A rooftop antenna draws broadcasting television signals through a coaxial cable to a TV. Depending on the location of the TV inside the building, it may be necessary to route the cable along floorboards. If the building is already wired with coaxial cable, one end of the cable may already extend outdoors for a quick connection to the antenna. If not, you may need to drill through masonry or wood to run the cable indoors.
Instructions
1. Find a spot along the interior wall where a hole can be drilled to run the cable from the antenna indoors. Ideally, the hole should be at a height so it emerges through an indoor wall as close to the television as possible.
2. Drill a 1/2-inch hole through the exterior wall at the desired spot for the cable, penetrating through the wall to the opposite side indoors. If necessary, go indoors and drill through the spot where the cable will come in. Measure the approximate spot to drill indoors by using a tape measure from a fixed spot on the building, such as a door, to the spot where the exterior hole was drilled. If the spot is 6 feet in from a door, then drill 6 feet in from the door on the inside wall at the same height to punch completely through the wall..
3. Insert the end of the coaxial cable through the outside wall indoors and route the cable along the floorboard to the television.
4. Slip a faceplate over the end of the cable and slide the plate back to the wall, where it can be secured with two screws. This gives the installation a more professional look.
5. Attach the coupler on the end of the cable by turning it clockwise to the threaded ANT. IN jack on the back of the TV.
6. Apply a ring of silicon caulk around the hole in the exterior wall to seal the hole around the cable.
7. Connect the other end of the cable to the threaded jack on the base of the antenna, which typically runs from the roof down the length of the wall. If necessary, you can use a ladder to route the cable up the side of the wall and attach it to the antenna base.
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