Awful TV Reception Solved By Long Range TV Antennas

Can long range TV antennas cure bad TV reception? Yes and no because it really comes down to what is causing the bad reception on your television. That can be a number of factors such as bad tuning and poor connections on aerials and other items. However, for a significant number of people long range TV antennas solve their problem.

Imagine you’ve just bought the latest top-notch TV home theatre set up with super sound quality you set it all up and find that your picture and sound is worse than your sisters who lives in New York city and has a crappy old 12 inch portable TV. How would you feel?

For some folk that isn’t imagination it’s a real problem but one that can easily be fixed usually with a long range TV antenna.

Television wavelengths are broadcast at longer wavelengths than radio, which means that its signals cannot be received from very far away. Meaning that if you live more than 50 miles from where a television station is broadcast, you will need a special long-range antenna to get the best out of your equipment.

A Telecom Plus distributor had the problem of being to far away from a TV broadcasting station and when looking for a solution he came across this.

T.V. reception from transmitting stations located beyond the range commonly covered by T.V. receivers using conventional antennas is achieved by means of a highly directional bi-conical antenna structure that accommodates both VHF and UHF signals. Two truncated conductive cone antenna elements are mechanically connected at their apexes to the ends of an r.f. coil to provide the bi-conical antenna structure. The structure is horizontally positioned and rotatable for alignment with a desired station for optimum reception. A monopole antenna element is center tapped to the r.f. coil and the television UHF antenna lead is connected to the r.f. coil. The VHF antenna lead is connected to the bi-conical antenna structure.

He didn’t understand it and neither do I. He just wanted a solution to his problem.

A television antenna, or TV aerial, is an antenna specifically designed for the reception of over the air broadcast television signals and various ones are designed for specific distances from a transmitter. If you are 0-15 miles from your television broadcasting station you will be able to get good reception with an indoor antenna aerial.

If you are further away then these types of outdoor antennas or aerials will be needed.

The smallest of all outdoor television antennas is the small multi-directional, which are designed to receive equal amounts of signal from all directions. They come in various styles, from small dishes to small metal bars, and if you get the right one, can be mounted on existing satellite dishes.These are made to receive signals up to a maximum of thirty miles away from the transmitting TV station.

Next is the medium multi-directional that are made to receive signals up to a maximum of around fifty five miles.

For good signal reception ranging up to up to around seventy miles you would need a large multi directional antenna, which are found in the style of large “nets” or dishes.

The largest of all ordinery outdoor television antennas is the large directional aerial, which are designed to be used in rural areas because thet receive the weakest available stations where reception is difficult. When used in conjunction with an amplifier, these antennas can usually pick up stations from 60 up to and over 100 miles.

The use of outdoor antennas with an amplifier can improve signal on low signal strength channels. If the signal quality is low repositioning the antenna onto a high mast will improve signal.

So the rule of thumb is as set out below.

· If you are 0-15 miles from your television broadcasting station you will be able to get good reception with an indoor antenna aerial.

· If you are 0-25 miles from your television broadcasting station you will be able to get good reception with a short-range antenna aerial.

· If you are 10-55 miles from your television broadcasting station you will be able to get good reception with a medium range antenna aerial.

· If you are 50-70+ miles from your television broadcasting station you will be able to get good reception with a long-range antenna aerial.

I understand that generally, long-range TV antennas beyond about a 75-mile range are not made because of the curvature of the earth.

If you have a bad reception on your television maybe one of the long range TV antennas will solve your problem.

There are many online businesses set up to deal with this problem.

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