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Optimizing Your Digital Reception
Unlike analog picture that improves as you adjust your antenna, digital 

signals are very different. It’s an ‘all or nothing’ situation. You either have 

enough signal to receive a perfect picture or you have a blank screen.

Before deciding on a location for your 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 antenna. Helpful 

online resources include: 

www.antennaweb.org, www.DTV.gov or 

www.tvfool.com

Each of these sites has 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. 

If you do not have internet access, contact Winegard 800-788-4417

For optimum performance, mount your antenna on your roof. The antenna 

may be mounted in an attic or indoors, but remember that typically 

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 your signal will be blocked by the roofing material. The higher the an-

tenna is mounted the better as; trees, hills, buildings and other structures 

between the towers and your antenna can block the signal. 

To fine tune the antenna for optimal placement, try aiming the antenna in 

different directions or positioning the antenna in different places prior to 

permanently installing the antenna. Be sure to run a new channel scan 

every time you move the antenna.

Receiving HD
Your antenna is HD ready. However, in order to receive HD program-

ming you also need quality coaxial cable and a DTV (a digital TV) with 

an ATSC HDTV tuner. If the TV was sold as a “HDTV” or “DTV”, it’s 

supposed to have an ATSC tuner built in. “HD ready” TVs do not have a 

digital tuner. 

How do you know if your TV has a built-in tuner? Most televisions sold as 

an ‘HDTV’ or ‘DTV’ that were manufactured after 2007 will have a built-in 

tuner. You can also check the specs in the TV owners manual or search 

online for the make & model of the TV to see if it has an ATSC tuner. If 

your TV’s menu has an option for scanning for digital channels, then it 

has an ATSC tuner.

If your television is not digital ready, you will need a digital tuner or set 

top box. This will ‘decode’ the signal for your television.

Ideal for peaked and flat roofs. Suggested height  

limitation: 10 feet above the rooftop. Installation involving  

a tripod mount and a mast should be guyed if the mast is  

ten feet or more. Tripod mount must be securely anchored  

to the roof as should the guy wires. Apply roofing compound 

around the base of the brackets, screws and eyebolts to  

weather proof the holes in the roof. Try to lag bolt the  

legs to the roof rafters. If not, install wood plates in the  

attic and install bolts to secure the mount.
The minimum safe diameter of the mast is 1-1/4 inches for this type of 

mount.  Guy wires should be equally spaced in at least three directions.  
Use at least three guy wires for each ten foot section of mast.

Mounts on a chimney only. Suggested height limitation: 10 feet 

above chimney top. The chimney is often an easy and 

convenient mounting place. But the chimney must be strong 

enough to support the antenna in high winds. Do not use 

a chimney that has loose bricks or mortar. A good 

chimney mount consists of  a  5 or 10 foot 1-1/4” 

diameter steel mast and two heavy duty strap clamp-

type brackets. Install the upper bracket just below 

the top course of bricks, and the lower bracket two 

or three feet below the upper bracket. For maximum 

strength, space the brackets as far apart as possible.

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Mast

Guy Wires