Moderators dtel Posted May 4, 2003 Moderators Share Posted May 4, 2003 Does anyone have any good results with powered indoor antennas with metal roof, i was told a metal roof would cause problems. Or what is a good outdoor antenna , fm stations are about 60 miles away. Wanted to stay away from outdoor antenna because of lightning . thanks for advise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertj72120 Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 I don't have any experience with metal roofs, but, live 30 miles away from Fm. A $20 powered tv-FM indoor antenna has allowed me to enjoy several stations that were very weak before. It is switchable to turn off when not needed. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgourlie Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 TERK is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 The Terks are good as stated above. I have mixed feelings about 'powered' indoor antenna. A powered antenna can make a poor signal sound worse. Especially if you're in an area with a lot of metal structures around. Personally, I haven't used mine in 20+ years. I went to a stacked array of Winegard UHF/VHF/FM antenna. If you're worried about lightning, you should have surge protection (Minnesota Male on this forum recommends SurgeX, & after looking into it, I agree) on the AC as well as the antenna cable. I also have my antenna grounded (on stand-offs from the roof & siding) at two locations, with doubled solid core 10 GA. aluminum wire. Everything goes thru 3 stages of power conditioning/surge protection before it gets to any components. The antenna cable is also grounded separately. In short, no substitute for a good outside antenna. & lightning shouldn't really be a problem as long as you have things grounded & surge protected properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huhuru Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 Check out Terk FM Pro 50, outstanding FM Antenna, which can be placed on the wall, in the attic, etc. Try the www.terk.com website, for more information. Huhuru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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