[mythtv-users] Attic Antenna: simple question.

[Bert Haskins]

I have been trying to recover at least a few channels after charter 
effectively  bricked my HDHR.
One, CH8 is marginal and in an attempt to improve it I want to modify a 
existing antenna.
The antenna has all of the elements including the center point of the dipole
connected (grounded) to the main beam which then is bolted to the 
grounded mast.
This just doesn't seem right to me, i.e. it seems like the dipole should 
be insulated from all the other parts(?).
I've searched the net and found lots of other information but nothing on 
this.

BTW it may be of interest to note that the (1 year) cable box has been 
downgraded bigtime from
previous units.
No firewire, no channel display, and overall sort flaky operation.
I am not planning to "cut the cord" yet but I'm not happy either.

Thanks,
   Bert