“What is required to connect the television to the antenna?”
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Coaxial Cable -- not supplied because final antenna location determines how much you'll need. Location could be inside or out, but the antenna needs to face the tv transmitter signals. A roof mount is included. Mounting may require drilling holes on the roof. There's also a clamp for mounting on a pole.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You need a good quality coaxial cable with connectors on both ends and length as needed. One end connects to the coaxial connector on the antenna cable lead and the other to the RF connector on back of your TV. RG-59 is the most common, but RG-11 is the best. Here is a link to check out all the coaxial types: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=ideas-and-advice/coaxial-cable-guide#:~:text=Coaxial%20cable%20designed%20for%20domestic,coaxial%20being%20ideal%20for%20TV.&text=The%20best%20coaxial%20cable%20for,space%20for%20signals%20to%20transfer. I put my antenna in my attic closest to the transmission towers and pointed to the strongest signal source. You can also invest in an antenna rotor if you have TV transmissions that you can receive that are in different locations. Here is a link to a nice RCA mobile phone app that you can use to locate the direction(s) to the strongest signals: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voxxaccessories.signalfinder&hl=en_US Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have mine set up on 2012 Samsung Plasma. It runs very similar to tge modern televisions today. It is connected with Quad shielded coax. I have a total of 65 feet. 50ft and 15ft. bought at Lowes because it was the only stores that had it in stock. Try Home Depot and other box stores as well. Quad Shielded is the ONLY choice due to electric iterefwrence from everything: Computers, electrical wires, etc. I strongly recommended a compass and using the antenna website they recommend to use the degree angle to point to. My antenna is literal behind a tree and then followed by a ton of trees and I pick up 3 towers 52 miles away except for strangly one would not plus another tower 25 miles away. Total of 18 channels. An in-house antenna would only pick up 4 (the 25 mile one). It sits on the roof. The position is about 25ft. higher than were the in house was placed. 40' - 50' is ideal but 25ft was more than satisfactory. All mounting things that were needed to attach to the roof were provided. Here is everything I bought or brought for the installation that was already provided (tv and antenna) 50 ft and 15 ft quad shielded coax cable, 1 coax coupler (2 ends female), 1 compass, 1 ladder, 1 drill, 1 drill bit (sorry I forget size but I used one that was slightly LESS wider than the screws going into the roof. I drilled in ONLY 1 1/2 INCHES), 1 RATCHET, 2 sockets that fit the bolt heads, 1 adapter for the ratchet sockets to use on cordless drill and phillips screwdriver. When you see all of the antennas. Find the majority within a 10 degree angle and aim for the center of it. For example: If your towers are at 246 degrees and 240 degrees aim at 243 degrees, right in the middle. Hope it helps, sorry so much info.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.A coaxial cable which is long enough for one end to be connected to the antenna and the other end to be connected to the TV's antenna input. The coaxial cable needs to have an F Type connector on each end of the coaxial cable. You can buy a pre-made one (the easiest way) or buy the cable and connectors separately and put it together yourself but you need to follow the steps to do it correctly. Good luck.
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