Flat Panel Antenna Metal Roofing

If i were to consider installing a vertical antenna on the top of your sunroom i d make absolutely sure that all of the metal roofing panels are screwed together to prevent a diode effect to prevent re radiation.

Flat panel antenna metal roofing.

4 keep the antenna away from any metal. On using a metal roof as an antenna the joints between panels are likely not soldered and are likely to form corroded diode junctions that generate rfi. For example if you place your antenna in a window but there are metal burglar bars or a metal bug screen just outside the window this could cause issues. Product title walfront panel antenna 2 4ghz wifi 14dbi wireless an.

If your attic is accessible and you don t have a radiant heat barrier or metal roof you can also try installing an outdoor tv antenna within your attic. Trees and foliage does not affect the hf bands like it does on vhf uhf. Setup is as easy as you d expect with the most difficult part being the aiming and cable routing to your tv. The higher you can get the antenna either inside our outside of your home the better your tv reception will be.

Any big hunk of metal is worth a try though. 29 list list price 13 39 13. It would likely make a lousy antenna. 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews current price 10 29 10.

It might work fine with a good tuner. The term flat panel implies thin to me but in the case of this antenna it merely means that the antenna is not the ungainly tiers of metal that one might be used to with other outdoor antennas.