One point to consider when putting up an outdoor antenna--make bloody sure its grounded to earth right before the cable goes into your house... I always thought that grounding was to run a lightning strike to ground before it gets inside, and discounted the utility of a small gauge ground wires to handle that. I was v.v. wrong--grounding antennas is to dissipate the static electricity on an antenna mast that is caused by wind. The buildup of a static charge makes it much more likely that your antenna will *attract* a lightning strike... Not an area to fool with...
