Furthermore, if you follow the coax you may find an amplifier and perhaps a distribution block going to different rooms.
Another guess I would make is that the roof does not have a radiant barrier so your attic should be an acceptable location for antennas, for the most part. On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 8:30 AM John Mechura <john.mech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Television receiving antenna. > > They were installed in the attic to preserve from weather and also to > prevent this "ugly" thing from being seen from the street. > > It is a Yagi or perhaps Yagi-Uda. > > You can see the matching transformer, known as a balun connected between > the coax, 75 ohms, and the antenna terminals, 300 ohms. > > I would not transmit into it just for a test, but do know that it is for > the obsolete television channels 2 through 13, which are VHF. > > It may be possible to modify it for VHF use, however, and I would also > guess that the small end was pointed in the direction of the Dewalt antenna > farm. > > Looks to be in good shape, by the way. > > 73, > John, KI5HOC > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 8:19 AM Tarek Amine via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: > >> Second attempt. Typed the address wrong. 😑 >> Thank you. >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *From:* tami...@icloud.com >> *Date:* January 24, 2024 at 06:16:45 CST >> *To:* bv...@bvarc.org >> *Cc:* Tarek Amine <tami...@icloud.com> >> *Subject:* *Please Identify this antenna ?* >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> While inspecting the attic for antenna option I noticed this existing >> antenna that was left over from previous owner. Can anyone tell me what is >> it? How to test? Should I hook a radio directly to try and get out might >> that damage the radio without know what it is? >> Thank you for your input. >> >> I am attaching a picture and a video. >> >> Many thanks >> Tarek (KJ5DMN) >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >> >
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