How to Correctly Point a TV Antenna for Best Reception

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In this video I go over how to correctly point a directional outdoor TV antenna. I also show you how to figure out what direction your local TV stations broadcast from. In most situations an antenna should be pointed in the direction of major ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox stations. This video may seem obvious to some of you but I am sure there are many people who aren't sure how to correctly point a directional antenna.
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@AntennaMan 3 года назад

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@greggb3079 4 года назад

Young man, you put out information in a very concise, and simple manner so that even a thick headed 56year old man like myself, can understand. Your on camera delivery is very professional, and I commend you, and thank you. I stumbled across your channel recently in my quest to "cut the cord", and have subscribed. I have been somewhat "binge" watching the videos to get a picture of what I need to make this happen. Like I said, I am pretty thick headed and so, I will be going to your website, and making a request for you to assist me with the purchase of the best antenna that will allow me to "cut the cord". Thank you again.

@DanRuden Год назад

I used your analysis and recommendation service. Easy peasy and what a great response! You saved me tons of time and head-scratching. Thank you, Tyler, for your help with my attic antenna selection and setup. 😅

@DonavanAja 4 года назад

first of all your videos are I am sure a great help to many people ! I have worked with antennas since i was like 16 that btw was 40 years ago and really nothing has changed as far as how you receive a station ,same antennas work just fine etc.The only thing I would comment on is someone does not know how to AIM a antenna (which by the way is totally understandable) but what I want to bring to everyone's attention and if you are not sure about how to aim a antenna then one thing they should be aware of is when a rotor is suggested it should be noted that when you have more than one tv (and who doesn't)usually two to five tv's in a house that a rotor really only works for one TV household.Thus if you have three tv's being watched at the same time or more or even less unless everyone is watching same channel (highly unlikely) chances are likely that the other tv's will loose the channel there are watching.Basically a rotor is for a one tv household period !

@happyjack880 2 года назад

I'm a ham radio operator and antennas have fascinated me since I was a little squirt. From TV / CB / Ham antennas on home towers to the huge broadcast towers dotting the countryside. It's amazing what that little bit of aluminum and plastic can pluck out of the atmosphere especially when the conditions are just right for distant stations to come in clearly if only for a minute.

@joelchoquette5674 4 года назад

You're really doing a good job of helping anyone looking to use an OTA setup.

@scottreday9377 4 года назад

I think so also. There's one guy he's got such a crying in a Southern drawl, I'm not sure whether I can take that too seriously. But, I think I am using his antenna design. -1 element, Times Square some measurements X multiples wavelengths of some others, divided by wavelength of some others yet. I'm thinking of devising another antenna and see how that works. I'm getting 160 Oz. I waiting on a hundred and five sorry I still have to yet get six more that I know of for certain and another for more than one more Channel and then there's no seven or eight. I can still add. With a little more fine tuning. I'm also in the middle of Designing a game of Sevendust Bell through omnidirectional means with directional style Omni directional antenna. It's a little more complicated than that so I can't even describe how it work all I know is going to be Omni directional with the gain of a directional

@scottreday9377 4 года назад

My voice input is working so terribly, I'm sorry I can't even delete that now I just don't know how. I'm too tired so I'm going to bed

@EarlBalentine 3 года назад

I bought a Channel Master antenna and J-pole and get over 100 channels.

@linkadrip 4 года назад

yep always good i bought. bought winguard and was amazed at all the channel it picks up. thought i was only gonna get three but scanned 20. thanks antenna man, i'm just amazed at how many channels i can get in the mountains.

@jimwolfe4286 2 года назад

Tyler, just wanted to Thank you....I used your advice and increased my channel count from 155 to 194 ( in the LA area) !!...I'm using an RCA 3036E Antenna.....Very Grateful.....Thank you, again.......

@JeffSmith-qu2di 4 года назад

I want to thank you for making these videos and antenna reviews. Because of your reviews I purchased the rca yagi antenna and installed it today. We used to get 16 channels. We now get 22 channels that are crystal clear. Thank you.

@AntennaMan 4 года назад

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@writerpatrick 4 года назад

Since I started using rabbit ears for antenna, I always tended to adjust it to where the strongest signal was. One things I had to get use to was the way the streets weren't aligned with the compass directions so that the back of the house wasn't exactly to the south and the antenna needed to be adjusted more to an angle than it seemed it should.

@mc3lizard 4 года назад

I thought the same about pointing antennas when I was 15. Fortunately, I learned the facts before I installed any. Yes, a lot of what you say is obvious to ME, but I know a lot more than your target market.

