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In Reply to: RE: Stereophile's Sam Tellig once wrote posted by 1973shovel on October 06, 2014 at 04:52:23
It's not the hole in the drywall the problem, it's a hole going through the outside foundation wall that is the problem.
In the past, we've had lots of water infiltration issues with our home (which have been repaired now) that my wife has now become "paranoid" when it comes to drilling through outside walls. Plus, she's a cnacer patient and ever since she's been on her meds, she doesn't seem to reason properly (it's been really hard to deal with).
I like the idea of an antenna in the attic, I'll see if I can give it a try, when I have some time.
Thanks to all for your feedback!
Follow Ups:
I re-read your post, and realized you were talking about the exterior wall, not the interior wall. My apologies for not reading as carefully as I should have, and jumping on the "Be a man" bandwagon.
The structural concerns of installing an outdoor antenna (roof leaks, proper grounding, etc.) are valid ones, and make a lot more sense to me than a 3/8" drywall hole (i.e. Tellig). I paid to have a roof antenna installed on my last house, almost 20 years ago, and had a good friend who's a contractor, help me with the one on my current abode. Leaks concern me too, especially on the roof!
I'm glad you're considering an attic antenna. If you have the room, you could go as far as a mast mounted, motor rotated Yagi. If you don't, consider Timbo's often recommended Rhombic DIY antenna (Asylum link below).
Regarding your sick wife, I'm sorry to hear you're both going through that. I have experienced a family member suffering the irrationality that sickness and medication can cause. "Stressful" doesn't even begin to cover it.
Hang in there.
Thanks for the kind words and link!
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