<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:07 PM, unsolicited <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:unsolicited@swiz.ca" target="_blank">unsolicited@swiz.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
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This aerial is attached to the side, or the back, of your yard?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Back of the yard, where it can get a view to the south east between two houses.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Will there be a humidity issue with the cover? e.g. looks like a top could go on the bottom if a slot cut in it? Squirrels? (Or will the humidity even out eventually, and be much the same - top or no?)<br></blockquote><div>
<br></div><div>The pre-amp company said it should have a hole on the bottom so humidity would drain. So I left the whole bottom open, since the container is deep enough.<br><br>Squirrels? Not sure if they can climb the smooth side of the metal pipe, and even if they do, why would the pre-amp interest them more than the cables (if they want to chew on).<br>
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Could be worthwhile for you to gather all these messages into a blog or something - at <a href="http://kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug.org</a> if nowhere else.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I am planning to do that on my own blog.<br>
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It is all REALLY GOOD STUFF, not just for cutting the cord, but for the specifics of the K-W local area too.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Indeed.<br><br></div><div>The only iffy part is the couple of channels that go in and out. Moving the antenna a bit to the left would bring in the Omnis and CityTV, but I would lose CHCH. <br>
<br>So at some point one has to compromise and decide enough is enough, given the distance and obstacles.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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On 14-06-11 12:39 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:<br>
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And here is a photo of the antenna, with the 3 ft RG6 cable from it to the<br>
pre-amp, Betty Crocker cover for the pre-amp with u-bolt to the mast, and<br>
the mast itself composed of two 10 ft overlapping pipes held together by<br>
two u-bolts.<br>
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<a href="http://i.imgur.com/WIRPqPU.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/WIRPqPU.jpg</a><br>
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