@tonyde14 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your info..I've had one of the what you call "junk" antennas for about 5 years now. It works well enough for me. I'm about 60 miles south of the broadcast area north of me and 50 miles from the broadcast area south of me. I clearly receive many channels in both directions .

@foxpopuli6982 4 года назад

I remember thinking that the antenna's orientation was "like an arrow", when I was young. It's probably a common misconception. Since I'm here I also wanted to thank you. My family is going to OTA TV this month, and I nearly bought the Junk Antenna before finding your channel. Due to your advice I now have a Winegard HD7694P, and the amplifier/LTE filter you previously recommended, on their way to me.

@5roundsrapid263 4 года назад

My family had a huge one when I was a kid. I started reading about antennas, and realized it was backwards. My dad was really happy when I flipped it around. The UHF stations got a lot stronger.

@cwebb7573 4 года назад

Thank you! No one knows this info anymore bc we live in a digital age. But thank you for helping me save a ton of money by not paying for tv!!

@anthonyglaviano8142 4 года назад

I like to say your very correct with your information I was like you when I was younger I experiment with signal booster and your right that the antennas are setup by the length of the antennas are cut for certain frequency

@psa110 4 года назад

Tyler, you are exactly right to repeat what me seem obvious because there are always new people who may be unfamiliar or unaware of information you already have given. How about a video on how much loss there is over the length of an antenna. I understand you cannot put a signal booster at the end of the run to the t.v.. But I also heard you can over do it with the boost. Along those lines, I think I need to put one at the antenna (I probably need at least 50 feet of cable) but there is no electricity on the roof or in the attic. Doesn't that entail then getting an electrician in order to run power to there? Seems like this cutting the cord is beginning to get expensive.

@vegasguy73 4 года назад

Of course I knew that... I'll be right back, I just need to get something from my roof!

@totallyfrozen 4 года назад

Paul 😆

@brettking8663 4 года назад

😂 Santa must've left a reindeer and it's blocking your signal huh? Same here

@mothra_mothra 2 года назад

😁👍

@rdavishobbs Год назад

😂👌

@ewolf734 7 месяцев назад

😂@@mothra_mothra

@robnation2475 2 месяца назад

1:38 I've been using the Junk Antenna for 6 years and it still works perfectly. Prior to assembly I clear coated the entire thing. I used high grade clear silicone for roof flashing on every joint and screw while assembling. I only need a 30 mile radius to get everything available and it does that really well at 18 feet up on a gable.

@patrickmartin4996 4 года назад

Great job! Here, it is easy, all translators (UHF) are all at the same location, channels 17-34, at 12.2 miles LOS. Point the antenna at about due North, so it works out well. Glad I don't have to deal with stations in all directions.

@patrickmartin4996 4 года назад

Thanks. There are some CP's around here for more translators, but all of the new ones that "may" be activated in the future are all UHF. In the early days 2005, there were two CPs for channels 4 & 5, but neither were built and I doubt now if anyone would be interested in low band VHF as everything else is UHF. No CPs for High Band VHF were ever issued either. You do a great job.

@ai4ijoel 4 года назад

One important thing to mention is that TV and radio transmission complexes are rarely at their studio buildings addresses. That self-supporting tower at the studio building is only for the microwave transmitter that beams the signal to the real transmission site which is usually a guyed, kilofoot tower.

@jrmm8942 2 месяца назад

Tyler, I installed an antennas direct Clearstream 4 v antenna about 18 mos ago and have adjusted it several times trying to get the best signal. I thought I had it pointed at the TV towers and was getting around 105 channels 18 miles east of Nashville in a low area with a lot of trees and other obstructions. When the trees got leaves this spring, I got more pixelation. I finally figured out that the best signal for those networks came in by pointing the antenna a little bit off from directly at the towers. I now only get around 67 channels instead of 105, but my local networks are much stronger and no longer pixelate. I didn’t care about most of the other channels anyway. I guess my point is that the number of channels one receives is not as important as the quality of the signal on the channels one wants.

@dalegarbett2461 3 года назад

I have enjoyed all your videos. Have been trying to get my OTA setup right. Using a 9' speaker stand outside to get the right location, before I put on the house. Ran into some interference, so I moved it away from house and outside heat pump. There are LED lamps in the house, but I turned them off. I was able to watch SNF game a week ago without any problems. I had an ANTOP UFO that worked well when I was 20 miles outside of DC, now I am 70 miles from DC, so I just ordered the ANTOP Big Boy. hopefully that helps. I also sent you a form for additional help and recommendations. Thank you!

@bozobutte920 4 года назад

Thank you Captain,I was pointing it wrong.It helped.

@NatureGary4489 4 года назад

Thank you for Antenna tips from Antenna Man.

