Keep any wire antennas like dipoles as far away as possible especially the ends of such antennas.
Mounting wireless antenna against metal siding.
Top sources of obstruction interference that can impact your over the air tv reception.
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But it occurred to me that maybe i could build a better antenna inside my office.
Which has a metal roof and siding.
I believe that the metal is not aluminum probably steel a traditional house siding in downtown reykjavik.
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When metal is involved the antenna would need to be placed in a window that faces the direction of the towers for a clear line of sight.
You could try to load the roof like a random wire with the tuner working against an rf ground.
Most customers with metals in their building materials will often look into a roof or attic mounted antenna to get the antenna up and over the blockage.
Place the antenna on a metal surface that provides a ground plane to bounce the signal.
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Also aluminum foil on insulation aluminum or steel siding metal gutters at the attic level metal lath or older plaster walls and metal mesh under stucco all can interfere to some degree with reception.
Mount them to a window inside your home or office.
Along with your tv antenna and your location the next critical aspect in your ability to receive free.
Your metal roof might make a nice ground plane for a vertical to work against.
Could i use the roof itself as an antenna.
Just keep the power low.
In order to have maximum reception don t mount the antenna in or near storage areas in attic.
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The mounting bracket is used.
If the home is made of metal.
Boxes furniture clothes and other items near or around your antenna can have an effect on performance.
Savvy cord cutters know that an over the air ota tv antenna is the best and most cost effective way to watch your local broadcast tv stations like abc cbs nbc pbs and fox.
We also have a suction cup window mount for mounting magnetic based antennas.
Consider a filing cabinet cookie sheet or another metal surface.
Actually i was thinking of running a wire up the wall and through the ceiling tiles.
A roof type mounting bracket such as the channel master cm3078 is adaptable for use in attic installations.
So i could at least get an antenna above my office and at least over those darned metal walls.
Probably a bad antenna but it might be fun.
Wanting to install a camera by my patio door and there is no wood to mount to just siding.
