I have aluminum siding on my house and i get great reception.
Use aluminum siding as antenna.
Could i use the roof itself as an antenna.
Don t trap your antenna with any type of interference.
I have tried other antennas and the mohi leaf amplified is the best antenna with the best reception.
I have used the aluminum siding on my house for an antenna when i was a kid and i used to load my hallicrafters ht 40 transmitter into my neighbors grounded chain link fence.
If you have aluminum siding or a metal roof be sure to mount the sky outside away from the siding or above the metal roof if possible.
A word on signal loss.
It may or may not work well depending on far too many things to worry about.
However it is possible some blockage or scattering of signals may occur.
Using the same metal for all the parts of your project eliminates this problem entirely.
I guess that an attic antenna my previous plan is unlikely to work well under a metal roof.
I have 2 antennas and 1 is in my basement not near a window and the channels come in great.
Your best bet would be to place the antenna in a window facing the towers.
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Otherwise i d use a signal combiner.
The presence of moisture allows an electrical connection between the two different metals causing an exchange that leaves one of them weak and pitted.
If i m combining a uhf with a vhf antenna i d use the diplexer described above.
Aluminum siding is bad for tv reception no doubt about it.
Aluminum probably steel a traditional house siding in downtown reykjavik.
Vhf uhf antenna combiner antennas direct.
Answered by amack 3 years ago.