Remember that the antenna is horizontally polarized. If you get good
results then leave it be. If you want better reception then turn the
antenna 90 degrees for vertical polarization which is what all commercial
vhf and up communications is.

Good Luck

"DanielLAlvarez" wrote in message
...
its just up there on the side of the house... i have cable and never took
down
the antenna... can i just plug the receiver into the wall jack or will i
do
serious damage?