@mikerisner 3 года назад

Thanks for covering the obvious. I’m new to this, and those obvious topics aren’t covered all that well. I have towers ranging from west to south of me, so I’m relieved that it sounds like an antenna will likely pick them up. I just wonder if my home is high enough in elevation to get a good signal. Thanks, again!

@JT-lq4yd 4 года назад

Good info. When I installed my antenna, I just pointed it to the biggest city near me. Thanks!

@oldvanguy 4 года назад

all good and correct far as I know... being OLD, (enuf to have lived pre-cable), though I have one thing to add. I have had perfectly good undamaged new antennas that would be as much as 30 degrees off the visible direction...By that I mean it LOOKED like it should point THERE but with this particular set of spikes you had to point it over HERE quite a bit then it worked fine... Best to fish about before giving up.

@tomclams2800 4 года назад

thanks had no idea.never owned one before.purchased the one u recommended be putting it up next month.

@TM-vq1bf 4 года назад

I have mine pointed slightly away from the antennae tower because its pointed right toward a hill that way. Instead I have it pointing parallel with the hill down a valley or crevasse. It’s only maybe a 30 degree difference . A good way to find where to point it is to go to google earth , pin your house then pin the antenna field - find the straight line and vwalla.

@dchall8 3 года назад

Just one more detail at the very end before viola. When you zoom in on the house, note what landmarks the line falls on in YOUR neighborhood. I don't have to aim mine at 248.5392346 degrees or at that tower 70 miles away, because I know if I aim it at my neighbor's left front porch, it will be aimed perfectly. Then LOCK IT DOWN.

@bobross6802 4 года назад

Tyler, you should purchase the jigs to manufacture the old HBU-22 and market them yourself. Start a company called "AMPA antennas" (AMPA = AntennaManPA) and sell them at a fair price - you'd sell a million !! I had an HBU-22 that was hit by lightning and replaced it with an HBU-33. I like the 22 better and by the time I went to get another one they were out of business. I'm almost 76 yrs old, a retired TV repair man in the Windsor, ON (Detroit) area. Love your channel ... you do a good job, kid. Keep it up :0)

@bazlebreeze9938 4 года назад

I'm always amazed at the clarity and efficiency of your videos. Do you use a script or notes ? Looks like you're just speaking extemporaneously for 5-10 minutes which is pretty difficult for most of us without screwing up. I do see an occasional edit but not many. Anyway, hats off for your great work.

@AntennaMan 4 года назад

I just use notes and memorize them.

@Orefamilylawncare 6 месяцев назад

This guy is so dry not even a smile but hes great 🤣 great sense of humor.

@RobbieStrike 4 года назад

LOL I thought the arrow pointing was the way to point the antenna. But when I noticed on my Grandpas Trailer that had a crank to move the antenna on the roof when I would get the best picture and it was in the opposite direction I was able to figure that out!

@AntennaMan 4 года назад

Glad I wasn't the only one fooled!

@5roundsrapid263 4 года назад

I did the same thing when I was a kid. I just kept turning it for better signal. I found out my dad had it backwards.

@houseslosttribe1351 4 года назад

Solid : 🤓Noice 👍 I'm former 18yrs Wireless Infrastructure Trouble Markets Resolutions w Engineering solutions and Certied in Rf . Your 100% correct here 👍 I'm Retired now due to disability OJT injury caused and Very bored ; Try to keep active 😆 I watch alot of your videos ; very informative . Does the PA stand for Pennsylvania by chance? I'm originally from Lancaster . 😀 Respectfully, House aka Hawk in Wireless I may not always comment yet I am watching 👀👏👊🖖✌ I recommend peaking it via Compass 1st , then use of Reception meter . Might I suggest you find & place a link to Voltmeter w Occiliscope function ; properly used you can troubles shoot virtually every component & any circuit boards . Do not use Channelocks or vise grips to tighten connection & do not overtighten them . Always ground things properly ; A ground should be run to a Ground rod directly from the Mast; Also a surge protector can be put inline Parallel comparison to persay a cellsite; at Min 3 sets of grounds & surge protectors ; here I'd go w No less than 2 sets of grounds Not connected to homes ground for the ant cabling . #2 Solid copper tin Or #6 AWG min for the Mast . No one wants a Lightning strike To Damage their home of equipment ; the surge protector Is the sacrificial part . Cheap to replace . I would like to see some of these components added via links in the description . Live long, be safe & prosper friends For weatherproofing often you will find the rubber boots etc Albeit useless . Use of Silicone Butyl rubber tape Starting working Upwards (shingle effect) will keep all out and Last virtually forever ; you can wrap over that in same manner w Sacrificial to be replaced every few yrs electrical tape ; a small zip tie on the top will keep it from unraveling . I truly hope this helps someone Respectfully, Mr Russell M. Bowles Sandstone, WV

@davidwagner5338 4 года назад

@House of Bowles Lost Tribe I properly grounded my galvanized antenna mast at the bottom and grounded my equipment on top of the mast to the mast. Is this the correct way of doing this?

