Mounting the antenna:
Location Selection:
The FreeVision antenna is intended as either an indoor
or an outdoor antenna. However it is important to
mention that all antennas perform at their maximum
outdoors. In most cases you will lose as much as half
of your signal by installing the antenna indoors.
Before deciding on a location for the FreeVision
antenna, determine which channels you want to
receive and where they are coming from. This will help
you determine the best location and direction to aim
the FreeVision antenna.
There are a couple of sources for this information.
Online: www.antennaweb.org or www.tvfool.com or
www.antennapoint.com
If you do not have internet access, contact Winegard
support at 800-788-4417.
Each of these sites have a feature that allows you to
enter your address and get a listing of likely channels
available in your area, including a listing of the
compass heading for each station’s tower.
For most locations, stations will only come from one
or two directions. If the compass headings are similar
(less than 30 degrees apart), the FreeVision can be
aimed between the two areas and receive signals from
each location.
The FreeVision antenna has an approximate range of
30 miles when installed outside. Any station outside
this range is less likely to be picked up by the antenna.
This range is reduced by any obstructions (such as
buildings, trees or hills) between the antenna and the
broadcast tower. This is true with any antenna.
Distance, obstructions and compass heading all play
a role in deciding on a location to permanently mount
the antenna. For this reason, it may be necessary to
try the antenna in several locations, checking signal
on multiple channels to determine the location that
will provide the best signal. Moving the antenna three
feet in one direction is often enough to change the
reception.
When mounting the antenna indoors, keep azimuth in
mind and try to mount the antenna so that it can look
out a window on the wall facing the broadcast tower.
Finally, select a location approximately 3 feet away
from other electronic devices. Electronics, including
the television itself, can interfere with the reception of
the antenna.
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Mounting Holes
FIGURE 5
Mounting Options:
The FreeVision antenna is designed to be mounted
either of two ways:
Wall Mounting
- The FreeVision has been designed
with holes to allow it to hang on a wall from a nail. See
Figure 5.
Mast Mounting
- The FreeVision antenna comes with
a bracket and U-bolt to allow for mounting to a pipe or
mast. To use a pipe or mast for mounting the antenna,
first attach the mast clamp to the FreeVision antenna.
On the back of the antenna, thread the nut onto
the screw holding the mast clamp to the FreeVision
antenna and tighten it as shown in Figure 6 below.
Once the clamp is attached, assemble the U-bolt
around the mast or pipe as shown in Figure 7 and
install the nuts securely to keep the antenna in place.
FIGURE 6
Mounting
Screw and
Nut
Back
FIGURE 7
Mast or Pipe
U-Bolt
Mast Clamp
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