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kevinturcotte
01-02-09, 08:41 PM
Went to tvfool.com, and the attached pic are the results I got. I'm only interested in picking up channels 44 (6) 8 (8) 10 (10) 38 (13) 23 (23) 35 (35) & 43 (51).
Which antenna(s) should I get?

scooper
01-02-09, 09:22 PM
Post your data in your local thread under http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=45

Scott in FL
01-03-09, 07:27 PM
There's no easy answer to your question. The stations you want to receive are a mix of UHF and VHF, in different directions, and different paths (including 2edge). If this were my installation, I'd try a combination of different antennas and be willing to experiment. But I suspect no one is going to offer advice for such a difficult situation.

You might want to consider cable or LIL service.

Jim5506
01-03-09, 10:54 PM
You can't use a high power pre-amp because of 6.1 and 8.1.

Probably a Winegard HD8200P with a Winegard HDP-269 pre-amp or two antennas like the Antennas Direct 91-XG and a Winegard YA-1713 joined with a passive UHF/VHF joiner into the Winegard HDP-269 pre-amp and either will need a rotator to point the antenna at the scattered signals you want.

GravelChan
01-04-09, 12:06 AM
To get the channels you list I would think a mid range VHF/UHF antenna pointed at 10/23 would get everything you asked for unless you live behind a hill or have tall trees in the way. Maybe add a preamp.... The close in ones you can get on a wet noodle pointed in any direction..... It's sort of art (trial and error) thing to get what works.

joshjr
01-04-09, 12:09 AM
To get the channels you list I would think a mid range VHF/UHF antenna pointed at 10/23 would get everything you asked for unless you live behind a hill or have tall trees in the way. Maybe add a preamp.... The close in ones you can get on a wet noodle pointed in any direction..... It's sort of art (trial and error) thing to get what works.

With some of them being 2edge I wonder if they will need a large directional.