SolidRF SR14652002A - Step 2: Temporarily Mount the Outside Antenna; Temporary mounting options

Step2:TemporarilyMounttheOutsideAntenna
Inadditiontothefourcornersofthebuilding,thechimneyandthepoleabovetheroof
canalsobeselected.Aslongastheinstallationdistancebetweenindoorandoutdoor
antennasismaintainedenough,satisfactoryresultscanalsobeachieved.
Useoneofthethreeoptionstomounttheoutsideantennaonyourroofonthesideof
thehousewiththestrongestsignal.
Theheightoftheoutsideantennashouldneverexceedthehighestpointofyourhouse.
Thisisaprecautionagainstdamageandsafetyconcernscausedbylightningstrikesto
theoutsideunit.
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Caution
Treeswillgreatlyattenuatewirelesssignals.Iftherearetalltreeswithin100feetofthe
house.Atthesametimeyoucan'tfindastablesignalabove3bars,theoutdoor
antennaneedstobeerected60%(atleast)to80%(best)ofthetreeheight.Never
exceedthetrees!
ButaccordingtoFCC
regulations,outdoor
antennaheightcannot
exceed30feet.
Atthesametime,ifthe
antennaexceedstheroof,
pleasepayattentionto
lightningprotection
measures.
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Outdoorantennamustbeinstalledovertheroofline.