Hi all, I am wondering if I can mount my HD-7694 to a Directv mast - I of course would be removing the old dish before mounting the antenna. My other option is to mount in the attic - so I figure the Dtv mast would be better because it is outside.

Thanks for the input.

Probably, provided that the existing dish mount provides for you the ability to properly adjust the antenna without hitting anything with any of the elements and that it is mounted with a line-of-site to your local towers.

Remember, the best place to put an antenna is where the signals are, not where it's convenient for you.

This method works pretty good, but I would also agree that location of the antenna for signal trumps that for convenience. I just moved my antenna for additional signal - old location 'looked' directly through a rather large maple tree. I remounted the antenna to a tripod Dish Network had mounted to the roof that was no longer used for its original purpose. Worked just fine - but I confirmed it was located in a prime signal catching location for me.

I am thinking the same thing...I just bout a outdoor DTV antenna from monoprice.com, and want to mount it on one of the tripod arms of my DirecTv dish.

1. Will either of these (HD Directv and DTV antenna) interfere with eachother's signal?

2. How do you determine where youa re getting the best signal? I want to minimize the amount of trips up the ladder I need to take.

David

Hi all, I am wondering if I can mount my HD-7694 to a Directv mast - I of course would be removing the old dish before mounting the antenna. My other option is to mount in the attic - so I figure the Dtv mast would be better because it is outside. Thanks for the input.

go for the attic first! it'll be out of the weather and last forever there! no wind or water corrosion possibilty and u'll also have zero lightning strike issues in the attic....

tvfool.com says Sun Prairie, WI is only 17 miles from most of your local tv stations so u probably have very high signals levels.....so an attic antenna should work well....my small non-amplified attic antenna works very well for a station 33 miles away with enough signal to drive 4 tv's....

also fwiw, i think a Directv dish mast is far too flimsy for the HD-7694 antenna....i googled pics of it and it looks too long and bulky for a Directv mast ....in a heavy wind it'll be bouncing around a lot, i bet....eventually something would break or bend badly....try a chimney strap mount if u have to be outside...

that's a good idea. I'll try the attic first as well.

My coax from the antenna needs to amplified. Is it better to amplify in the attic right where the signal comes in from the antenna, or downstream near the TV itself?

that's a good idea. I'll try the attic first as well. My coax from the antenna needs to amplified. Is it better to amplify in the attic right where the signal comes in from the antenna, or downstream near the TV itself?

well....at only 17 miles distance i doubt u need an amp...try it w/o one first....amps can overload from all kinds of other local signals...like nearby fm radio stations, etc etc....plus an amp can develop weird problems over time from aging, etc etc....and like hard drives, every amp will die sooner or later....a totally passive antenna system is always best....

and b4 u buy an amp check your coax type....is it rg-6 or rg-59? look on the jacket cable....hopefully its printed on it....if its rg-6 u should be ok....but if its rg-59 and and u have a cable run longer than about 40 or 50 feet u might avoid having to use an amp just by switching to the lower loss-per-foot rg-6 coax....rg-59 gets to be very lossy at the higher uhf tv frequencies...and if u have a really long coax run, like 150 feet or more, rg-11 coax might be a good choice....

and if u do need an amp do not mount it in the attic....the summer heat in an attic is murder on the amps circuitry....

that's a good idea. I'll try the attic first as well.You can try the attic, but remember the physical structure will always reduce the signal the antenna can receive.

If possible, always mount an antenna outside for the most reliable TV reception.

the hd 7694 should not be mounted on a directv sat mount. The directv mount was not intended for that application.

the hd 7694 should not be mounted on a directv sat mount. The directv mount was not intended for that application.


And chunks of wood and rocks were not intended to block a wheel from rolling, yet they are used without problem.

Do you think that the wind load forces of a stick antenna exceed those of a dish or are you just a dish purest who doesn't like the mount's original purpose subverted?

Seriously, it the loads are within limit, why would you object?

Plenty of things can be use for other things other than the original intent...