Antenna, Tower and Satellite

Keep water out of outdoor F connectors: start with a sealed compression fitting, point it down with a drip loop, seal it with a…

What a TV antenna balun does, how to tell whether your antenna needs a 300 ohm to 75 ohm balun, how to mount and…

Test a coax run the right way: isolate it, check center to shield with a multimeter, prove continuity with a far-end jumper, trace unlabeled…

How crank up and tilt over towers raise and lower, why a raised crank up is never climbed, when to lower it for wind,…

A rotor thrust bearing carries the mast and antenna weight so the rotor only turns it. Learn when one is needed, how it mounts…

A satellite dish cannot receive local TV, but the mount, RG6 coax and grounding block often can be reused. Learn what to keep, what…

Mounting a TV antenna on a metal roof: when to use a wall or eave mount, how standing seam clamps work, sealing screwed-down panels,…

Size an antenna tower concrete base from the maker’s drawing, put the bottom below frost depth, choose embedded base or anchor bolts, set the…

Hide the cables under a wall-mounted TV the right way: plan the two openings, use CL2 or CL3 rated HDMI and other cable, fit…

Choose antenna mast pipe by the clamps it must fit, then by stiffness. Diameter, galvanized mast gauge, steel vs aluminum, wind load and telescoping…

Quad shield adds a second foil and braid to RG6. Learn what the extra layers do for ingress and egress, when quad shield is…

Keystone vs decora-style wall plates compared: molded ports or modular inserts, matching decorator switches, gang count and port density, multimedia plates, and when low…