Re: TV picture quality problems

Hi Ken,

The main boom of the antenna is "bubble-level" horizontal. My house is
about 850 feet above sea level and the broadcast towers are 6,000 feet
above sea level on Mt. Wilson which is about 45 miles away. How do I
know how much to angle the antenna?

Yes, I have the balun connects the antenna terrminals and the coax.
(In fact, the balun that came with the antenna was bad so Terk sent me
a new one).

There is no "wall" (little or big; with or without metal flashing)
around the roof-edge. However, there are a few PVC and metal air-vents
(about 1 foot tall) within 10 feet of the antenna.

The coax cable goes from the antenna, down one of the air vents, runs
through the attic/crawl-space for about 40 feet then drops down to the
TV set.

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Right now, the top elements of the antenna are just barely visible
above the perimeter of the roof. I really can't raise the antenna
(even a few inches) because the condo-rules forbid any antennas from
being on or mounted to common-area property (including roofs). Since I
have no other location on my unit to put my antenna, I figure that, if
the condo-board can't see the antenna, they won't know it's there.


Gary

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