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What is effect (and remedy) for home TV antennas?

Post Time: 14/02/2010 01:39:58
tsim
Total Forum Posts: 11
Greetings,

We are looking for a home to buy here in the US (Washington state) and notice that my wife feels especially badly in houses that have big TV antennas installed on the roofs. Makes assessing the house very difficult.

Could it be these antennas (definitely not shortwave radio antennas) are affecting her electrical hypersensitivity, and if so, is there an easy way to block/eliminate their effect while we are looking at the house (we would remove completely if we bought the house)?

Any ideas/input/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

- Tom and Sandra
Post Time: 06/07/2010 21:05:44
AndrewCohen
Total Forum Posts: 14
I imagine that you will have bought your home by now. Apologies for the delay.

I don't see a problem when I do detailed measurements on houses. There can be with a nearby mobile phone mast as the antennas can collect the signals and cause them to travel down into the house - but hidden antennas in the roof will also do this - although you can't see the actual antennas.

So, IMHO, not something to be a make/break issue on choosing a house. Also you can always take them down and swap to cable (if available) or erect a mast away from the house in the garden if you are rural and really need large antennas.

Alasdair