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FM and TV Antenna Selection and Installation Guide

TV Translator Antenna Options, Listed By Performance

Stellar Labs Deep Fringe Directional High VHF Band Antenna

  • Specifications

    • High VHF Band Antenna (Channels 7 - 13 or 174 - 216 MHz)

      • Gain: High VHF Band: 14 dB

      • 75 ohm F-type coaxial cable connector -- a matching transformer is not required.

    • Extended boom for more elements:
      • Overall length: 82.7”
    • Maximum mast diameter: 2.375"
    • Maximum front/back ratio: 17dB
    • Horizontal beam width: 48°
    • Vertical beam height: 30°

A rugged 12 element directional antenna engineered to receive VHF-High signals for television broadcasts.  It's useful in areas where digital broadcasts exist on VHF channels.  Note: Vertical mast shown in picture is not included.  Highly directional for extended range.

www.amazon.com/Stellar-Labs-30-2476-Antenna-Directional/dp/B08BLF3PFL

Winegard HD7698P Platinum Series VHF/UHF Digital TV Antenna

  • Specifications

    • High VHF/UHF Band Antenna (Channels 7 - 69)

      • Gain: VHF High Band: 10.4+ dB; UHF Band: 12.2+ dB

      • 300 ohm twin lead output -- a matching transformer is required.

    • Dimensions

      • Boom Length: 168.25"

      • Maximum Width: 53.5"

      • Vertical Height: 33"

      • Turning Radius 101"

    • 64 active elements

    • Weight: 17 lbs.

 CHANNEL

CH
7
CH
9
CH
11
CH
13
CH
14
CH
32
CH
50
CH
69

dB gain over reference dipole

10.4 12.6 11 12 14.2 13.7 12.2 13

Beam width at half power points

29° 34° 42° 41° 40° 41° 33° 23°

Front-to-back ratio

>20dB >20dB 19dB 18dB 13dB 20dB >20dB 10.5dB

www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=hd7698p
www.winegard.com/help/images/4/48/1450292.pdf
http://manuals.solidsignal.com/HD7698_Specs.pdf

 

ClearStream5 High VHF Band TV Antenna

www.antennasdirect.com/store/C5-Clearstream-DTV-antenna.html

  • ClearStream5 High Gain VHF Antenna

    With 24% of the American DTV stations moving to a high VHF assignment there exists a need for high VHF antenna that is compact yet powerful.  Incorporating the same compact engineering which distinguishes the ClearStream family, the C5 is targeted specifically for the VHF High-Band.  The ClearStream 5's efficient, compact design offers excellent gain and impedance matching across the whole post 2009 VHF DTV spectrum.  The ClearStream 5 is superior to existing combination antennas for receiving VHF DTV signals.  Intended to compliment existing UHF antennas, the C5 includes a low loss UHF/VHF signal combiner.  Smallest high gain VHF antenna on the market.  New Engineering for core VHF DTV frequencies

    This leap forward in efficient design allows up to 90% of the available broadcast signal (measured at 200 MHz) to actually reach the incoming antenna cable rather than being lost to impedance mismatches.  It is 100% compatible with all ATSC tuners, and is engineered for extra strength and durability, using powder coated aluminum for corrosion resistance and is easy to assemble.
     

  • Specifications

    • High VHF Band Antenna (Channels 7 - 13 or 174 - 216 MHz)

      • Gain: High VHF Band: 6.9 dB

      • 75 ohm F-type coaxial cable connector -- a matching transformer is not required.

    • Dimensions

      • 29" L x 23" W x 11.5" D

 

Audiovox RCA ANT751 5 Element High VHF/UHF Band TV Antenna

  • Specifications

    • High VHF/UHF Band Antenna (Channels 7-69)

      • Gain: High VHF Band: 6 dB; UHF Band: TBT

      • 300 ohm twin lead output -- a matching transformer is required.

    • Mechanical

      • Easy "snap-open" assembly

www.amazon.com/RCA-ANT751R-Outdoor-Optimized-Reception/dp/B0024R4B5C%3F

 

Mounting Hardware

A number of outdoor TV antenna mounting options are available, such as the universal J-Pole mast or the TV mast tripod with pitch pads.

                 

 

See www.amazon.com/s?k=tv+antenna+mounting+hardware and www.amazon.com/s?k=tv+antenna+tripod+mount for more TV antenna mounting hardware.

 

Antenna Preamplifiers

  • 18.6 dB VHF / 15.4 dB UHF gain

  • Frequency range 40-862 MHz

  • 1.8 dB noise figure

  • 75 Ohm F connector input / 75 Ohm F connector output

  • All weather design

 

Winegard AP-8700 (17 dB gain) or AP-8275 (29 dB gain)

POWERING AN ANTENNA PREAMPLIFIER

  • Includes: Pre-amp, PS-1403 power supply, power injector and 6 foot coax cable

  • Made of high impact ABS material, mast mounted for easy installation

  • Mast clamp will accommodate up to a 1 1/2" mast.

 

TV Antenna Installation

CHANNEL MASTER OFF-AIR ANTENNA INSTALLATION GUIDE (PDF)


A typical medium-sized home Master Antenna Television (MATV) system.

 A typical attic installation.

 

 A typical roof-top Installation.

 

Antenna Grounding Proceedures

 

Antenna TV plus Satellite TV Distribution Examples


 



Adding an off-air TV antenna to a satellite dish television system.

 

Suppliers

Installers


General information about FM and TV antennas

  • RANGE

    • Short Range

    • Medium Range

    • Long Range

  • LOCATION

    • Indoor

    • Attic

    • Outdoor

  • FREQUENCIES

    • FM Band

      • 88.1 MHz-107.9 MHz

    • Television

      • Channels 7-13 or "High VHF Band"
        Note: SPRTV's three television translators, channels 8, 10, and 12, operate in this band.
         

        TELEVISION CHANNEL verses RABBIT-EAR ANTENNA LENGTH

        TV Channel #

        Frequency (MHz)

        Antenna Length in Inches

        Channel 8

        180-186

        31"

        Channel 10

        192-198

        29"

        Channel 12

        204-210

        27"






         
      • Channels 14-69 or "UHF Band"

      • Channels 2-6 or "Low VHF Band" (This band is not commonly being used.)

  • STYLES

    • Omni-Directional

    • Uni-Directional

    • Bi-Directional

  • ACCESSORIES

 

FM Radio Antennas

Winegard HD HD6055P HD-Platinum FM Band Antenna (HD-6055P)

Winegard HD HD6055P HD-Platinum FM Band Antenna (HD-6055P) 

http://www.winegarddirect.com/viewitem.asp?d=Winegard-HD-HD6055P-HDPlatinum-FM-Antenna-(HD6055P)&p=HD6055P

https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=hd6055p

  • Specifications

    • FM Band Antenna (87.9 - 107.9 MHz or FM Channels 200-300)

      • 75 ohm F-type coaxial cable connector -- a matching transformer is not required.
    • 8 Active elements

    • 82" Boom length

    • 46" Turning Radius

    • 69" Maximum Width

    • Box size: 76" x 6 1/4" x 6 1/4"

  

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