Antenna (indoor or in attic) suggestions?

[BigL]

Anyone have any recommendations for a good indoor or attic antenna? I want one that can also get VHS channels as fox in Austin is channel 7. I've tried 2 different indoor ones from best buy but they only got the UHF channels even though they said VHS/UHF antenna.

I'm not able to see anything from fox so no college football or NFL on Fox. Time to fix it for good. I can't do antenna outside because of HOA so my options are limited to indoor or one in attic.

[Bisch]

If you are missing the cowboys game right now, you are a lucky man!!!!!!

Bisch

[BigL]

If you are missing the cowboys game right now, you are a lucky man!!!!!!

Bisch

it does look like a good time to miss a game!

[Greenheadless]

Do you have radiant barrier decking on the roof or the like?

[Johnny Dangerr]

I put mine 12 feet in the air...

[Txhunter3000]

I'm pretty sure the HOA cannot keep you from installing an outdoor antenna. You can look up the OTARD rule. I tried an outdoor antenna but I'm too low to get a signal at my house and my roof is too steep to get a antenna above the peak and then I still have 20+ more feet of pecan trees to try and get through.

[BigL]

Do you have radiant barrier decking on the roof or the like?

yes I do.

[BigL]

I'm pretty sure the HOA cannot keep you from installing an outdoor antenna. You can look up the OTARD rule. I tried an outdoor antenna but I'm too low to get a signal at my house and my roof is too steep to get a antenna above the peak and then I still have 20+ more feet of pecan trees to try and get through.

I will look that up. I haven't tried but just assumed they would say something.

[Greenheadless]

yes I do.

I believe that is really going to hamper what you are trying to achieve. Could be wrong though.

I would install an “outdoor” antenna inside your attic, if it were me. I haven’t found an “indoor” antenna worth a darn.

[BigL]

I believe that is really going to hamper what you are trying to achieve. Could be wrong though.

I would install an “outdoor” antenna inside your attic, if it were me. I haven’t found an “indoor” antenna worth a darn.

I agree I've tried some of the best indoor ones that I could find and they haven't been worth a darn either. I'm 21 miles from the towers in Austin so it shouldn't be a problem.

I'm looking at this one and going to mount in attic first. If that doesn't work, I'll deal with HOA to mount outside. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0024R4B5C...a-attic-alt-20

[SHOOTNSTR8]

I installed an indoor/outdoor antenna in my attic. I did not get a single channel because of the foil backed OSB decking.

[dbaio1]

I believe that is really going to hamper what you are trying to achieve. Could be wrong though.

I would install an “outdoor” antenna inside your attic, if it were me. I haven’t found an “indoor” antenna worth a darn.

I think you will need an exterior antenna. Radiant barriers, foil based osb.and metal roofs will kill reception. At 21 miles you shouldn't meed to be too high.

[HOOKNBULLET2]

This guy was a great resource when we setup TV at our lease with an over the air antennae.

https://youtube.com/@AntennaMan?si=q9ZF0IfItuTv9Rlu

[Jtrage]

Try tvfool.com first. Ise the locator. It will give you a start of what kind of signal you can get with type of antenna based on address. I’m north of DFW ABOUT 20-30 miles from stations and bought a $30 antenna from Walmart and stuck it in the attic.

[BigL]

Posting the OTARD rule link here for others who were unaware like I was. Also putting here in case I need to use it when the HOA says something so i can find quickly.

https://www.fcc.gov/media/over-air-reception-devices-rule

https://www.hoamanagement.com/otard-rule/