@houseslosttribe1351 4 года назад

@@davidwagner5338 If by mast you meant guyed Pole mast , model 25 or larger 45 tower to ground at bottom , roof , or chimney mount w Preferably #2solid or #6 AWG Sure for F2Air antennas What did you do to separately ground your cabling & Equipment ? The master Grounding methods for telecommunication systems at virtually any scale can be found by Searching P.A.N.I grounding for telecom ; Here is a fairly Good explanation Pdf www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.rd.usda.gov/files/UTP_Bulletins_1751F-810.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwja1rzW6NvnAhWaZ80KHeE5BLEQFjABegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw267kZssTBunBprI4-CCFj3&cshid=1582053733479 The link as posted is Safe currently ; I just opened it myself Just rmbr keep it simple Another place to ground is to the micro groundbar at ur Internet Junction box outside your home if you have no other place feasible Rmbr lightning travels down & out ; uphill run w ground it typically jumps right through Wiring casings and Can/Will set your home on fire Do not ever say you were not cautioned ; unless grounded properly after fire inspection by fire Marshall Home owners Ins may Not Cover the Damage ok

@davidwagner5338 4 года назад

@@@houseslosttribe1351 Yes, I believe I'm referring to guyed Pole mast. I have 3 length's of 11.5' x 1 1/4" Galvanized pipe. 5' in the ground and 25' in the air. I grounded my Galvanized Pipe using 8 gauge solid copper wire directly onto the telephone poles ground feeding my homes electric with a Split Bolt Wire Connector. All equipment secured to the top of my Pipe (guyed Pole mast) I grounded directly to the pipe. For the equipment that is inside my distribution box I grounded into the the ground provided by the Internet company (runs to Power Meter)

@houseslosttribe1351 4 года назад

@@davidwagner5338 Sounds Decent ; ya did much better than Most 👏

@houseslosttribe1351 4 года назад

Always rmbr 100,,000V can jump 6 ft ; lightning can be in the Millions of V ; I'm glad to hear you took time & put thought into how You wanted to ground ur system . At the Bare Minimum peeps need to stay 15' away from Power lines and Other Thick metal objects that also might be a Attractant for lightning 🤓🖖✌

@shellyblanchard5788 4 года назад

The RCA is one I have and sometimes I have point wwn for it to pick all of them right. I live close to the river.

@villumschroeder1255 4 года назад

Bravo! Clear concise useful.

@raymondjones7489 4 года назад

It's all good captain ha ha...I appreciate what you do!😊

@Rebel9668 4 года назад

Having used broadcast antennas my whole life I of course know this, but it is good info. Antenna web used to (they may still, I'm uncertain) show the direction of the transmitters in compass degrees and I sit a compass on the main beam of the antenna to true north and then adjust the beam until it lines up with the compass degree numbers and voila! It sure beats all hell out of shouting to someone in the house back & forth to tell when the reception is best.

@markfletcher4964 4 года назад

Spot-on Rebel :) One of my hobbies is land navigation so I look for any reason at all to use my compasses.

@totallyfrozen 4 года назад

TVfool does show the antenna locations on a compass and also lists the compass bearing. The TVfool site works basically the same as antennaweb, but I like TVfool better. Type in your home address and it will list the stations, their freq, their strength, and their compass bearing from your address. It will also show them on a compass with color coding to indicate distance and strength from you.

@scottreday9377 4 года назад

Brilliant. Now can you come over and fix my voice input on my phone

@dougn2350 Год назад

I'm in the process of having a new home built about 17 miles further from my central city which is St Louis. I was able to choose my lot so I picked one that was as high as possible. Also the general elevation is about 180 ft higher than my current location. The new place is approx 45 miles from the towers. I'm fairly confident I'll continue get good OTA reception in my new home.

@dougn2350 Год назад

btw ... I currently use a db4 antenna installed in the attic of my 2 story home. At the new house it will go on a 5 ft pole on the roof.

@gregstevens7731 4 года назад

Thanks. Your vids are very helpful. Keep up the great work.

@katherineaustin2477 3 года назад

I learned something new about pointing my antenna. Thanks

@daviddavis7878 Год назад

great information and hope to finalize better reception for abc in my area

@Eyes0penNoFear Год назад

I'm new to the choir, thank you for making this video!

