Well i realized hf would be a challenge from this apartment without access to an outside balcony or the roof i m just 3 floors below the very attractive roof.
How do i get roof antenna coax into my apartment.
One of the challenges you may encounter is getting the coaxial cable up into the attic.
As an ultra beginner without a lot of investment in the hobby it was perfectly acceptable to have to climb onto the roof to get any signal on my portable radio s antenna.
Audio transcript before you can watch anything on your hdtv you need to get a tv signal into your television.
I recently put a ham radio antenna on my roof so i could get better signal inside my apartment which isn t on a high floor.
That s the most feasible for most homeowners.
It likely would intrude into common areas.
Since most over the air television stations broadcast in hd signal you can get high definition versions of most network shows using a good.
Some radio hams have an attic antenna as a backup to their main antenna on the roof.
Otherwise rain is going to ride the coax straight into your attic and eventually through your ceiling.
In the attic the antenna is not visible it is not exposed to weather and it can be installed without climbing onto your roof.
Also the antenna isn t confined to your own property.
Since my apartment points away from the parking lot i would need a few hundred feet of coax.
The most common way is via an antenna or cable box.
Hide stuff in the closet.
But if you do that be sure you leave a drip loop in the coax before it enters the attic.