Folks:
Ever since the U.S. went digital, I've had trouble with TV reception. It's the law of unintended consequences working again. At least when the signal was analog, I could see the picture, even though it may have been distorted. Now when the weather is bad, for example, a storm front moving in, I can loose some channels altogether. I live in eastern Idaho and we get the brunt of the jet-stream when in drops down to ground level.
So I have decided to replace my existing TV antenna (which is now on my roof) with a new, first-class system mounted on a meteorological tower. I just don't want an antenna on my roof any more. Plus I'm going to replace the roof soon anyway.
I want to install an antenna rotor and an amplifier. My problem is the required distance that I need to locate the met tower in a place that is inconspicuous. Can I have a 200 to 300 foot run of coax cable to my TV? I will have power to the met tower to run the rotor and an amplifier. And I suppose I will have to install a lightening rod on the tower. Can I place the amp at the tower location? Is this set-up feasible? Can you make any suggestions as to hardware? Is there such a thing as a low signal loss cable that is better than the stuff that you can usually buy in the big-box stores?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Ever since the U.S. went digital, I've had trouble with TV reception. It's the law of unintended consequences working again. At least when the signal was analog, I could see the picture, even though it may have been distorted. Now when the weather is bad, for example, a storm front moving in, I can loose some channels altogether. I live in eastern Idaho and we get the brunt of the jet-stream when in drops down to ground level.
So I have decided to replace my existing TV antenna (which is now on my roof) with a new, first-class system mounted on a meteorological tower. I just don't want an antenna on my roof any more. Plus I'm going to replace the roof soon anyway.
I want to install an antenna rotor and an amplifier. My problem is the required distance that I need to locate the met tower in a place that is inconspicuous. Can I have a 200 to 300 foot run of coax cable to my TV? I will have power to the met tower to run the rotor and an amplifier. And I suppose I will have to install a lightening rod on the tower. Can I place the amp at the tower location? Is this set-up feasible? Can you make any suggestions as to hardware? Is there such a thing as a low signal loss cable that is better than the stuff that you can usually buy in the big-box stores?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.