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Remote area TV reception, boosters, and antennas?
Vacation spot is near Lake of the Ozarks, MO. 60 miles north of Springfield, 60 miles south of Columbia. Research is all over the map on what kind of antenna I should get and how a booster or amp will work with it. Don't want to get antenna with directional motor. Any suggestions concerning how amps or boosters work, with antenna and 50' coax cable? Power needed and if so, how close to antenna or tv? Brands that work welcomed.
Zip is 65020 but that covers a large area. Tried the site but it could not come close to the address. Down there, if you move 500 yards, you get different stations and some omitted or gained stations. My question dealt with whether or not I need an amplified antenna ("booster as in campers") in that area. Thanks for your input and site reference.
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- kg7orLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
You may be out of luck. I tried Zip code 65065 at antennaweb.org and came up with "no stations predicted to serve that area." You might try it yourself with more precise street address info and maybe get a better answer. Use the link below.
Source(s): http://www.antennaweb.org/ - 5 years ago
The only way to fix it is to replace it. The existing antenna system is probably about 10yrs old. A new digital compliant antenna is not as expensive as you might think. You may get lucky and not need to buy an amplifier if there is only 1 or 2 TV outlet points in the house. Other than that , you will always have them complain until the antenna gets replaced because you can only ever boost what signal is being received by the existing antenna , so if it is a poor quality antenna you can bet it receives poor quality signal. The cheapest method to fix it is : To replace the existing antenna with a new one and if there is more than 2 TV outlet points in the house , you can disable them and run just 1 or 2 TV points (this should save you having to buy an amplifier to boost signal enough to run 3 or more TV points). Start with the antenna and see how it goes from there. If their neighbours have antennas on big poles you may need to contact a TV Tech to come and install it for you , but before you do ring some-one , have a go yourself because signals do move over time and it may no longer require being on a 15' pole. Sometimes height is not the answer. Good luck and I hope I could help you out.
