I need advice for an indoor attic antenna.
Conditions:
1. Attic is 20 feet from ground running mostly N-S direction. Asphalt shingles. Wood structure.
2. Will need to run drop from attic to TV in Master Bedroom. About ~10 foot drop.
3. Stations being broadcast from east, north and south.
4. There is power up there if I need it for a pre-amp.
5. Hoping to get stations up to 50 miles away (almost due south)
I'm kind of hoping that with a pre-amp I can pick up the stations to the south, and just have enough power left on the east side to pick up the stations out of lancaster about 25 miles away, (Maybe pointing towards 155 degrees or so) without overloading the signal. But I'm far from an expert.
This is what I'm looking at:
So what would you recommend? I'm guessing directional is the way to go, but being attic mounted, it won't really rotate that well. Plus there will be channel flipping. So waiting for a rotating antenna is a no go. Could I combine two antennas? One pointed east, another south?
Outdoor would be a possibility, but would look extremely out of place in my neighborhood. So I want to avoid it, if it all possible.
Conditions:
1. Attic is 20 feet from ground running mostly N-S direction. Asphalt shingles. Wood structure.
2. Will need to run drop from attic to TV in Master Bedroom. About ~10 foot drop.
3. Stations being broadcast from east, north and south.
4. There is power up there if I need it for a pre-amp.
5. Hoping to get stations up to 50 miles away (almost due south)
I'm kind of hoping that with a pre-amp I can pick up the stations to the south, and just have enough power left on the east side to pick up the stations out of lancaster about 25 miles away, (Maybe pointing towards 155 degrees or so) without overloading the signal. But I'm far from an expert.
This is what I'm looking at:

So what would you recommend? I'm guessing directional is the way to go, but being attic mounted, it won't really rotate that well. Plus there will be channel flipping. So waiting for a rotating antenna is a no go. Could I combine two antennas? One pointed east, another south?
Outdoor would be a possibility, but would look extremely out of place in my neighborhood. So I want to avoid it, if it all possible.
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