canpaul
12-Sep-2011, 11:23 PM
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Hi Everyone.
We are currently using a midsize VHF/UHF antenna, that was on the tower when we bought our house 15 years ago. It may be 30 years old, but I have replaced the coax a few years back. I think it is a Radio Shack unit, complete with a Radio Shack preamp. The tower with mast and rotator is about 30 feet, the coax run is about 40 ft of good quality RG59, with a two split , the second for FM radio. Currently we are pointed around 160 degrees. We try not to use the rotator, as finding the sweet spot can be difficult.
We get 4.1, 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, 11.1, 19.1, 23.1, 25.1, 41.1, 47.1, 57.1, 66.1, and 69.1 pretty much rock solid. 2.1, 17.1, 29.1 and 49.1 we get most of the time. 51.1 comes in seldom. We can get 10.1, and 13.1, but it requires moving the rotator.
I am thinking of replacing this with a DB8, with good quality RG6 cable, without a preamp at all, as the cable run is short. If FM reception is poor, I would likely put up a dedicated FM antenna, with its own cable and eliminate the splitter loss. We may even get good enough FM with rabbit ears.
Does this sound like a good idea? Will the DB8 still get CFTO and CKVR? Might the beam width be wide enough to get the Toronto, Buffalo, and maybe 13.1 from Kitchener without moving the rotator? Should I plan on putting up a CM 7777 preamp?
Really just looking too make reception a little more solid. Thanks in advance.
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http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d14f37bd32fdf98
Hi Everyone.
We are currently using a midsize VHF/UHF antenna, that was on the tower when we bought our house 15 years ago. It may be 30 years old, but I have replaced the coax a few years back. I think it is a Radio Shack unit, complete with a Radio Shack preamp. The tower with mast and rotator is about 30 feet, the coax run is about 40 ft of good quality RG59, with a two split , the second for FM radio. Currently we are pointed around 160 degrees. We try not to use the rotator, as finding the sweet spot can be difficult.
We get 4.1, 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, 11.1, 19.1, 23.1, 25.1, 41.1, 47.1, 57.1, 66.1, and 69.1 pretty much rock solid. 2.1, 17.1, 29.1 and 49.1 we get most of the time. 51.1 comes in seldom. We can get 10.1, and 13.1, but it requires moving the rotator.
I am thinking of replacing this with a DB8, with good quality RG6 cable, without a preamp at all, as the cable run is short. If FM reception is poor, I would likely put up a dedicated FM antenna, with its own cable and eliminate the splitter loss. We may even get good enough FM with rabbit ears.
Does this sound like a good idea? Will the DB8 still get CFTO and CKVR? Might the beam width be wide enough to get the Toronto, Buffalo, and maybe 13.1 from Kitchener without moving the rotator? Should I plan on putting up a CM 7777 preamp?
Really just looking too make reception a little more solid. Thanks in advance.
Here is the TV fool report
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d14f37bd32fdf98