Digital TV Antenna Installation

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Rules for installing an antenna on the roof of
the house

• In the heyday of satellite and cable television,
  especially for citizens living in apartment
  buildings, the issue of installing a television
  antenna on the roof practically does not arise.
  This problem is still relevant for the
  arrangement of television broadcasting in the
  country or a private house outside the city.
  Satellite TV is an expensive thing, not every
  person will allow he to spend a lot of money on
  buying a satellite television receiver as a
  summer cottage option, so the rational way out
  of the situation will be to purchase an analogue
  receiver and fix it with your own hands. In this
  article, we will tell you how to install an
  antenna on the roof of a private house suggested
  by the experts at Antenna Installation
  Wollongong.
• Antenna mounting options
• After the antenna is purchased, before
  installation, it is necessary to make sure that
  there is a component fastener and pre-treat its
  threaded part with lithol or machine oil, in
  extreme cases, silicone lubricant or WD-40. If
  you decide to install an active antenna, to
  prevent oxidation of the points of contact, it
  is recommended to seal it with water-resistant
  silicone after completing the connection of the
  cable to the electronic board.
• Depending on the power and direction of the
  television signal, a decision is made on the
  place and height of the antenna installation. In
  practice, two options are most popular on the
  facade of the house and the roof. Consider both
  installation technologies.
• On the façade of the house
• The simplest and less time-consuming option, you
  can install a television antenna on the facade
  yourself without anyone's help, but this method
  has a significant drawback. To ensure confident
  reception, the signal of the nearest repeater
  should be of such power that the receiver does
  not need to be raised high. The choice of this
  installation option limits the material and
  finish of the walls of the house. When
  installing, it is necessary to maintain the
  distance between the fasteners at a distance of
  not more than 1.5 meters. As a fastening
  material, it is recommended to use anchor bolts
  or self-tapping screws.
• Receiving antenna device.
• A metal pipe or wooden beam.
• Bracket.
• Anchor bolt (self-tapping screw).
• The video below clearly demonstrates how to
  install a receiving antenna device on the facade
  of the house
• On the roof
• The most common way to install TV antennas, in
  the zone of confident reception, when there is
  no need to raise the antenna to a high height it
  can be fixed on a wooden beam of a small length.
  Otherwise, you will need to install a receiving
  antenna device on the mast, for this case,
  special clamps are provided in the antenna kit.
  The height of the mast can reach several meters,
  it can be made of a solid metal pipe, round or
  profile cross-section, be a variant of a
  prefabricated or telescopic structure. The most
  acceptable and convenient is a telescopic mast.
  During operation, for maintenance or replacement
  of an electronic board, the antenna

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must be lowered, the telescopic design will allow
you to do this without difficulty. All the work
can be done independently, without involving
additional people in help. Methods of fastening
the mast There are multiple ways of mounting the
pole of the TV receiving wire on the top of the
house Method 1 Fastening with brackets to the
brick chimney and ventilation pipe. Installation
is carried out using brackets with clamps, which
are attached to the wall with anchor
bolts. Where 1 mast 2 bracket with a clamp
3 brick chimney of chimney and ventilation 4-
anchor bolt 5 outdoor antenna. Method 2
Installation of the mast on the ceiling with
fastening to the elements of the roof
structure. 1 receiving antenna device 2
mast 3 clamp for attaching the mast to the
roof structure 4 truss timber. The mast is
attached by a clamp to the wooden structure of
the roof, for this purpose, it is best to use a
truss beam. Method 3 Installation of the mast
with fastening with the help of stretchers. If it
is not possible to fix the mast to the roof
structures, you can use its fastening with wire
braces or a steel cable. To do this, it is
necessary to equip the mast with eyelets located
in the upper part of the mast structure. Cabling
After installing the receiving antenna device,
it is very important to properly and securely
fasten the cable. It should be laid and fixed in
such a way as to minimize the impact on it of
the wind, snow sliding from the roof, and
rainwater flows. The cable is fastened evenly
along the entire length of the mast with clamps
with a pitch of 50 centimetres, then it is laid
along the ridge of the roof and in the area of
the window through which it will be wound into
the house, it is lowered down. At this point,
the cable must be fixed with a bracket. To keep
precipitation from entering through the hole in
the opening, it should be penetrated with a
fitting incline, it will be better assuming it is
feasible to seal it with water-resistant
silicone. Be sure to observe a slight sagging of
the cable before entering the frame, this is
necessary to compensate for thermal
expansions. Earthling According to the experts
at Antenna Installation Wollongong theoretically,
if there is no lightning rod in the backyard,
this safety measure is necessary. In the event of
a lightning strike, the grounded antenna device
will work in lightning mode, saving the TV from
catching fire. At the same time, experts have the
opinion that there is no particular need for
grounding the antennas, given that most people do
not watch TV during a thunderstorm while
removing the cable plug from the antenna
socket. Grounding scheme of the TV antenna and
mast Now you know how to install an antenna on
the roof of a private house. We hope that our
step-by-step instructions, with photo and video
examples, were useful and interesting for you!