It has been a very, very, very long and physically tiring day, but the initial work on getting the new booster set up is done. I still have tweaks to do. It’s going to take days for me to know if I’ve made any improvements since my refracted signals here are so variable that I can have great service one second and none the next. My signal strength appears worse, but internet is working wellish (so far) and Caroline marveled at the crystal clear quality of a call I made to her.

I’m therefore not ready to give a full report on the booster and the store that sold it to me. But I have worked way too hard today not to share a few pictures. 🙂

After much trial and error and tests and determining my physical limitations with regards to the equipment I have for working at great heights, I wound up putting the antenna back where the old yagi was installed.

I did improve the mount on the eave and I also added a mount/stabilizer partway down. I was able to use my table saw for the first time today and boy did it come in handy!!!

I actually don’t think that this is the best position for the antenna. I got a better signal strength and a signal through most of the property and definitely in my yard when I had the antenna just 10′ off the ground next to the truck. So this work may have been for naught. Time will tell…

Once the antenna was up and I knew the system was working, I brought the cable in through the roof hatch in the office:

And then I mounted the booster above the converter:

Those orange lights should not be on. I make them disappear for a bit and my dB improves, then they come back. So that’s part of the tweaking I have to do. Once I have that set, I’ll be able to decide where I’m mounting the interior antenna.

There’s still lots of work left for me to do, but I think the physical part of this exercise is done. Time for a beer!