@MoparMan-ff8fb Год назад

We live by the missouri / Ark stateline south of branson mo. we are on a ozark mountain top but some are higher then us the closest tower is 40 miles south west of us. watching your video I realized our antenna is backward and some channels pixlate or cut out even with clear skys . thanks for the info

@jeffreyd399 4 года назад

Sometimes you can get closer stations off the back when you're pointed in the opposite direction. I have mine pointed toward Detroit, but I can still get other stations off the backside of my Clearstream 4V's

@skuttduck 4 года назад

My clearstream 2 max gets Flint pretty decent off the rear of my Antenna. I have it pointed southwest to get my Lansing Locals. I can also get Fox 17 from Grand Rapids most of the time.

@nicklekan5644 2 года назад

Boy is my face red.... my Clearstream 4MAX has been pointing the wrong direction until I saw this video! My signal meter readings have never been higher now that my antenna is pointing the right way, thanks Antenna Man!

@AntennaMan 2 года назад

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@Fin745 4 года назад

I've made many mistakes when I was a 15 year old kid (like not locking the door) but thankfully I never miss pointed an antenna, but don't be to harsh on yourself if you made the same mistake as antenna man we all learn thankfully lol

@FoodPornNetwork 4 года назад

160 thumbs up an 0 down lol your killing it!

@Mazel_Tov_888 4 года назад

Question: I have a directional antenna in the garage with 12ft ceilings and attic space above. The transmitters are mostly in the north. Pointing the antenna north I have osb and vinyl siding to get through. Option two, run an additional 30 ft of cable to the gable which faces East but the signal only has to get through a thin vinyl gable vent with holes to allow air flow of course.So which is better north through osb or East further away through the gable?

@Chuk13838 2 года назад

Great info, Tyler! Thanks!

@JoeKaye-hn5dt 4 года назад

Early conical antennas for local reception back in the 50's were often pitched, ostensibly to increase pick up on ch 9 - 13. Our next door neighbor's conical was aimed backwards, I presume because of the "arrow" concept (the X's were pitched toward the front of the antenna). But their reception was OK because it was a strong signal area.

@mrhammadmossop1988ul-haq 3 года назад

This is amazing thank you so much

@tron3entertainment 4 года назад

The one thumbs down is from the guy who bought the color HD antenna.

@RoyalAllen 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@genesky61 4 года назад

Truth and Quality. Practical and Useful Information. I bought the Quantum Super Blaster Antenna and now I get 100% Tv reception from Jupiter.

@scottreday9377 4 года назад

You mean from the guy who's using one of those Square plastic things? I think I would make better use of a rolled-up piece of Saran Wrap stuffed with olives and leftover Christmas decorations. Meaning tinfoil.

@scottreday9377 4 года назад

@@genesky61 don't you know that Men Are from Mars and women are from Venus? Isn't Jupiter like those bathrooms with the cross gender labels on them? Haha just kidding.

@dougkrultz2149 4 года назад

Good info and a great Refresher. Those who are new need the information oh, and for those who know the information why are they watching your Channel? Ha

@chukcanuk 4 года назад

You the best Antenna man!

@andywhiteman7886 4 года назад

Thanks, I am dumb and didn't know that!

@vickistory222 9 месяцев назад

Very interesting talk on a very boring subject ( but I listened).....good job

@MultiTravelingman Год назад

I have a Chanel master digital remote and rotor. Somehow the digital direction got about reversed, it about 180 degrees off. Any idea how to fix that?

@druliefw 4 года назад

2 down sides of using a rotor for weak stations. 1. If watching in a different room I need to go back to the living room to turn the antenna. 2. If using an OTA DVR, if the antenna is pointed the wrong way, the programmed show will be messed up. Like you said, no problem with the strong stations.

@pilot4prophet 4 года назад

Have you ever used a OTA signal meter like the Digiair Pro? My biggest beef with it is the tiny display is hard to read for my old eyes.

@toddminlschmidt8043 5 месяцев назад

I am mounting a roof antenna but it’s on the lower part of the roof so should the antenna be higher than the top of the roof

@frankyoung4155 Месяц назад

When I ask Google where to point my antenna she directed me to you and that's good because I'm 66 years old and I point my antenna like it was an arrow just like you said so I've been doing it wrong all these years 180 degrees off. Thanks

@robertgraham9662 Год назад

I live in nassau Bay, Texas, southeast of Houston. TV Transmitters are in 2 locations; one 22 miles and 270 degrees from me, and 26 miles and 330 degrees from me. In which direction should I aim my Five Star TV roof-top Yagi Satellite HD Antenna to get signals from both transmission locations ???

