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You may get better signal by not folding the antenna.
Oh! So you mean pointing it downward? Would you mind explain how that works? I'm clueless when it comes to these things
Some context, the house is on two levels and this is level 0. The ceiling above is level 1. Also we're on the edge of the house not the center, the tip of the antenna is pointing towards the center
Just letting it be straight, as if it didn't have that joint that allows it to bend 90ΒΊ, but test and see.