cable boxes connected with tv's that get very little use.

Thanks for your help

This might be a good option for you. "For those wanting to cut cost of several cable digital adapters
Silicondust is the innovator of the HDHomeRun® line of network connected TV tuners. We offer global solutions to Live TV streaming in homes, businesses, hotels, education facilities, or anywhere Live Linear TV will be streaming to multiple viewing devices within a connected network."

I use the "HD HomeRun Connect DUO" in my streaming setup (two integral tuners) and the picture quality is excellent!
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FredF

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Would a second antenna pointed in another direction with a signal combiner help?[/QUOTE]

YES
Combine two antennas for even better reception:
TIP: Combine two antennas for even better reception - The Solid Signal Blog

FredF

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(possibly) Interesting info:

Make This Powerful HDTV Antenna Out of Cardboard
Make This Powerful HDTV Antenna Out of Cardboard | HubPages

The Ultimate Guide to Cable TV Alternatives
The Ultimate Guide to Cable TV Alternatives | Grounded Reason



FredF

[wlasowicz]

Hi
I have a antenna outside at my home in Rochester NY which I set myself and works well but more on the high end setup than what I would install in the villages . I would like to at some point install one at my rental patio villa. Comcast seems to raise my rates with taxes included about $10.00 a month every year since I have had the service in 2016 just for basic TV. Just to put this out there I spoke to someone a couple of years ago from the TOV that the new units being built ( mine late 2015) they have some sort of reflective material in the roof or attic. So those of you that are thinking of putting a antenna in your attic just understand your signal may not work well if you have reflective in the attic/roof.

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by kja966

Here is another option for pointing your antennas especially if you are in the northern villages. Ocala has three translators or re-transmission towers. All three are easily receivable if you point the antenna toward Ocala. They are only 20-30 miles away. Fox 35 from Orlando transmits on channel 51. The programming is almost the same. WESH and WKMG (NBC and CBS) have translator towers which are received with no problem. For ABC the Gainsville station on 20.1 comes in fine as well as their PBS station. Orlando is 60 miles away from me and this made it easy. I don't get the religious or Spanish channels but not interested. Give this option a try.

Thank you for the info, just took may 2 antennas out of the attic storage and tried them. I will be putting the Db4e along the side of my house over the nexrt couple of days, I was able to get 10 channels with it clamped on to a ladder in my driveway.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Dan9871

Dishes can be placed on the ground between houses on a short, 4 ft, pole much as AC units are placed between houses. It's very hard to notice them from the street when they placed this way.

However DirectTV charges extra to do this. They will do a placement on the edge of the roof for free.

Also on the ground placement is subject to being hit by lawn mowers which, unless you are very handy, would require a service call to DirectTV to re-align. However we've had ours installed this way for 6 years without any issue.

Ground mounting won't always work if you have an obstruction (like your home or a tree) between dish and direct view of sky from the sides or back of your home as I did. Also as for mowing issues with ground mounts just put a 3' diameter circle with flowers or stones around it and it won't get hit. I once weedwacked my wire in half before doing that up north. :P

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Ground mounting won't always work if you have an obstruction (like your home or a tree) between dish and direct view of sky from the sides or back of your home as I did. Also as for mowing issues with ground mounts just put a 3' diameter circle with flowers or stones around it and it won't get hit. I once weedwacked my wire in half before doing that up north. :P

You can put the pole inside the planting bed about 3 feet from the house and have the dish pointing in the direction house because the satellites are higher in the sky than they are up north in, say, New England. Also DirectTV routes the wire under ground that leaves the wire protected even on the bottom 1 foot or so of the pole.

Still I wouldn't put it past a landscaper to weed wack the pole a foot off the ground or to bump into the pole while spraying the bed. But in 6 years here our pole dish hasn't moved, knock on wood