@mongo2044 4 года назад

Another tip: If you are between major cities or between two transmitter masts (often many stations are on one mast or a mast farm on a high spot/mountain), point the antenna at the *weaker* stations (or your preferred stations if both are equal distance). I point mine to the more distant and often preferred big city stations even though the same networks are in another city about half as far but 180° the other directions. In my case, some of the PBS stations are off to the side too. Nothing you can do about that, unless, all you watch is PBS… The result is I get all the stations from both big cities perfectly fine except for a couple stations (that I don't much like anyway) that are, ironically, the closest to me but, are behind my neighbor's higher house. There is nothing I can do about that!

@jamisonmunn9215 9 месяцев назад

About how far are the closer ones. I have one im about to install where its 65 miles to a bunch of stuff and 16 miles in the opposite direction. I was wondering if I could get away one antenna pointed at the further away stuff?

@mongo2044 9 месяцев назад

@@jamisonmunn9215 Point main at father ones. 16 is not that far if you have good line of sight to mast. But, 65 is far. Maybe use an antenna for distance over 65 to be safe. I think my far stations are around 35 and close about 9 miles. But it varies as there are also stations on the other axis too! But they are dupes of the 9 milers or, not stations I watch much if ever. But they come in great too.

@jamisonmunn9215 9 месяцев назад

@@mongo2044 thanks I have never tried a directional antenna pointed the opposite way to close channels. Im going to test it and see how it does.

@ThreePhaseHigh 3 года назад

So I have a channel master antenna combination UHF / VHF And Samsung TV my question is how do I enter one channel at a time. I could do it on my old LG TV but not this one unless there’s a way I don’t know of. The automatic channel programmer is not an option.

@druliefw 4 года назад

I think of the V not as an arrow but as a scoop to catch those signals.

@AntennaMan 4 года назад

That's the way I see it now.

@robertgraham9662 Год назад

I live in Nassau Bay, Texas, Southeast of Houston. TV transmitters are in 2 locations west of Houston; (270 degrees and 26 miles from me) and Northeast of Houston (330 degrees and 22 miles from me). In which direction should I aim my Five Star TV Yagi Satellite HD roof-top Antenna???

@jeanchery7246 Год назад

Great teaching and good job 😂

@genesky61 4 года назад

In search engine search boxes type the words , front of tv antenna. There will be pictures of many antennas , some antenna pictures will have words , Front , Back , and an arrow along the length of the antenna and the words , Toward Tv Transmitter.

@markkragenbring8386 Год назад

This really helped, I quadrupled my channels!

@jorgealvarez1690 4 года назад

Antenna point is a cool app for this.

@larryroberts8809 4 года назад

5 antenna on one tv 4 on another and after rescan several times moved antenna in different directions still loss almost all channels had 54 channels before rescaned now I have 11 channels and most of them are jigsaw picture or/and time moving square not completely picture. Any suggestions without spending 10 times messed cable/dish? Looked at maps. Raised and redirect many different trails 188 channels on scanner but only received 11 now only 1hr away from most station. Any help would be appreciated

@andylarson8704 4 года назад

I have GE indoor antenna, How can I point that to the towers? It has two metal sticks.

@nwolfe1990 4 года назад

I do wish I found this channel before I bought the junk one. Oh well. Once it goes out, I will get a better model that you recommended

@drw5252 2 года назад

Thank you for the video how about indoor antennas do they need to be pointed a certain direction

@AntennaMan 2 года назад

Yes they do

@C19hoax21 2 года назад

You are right I don't know a thing about TV antennas

@robdubas4305 9 месяцев назад

Does the antenna have to be level or can it be angled? Say if there is a tree or something in the way.

@heiditownsend3498 Год назад

Hook cable wire with the cable wire do I need a splitter of something? Ty

@markgodfrey6347 2 месяца назад

I live on the Northwest coast of Puerto Rico about 1/4 mile from the ocean. On a cliff about 300 ft above sea level, NBC OTA is located about 85-90 miles Sotheast of me ,with mountains between my location and the tower. I could not pick it up with my Yagi antenna. I put on a mast about 8' above roof line. I moved it around and found the place I could get it was to aim to the East-Northeast looking out to the ocean,works great. I talked to a guy that is a pro comercial radio tower guy that said it's the signal coming from the ocean salty water, he said whatever works ,he said signals can be very weird.

@msclecarcrzy 4 года назад

I have one of those junk antennas for my camper and it picks up Richmond Va. 55 miles from me very good. I get 24 channels. I bought it before I found you Tyler. I wouldn't buy it again.

