Hello,
My mom lives in Kentucky near the Tennessee border. She's technically outside of the range for receiving OTA signals from Lexington or Knoxville, but the former owners of her house had this antenna mounted about 30 feet above the ground.
I'm a little hesitant to climb the 30 feet to check out the antenna fully, and I'm wondering if someone could identify what it is and what I need to hook it up so she can receive OTA HD programming on her HDTV with an ATSC receiver. (will this antenna just need co-ax cable, or is it an older antenna that may need some sort of converter to use co-ax?) I'm basically wanting to know a little more about what would be involved before I get someone over here with a bucket truck or a safety harness and lanyard to hook it up. The house was purchased about 20 years ago, so I'm not sure how old the antenna is. I'm actually able to get a couple of stations with a small indoor antenna with a booster, and that makes me confident that she should be able to get all of the Knoxville stations if I hook up the large antenna.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
My mom lives in Kentucky near the Tennessee border. She's technically outside of the range for receiving OTA signals from Lexington or Knoxville, but the former owners of her house had this antenna mounted about 30 feet above the ground.
I'm a little hesitant to climb the 30 feet to check out the antenna fully, and I'm wondering if someone could identify what it is and what I need to hook it up so she can receive OTA HD programming on her HDTV with an ATSC receiver. (will this antenna just need co-ax cable, or is it an older antenna that may need some sort of converter to use co-ax?) I'm basically wanting to know a little more about what would be involved before I get someone over here with a bucket truck or a safety harness and lanyard to hook it up. The house was purchased about 20 years ago, so I'm not sure how old the antenna is. I'm actually able to get a couple of stations with a small indoor antenna with a booster, and that makes me confident that she should be able to get all of the Knoxville stations if I hook up the large antenna.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.