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More info?)
Thanks, any info helps.
"afiggatt" <afiggatt@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> JTS wrote:
>> In your opinions what is the best OTA antenna and the range of that
>> antenna
>> with a booster?
>>
>> I realize that terrain, weather, etc. will cause deviations, but I would
>> like to know average -- not conservative results.
>>
>> Are there any antennas that can pick up ststions 100+ miles away?
>
> First, you need to determine how many UHF digital stations vs VHF digital
> stations are in your area. If all the digital stations are currently on
> UHF channels (their real broadcast channel, not the remapped to channel 4,
> 6, etc that you see on the display), then your priority is getting a large
> UHF antenna with VHF as a secondary concern. Some of major broadcast
> network digital channels will shift back to VHF when analog shutdown
> occurs, perhaps in early 2009, but that is a few years off. Check
> www.antennaweb.org for starters.
>
> I don't know if anyone can tell you what is the single best OTA antenna
> for all situations without a lot more info. The key to put a large antenna
> at the highest point possible on your roof or a nearby high point if you
> want to go after stations 100+ miles away. But this all depends on your
> local terrain - any hills or ridges between you and the stations? Nearby
> tree line? Are the stations in that city broadcasting at anywhere near
> full power for their digital channels?
>
> In my case, I have been experimenting with several UHF antennas to pick
> up Washington DC (about 20 miles) and Baltimore digital stations. The
> problem is that the cities are in different directions, so a very
> directional UHF antenna such as one I got from Radio Shack (Catalog #
> 15-2160) has it's drawbacks. I have since been trying a 4 bowtie antenna
> from Channel Master, model 3021/4221 (www.channelmaster.com) with more
> success. I have been testing it from the top floor with a 13 dB amplifier
> so I should get better reception when it goes up into the attic crawl
> space. Next step is to try out a more powerful pre-amp, but pre-amps are
> not helpful for nearby stations.
>
> Hope this helps a bit.
>
> Alan F
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