@juligrlee556 4 года назад

Antenns are also used for RF treatment in biological tissues. They oscillate at 13.56 ie 27.12 MHz. These antennas do not broadcast for great distances but mostly only for 1-2 millimeters for a RF micro antenna about 3-4 mm in length. Since all RF signals generate heat in their medium, and these more so in a moist medium, I woodier to what extent does the point effect spell out exactly where heat is generated, namely around the point of the probe. Additionally, will the short probe burn tissues if the point of the probe is not within the wet part of the tissues. Of course there all kinds of 13.56 and 27.12 antennas also used for such things as garage door openers or even car door openers. I know that these short probes also do not become hot themselves but the RF +/- oscillations move the local environment surrounding the broadcast antenna (hydrogen ions) which does create heat. In other words, you can get fried to a crisp by the RF oscillations of strong oscillators even though the antenna element itself is cold. I'd like to know more about the physical properties of antennas in the 4-5 mm length. Many of these antennas are only 0.002 to 0.004 inches in diameter. Got any good books you would recommend to get an accurate picture of the forces involved around monopole antennas used in medical equipment and many other smaller RF devices?

@LeoKing-mb5hu 2 года назад

Can you tell me why my out door antenna only gets best signal when it snows.

@steveny1760 4 года назад

Hi Antenna Man. I'm one of the newbs so I appreciate these entry level videos. It seems I'm in the middle of 4 broadcast antennas; NW, NE, further NE & SW of my location all roughly 10 - 35 miles away. I went with the Clearstream 4V antenna and also got the Winegard LNA-200 Boost XT. I am picking up 48 to 56 stations but was primarily interested in getting ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX & PBS. The first 4 are fine with good reception. PBS, I'm picking up 3 different stations; 28.1, .3 & .4 but not 9.1. Any suggestions on what to do pick up the PBS 9.1??? The is the PBS station I was primarily interested in receiving.

@AntennaMan 4 года назад

I would need more information to look into the situation. Consider an antenna consultation at the link below: antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html

@bigtrucklittlerv7969 4 года назад

I've seen the backwards, lots

@ClassicGuy57 4 года назад

You were 15 when you bought an antenna? How long have you been installing them?

@jamespiercehd720p8 4 года назад

My antenna pointed to Grand rapids to get wood TV 8

@stevejohnson1321 4 года назад

Yeah, the lower frequencies have to pass by the shorter elements for the higher channels, so the narrower end points into the desired transmitter. A multi-element layout like CM4221 may bring more off-axis channels than a yagi or log-periodic design.

@shamrocm 27 дней назад

I live in southwestern Pennsylvania, about 60 miles due south of Pittsburgh. When I first put up my tower (back in the analog days) I installed my TV antenna on a side-arm bracket. I was attempting to watch channel 11 in Pittsburgh, but I was receiving interference and was forced to turn my antenna to the east just to reduce the interference. After the program was over, I played with rotor and discovered that co-channel interference was coming from WTOL, Channel 11 in Toledo, Ohio.

@TwinntechFreeTV 4 года назад

The small end does not always mean front. On multi band units the UHF is smaller width and is on the front and vhf is on the back by design not to indicate front. on a single band antenna What really determines the front is the number of elements that are directors ahead of the live element that the balun connects to and fewer reflectors are on the back of the antenna. As your example unit is multi band and the uhf reflector is the back of the uhf section. that V shaped piece, the vhf section may be all live elements or a combination of all 3 with more directors at the front. bow tie units do not have any directors just a mesh reflector. if we look at a ten element hi-vhf antenna there will always be many directors on front and a few reflectors on the rear. and no end is smaller. And a yagi uhf is the same just way narrower with the reflector V at the rear and again no end is smaller.

@moj8945 4 года назад

TV Towers is the app to go with when you want to point your antenna towards the tower

@NY411Info 4 года назад

Lol ... When I was 13 ish. I thought the arrow on our big Channel Master antenna was to point towards the X-mitter. Guess I was wrong and also never paid attention since we had a rotor. Of course until now at 50 years old, now I know with help from Tyler. Anyway , I no longer use an antenna and the poor Channel Master didn't make it past 1998 due to a icestorm in Upstate NY. However she lasted 17 years picking up about 13 channels.

@tobiasesperon8990 4 года назад

Could you do next videos a bit more open to other countries. Here in uruguay i dont have any website to visit. However, your channel have helped me a lot in improving signal. Thanks!!

@AntennaMan 4 года назад

I would love to but don't quite know the other country's OTA system.

