Replacing an Outdoor Antenna
I recently replaced Mom’s antenna which had endured damaging winds in Northeastern North Carolina. Well, maybe not endured as it had lost several elements, but it was still working for the most part, although one of my “to do list” items every time I went home was to turn the antenna back towards the stations she watches as the rotor no longer worked, and the wind would blow it several degrees off.
She’s in a pretty unique area because she can pick up analog signals from all 4 directions from 3 TV markets. Her old broken antenna had a few issues I wanted to correct:
- ABC is on high VHF on channels 11, 12, and 13 and all were snowy.
- Fox is on channel 8 and 14, and neither came in reliably.
- It is time to get her digital ready.
- The rotor didn’t work, and several elements were missing.
Channel 8 (FOX) is a major challenge since it is sandwiched between channels 7 and 9, but 14 carries the same programming and it would come in from time to time. Another challenge I didn’t realize is my sister station WNCT 9 has their DTV signal on channel 10, and WAVY in Norfolk is analog on channel 10. I’ll post the results of the new antenna later, but for now, watch the video to get an idea how easy replacing or installing an outdoor antenna can be. (If I can do it, anyone can!)
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