Quality and reception?

[thebignos]

Is there a big difference in quality in cheap 8 bay and name brands? Is there a reception difference to? Do cheap ones use poor Baluns?

[rabbit73]

Is there a big difference in quality in cheap 8 bay and name brands?Often, yes.
Is there a reception difference to?Sometimes. To find out you would need to mount them side-by-side, and switch back and forth with an A/B switch. Disconnecting one and connecting the other isn't quick enough because OTA signals are constantly changing in strength, especially weak ones.
Do cheap ones use poor Baluns?Sometimes.

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How are you doing with CHCH?

[thebignos]

I was able to catch it in a null at times. I learned that bowtie's have decent null areas.

[thebignos]

Or I should say I put the other channel 15 in a null.