@genesky61 4 года назад

Truth and Quality. Practical and Useful Information. A quick search found this web site that get you a little further along the road , fmscan.org . I am searching for more information. , the Humans at fmscan will most likely have more information about where and who to contact in Uruguay about locations of transmitters through out Uruguay. I am searching for more information. The information is usually hard to find. However if I dig deep enough and ask a lot of questions. Wikipedia says Uruguay is a very advanced and great country of South America. Real high up as a good place to live. Or even retire to from other places world wide.

@tobiasesperon8990 4 года назад

@@genesky61 thanks! I will try that website then! :)

@genesky61 4 года назад

Truth and Quality. Practical and Useful Information. Ok here is another website. www.overtheairdigitaltv.com/installing-over-air-hd-antenna-different-countries I am continuing to research so as to find the information of locations of Tv transmitters of Uruguay. Yes you can search for information. Will require creative thinking on your part. Asking same questions in different ways. Says the same , with different wording. You can contact Ham Radio Operators in Uruguay and ask questions. It is easier to exchange information on the phone , with a telephone , then using the internet. You can contact Tv stations and talk with the engineering staff. Ask questions like and not limited to , I am looking for a map or maps that show the locations and other information about the Tv transmitters. If they try to put you off , The say well Ok what are the locations of your transmitters through Uruguay?? They will know this information because they them selfs need to know the information or they would not know them selfs how to get to and do maintenance on their own transmitters. Also ask for and get printed map or maps showing locations of transmitters. The more information the better. Think creative , who else and where else can I find the information I am requiring. Most likely someone or someones knows. But that person or persons thinks that no one cares any more. This often is the truth , many Humans of this time period on this planet do not know any thing about anything and make no effort no know any thing about anything. Their whole life revolves around , them self , eating , and sex. And that's it!!! Any way Wikipedia has a lot of positive information about Uruguay , says the moto is The Orenit of South America. And Wikipedia has some information about Television in Uruguay , As of 2015 the digital broadcast Tv system as is with most of South America is , ISDB-t . So do you have to know a lot of technical information. Not really , you require practical and useful information so you can do what you want to do.

@genesky61 4 года назад

Truth and Quality. Practical and Useful Information. Here is antenna manufacture / seller that has quality antennas and says sells world wide. www.televes.com

@fredfred736 2 года назад

When pointing the antenna should it be level to the ground or slightly pointed toward the sky

@fightdhr5107 2 года назад

Im going to say level..Although I had mine pointed up at one time slightly but when i leveled it out eye balled it.I picked up few more channels..I fine tuned it to two and half men Seinfeld..hehe..But I got a cheap one but I been playing with it.Id say level..Let me no if I'm wrong

@ltlieu61 4 года назад

thanks great video.....i never knew,,,,,,

@timf6916 4 года назад

Good information

@AugustoLugo1983 4 года назад

I just can't believe that for years I was handing my hard earned money to the cable companies, their customer service sucks and thank heavens for youtube cord cutters Roku/Amazon Fire Stick and Antenna man Tyler

@noscrubbubblez6515 4 года назад

I've been using 2 RCA rabbit ears to supply 2 TV screens with signal. I tried adding an inline amp to see if signals could be strengthened- it didn't work. In my hours of frustration I tried using only one rabbit ear set for both TV's . The VHF channels came in OK but the UHF were absent. The remedy was to take a ragged discarded set of APPLE EAR BUDS and drape them over the rabbit ears. A few adjustments until all channels came in. This freed up valuable space - eliminated clutter. The new (2020) converter box by NUNET has allowed me to record with ease I've never experienced. AMAZON just raised it's price to $50. doncha know.

@steveho9884 7 месяцев назад

how about indoor antenna what direction you point a indoor antenna?

@professional6513 3 года назад

i have it easy there is a transmitter out my window sitting on a hill idk like a kilometer away and btw have you heard about the czech republic´s longwave transmitter "topolná"? they said that it was heard even in madagascar but of course it wasn´t a good signal, but there was something idk i just love talking transmitters, waves, antennas and all of that because i feel like its an underrated topic and i found it very interesing omg i need to shut up already

@donbest5024 4 года назад

In most big cities transmitter for all channels usually at same location example Tampa Bay area 3 or 4 towers all located at Riverview except for a few low power channels. Orlando and Miami, Birmingham AL much the same way at a central location called a antenna farm but in small areas like Dothan Al, Columbus GA,Abany GA, Panama City and Tallahassee FL you have to use a roter because towers are at different locations.

@spytromics 4 года назад

OTA in Tampa is much better now that Channel 10 moved from Holiday to Riverview. I live 7 miles from the Riverview antenna farm and get 63 OTA stations with the RCA Yagi.

@donbest5024 4 года назад

@@spytromics ch 10 used to be terrible years ago when it was in Largo now it's a lot better at Riverview with the others