[Scan-DC] Scanner antenna ... inside attic or outside ground level???

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 14:18:46 -0500

Attic placement may depend on what the building is constructed of. If it is
a form of metal siding or some metal in the construction then the antenna
would be shielded and that is not desireable. I would go outside and avoid
the signal loss in the long cable run.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2003 12:28 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] Scanner antenna ... inside attic or outside ground
level???

>I picked up an external antenna I want to use, but I have a question about
>its' placement.
>
>I need to know if I'm better off putting it in the attic or outside at
ground
>level.  If it goes in the attic, the cable run will be close to 200 feet
>since it will have to go outside, around then down to my study.  If it goes
>outside, it will have to be at ground level (about 20 feet lower then the
>attic), but the cable run will only be about 50 feet.
>
>Any suggestions???
>
>
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