Replacing A TV Antenna

[mag1268]

Did you attach a grounding wire?

[MrShelf56]

@mag1268 It was struck by lightning a couple weeks before this video was shot and the original lightning protector was replaced then. The grounding system had been in place for over 15 years, and apparently did its' job, but it was time to be replaced. I expected the pre-amp to be blown out, but it was fine. You can never predict what lightning will do and mag1268 brings up a great point. Antennas and dishes need to be grounded as well as the lead-in cable.

[Jemalacane]

Can I just say that property (land) is gorgeous.

[MrShelf56]

So far the Radio Shack rotor has been fine. The previous rotor was a Channel Master and it often got out of sync with the controller and needed frequent re-calibrations. But, it was old, and these things are exposed to some extreme weather conditions. Usually the gear grease hardens, and the motor burns up, or it just rusts away. The Shack was about the only choice in the area where this antenna is. as the only other supplier would be Wal-mart. So far it has performed great.

[hdcool09]

@MrShelf56 do you like the radio shack rotater ive been looking at it but it gets bad reviews

[t0xictreasure]

the old one seem to be in decent shape exept the rotating motor

[kb9ndb]

That antenna is quite a bit smaller than the old one?? Will the newer smaller antenna do the job well???

[MrShelf56]

@kb9ndb No it wasn't quite good enough. Later I installed a bigger one, and turned that one 180 degrees so she can get two markets without rotating the antenna. She gets great reception now. It's hard to find a big antenna these days. That old Channel Master I took down was almost 15' long! See the video I did called "Double"

[bratina501]

@MrShelf56 I personally have noticed if you go out far enough from the cities you will find big television antennas available in Radioshack or hardware stores. For an install I have helped with in a small town in southwest Washington to get Portland Oregon TV the antenna was obtained at Radioshack and was the VU190XR which is the biggest antenna they sell these days. It seems to work quite well but still needed a preamp to bring in a few channels and some are hopeless due to severe multipath.

[bontromium]

mcgyver

[CanalTrucho]

Thumbs up for the epic infomercial music

[jkeelsnc]

Well I would guess that antenna works pretty good to pick up digital TV signals. :P Probably Greenville/New Bern/Washington stations and maybe Norfolk/VA beach :P

[crow4eva]

Fast forwarded most and no safety tips. Minimal explanation on everything.

[monkeyman1140]

Why walk the old antenna down? Just toss it off the roof, and don't hit the dog!

[letseeitplease]

loved that video.. i will be replaceing my outdoor antenna soon, with the new hd converter box, i am having trouble getting a few of the channels or reception is intermitent,  thanks again,

[polypolyman]

"borrow our ladder back"... very nice :P

[dxer12]

What model antenna is that. I have a VU 90XR and have it mounted about twenty feet up in the air with a rotator and can pick up stations out of Sherman, Texas and Waco from my place in Carrollton, Texas. btw that was really nice of you to replace her antenna for her. And Antenna is a good alternate for cable outages ! ! !

[BamBamFun]

Very nice of you to fix her antenna.

[murray727272]

i think i will get cable!!