What equipment to use?

[Backdoc52]

I am trying to set up a system on a house up on the escarpment in Lewiston NY,
and am trying to get mostly Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo (and possibly Rochester) stations.

I would like to have a system without a rotator (to simplify life), so I was thinking of a mast
connected to a chimney mount, approx. 30ft above ground, with two split 8 bay antennas,
directed North-West + West and South-West + South-East, joined and pre-amplified.

What antennas and pre-amp would give me UHF and H-VHF so I could get channels 7-11 as well?
And what would be the down-side to this layout?

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[Electron]

Install a ANT751 antenna with No amplifier above the roof aimed at about 140 degree magnetic compass. Here is how to aim antennas , http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html. Here are some above the roof antenna mounts , http://www.ronard.com/909911.html , http://www.ronard.com/34424560.html , http://www.ronard.com/. Buy the ronard antenna mounts at solidsignal by typing the word ronard in the solidsignal search box or buy from ronard. Here are places to buy antennas and etc. , http://www.solidsignal.com , http://www.amazon.com. The Tv stations to the , north west , west , south west , south east , will be received.

[Electron]

How many tv's are/will be connected??

[signals unlimited]

Your location may be ideal for an omni-directional antenna. Try the SUI "Sidewinder" antenna. www.tripleplayantenna.com It requires no amplifier, no rotor, it's easy to mount, and there is a 30 day return policy. nothing to loose!

[Backdoc52]

How many tv's are/will be connected??

Only 2 tv's will be connected. But with one antenna at 140 compass,
I get the northern signals strong enough? It seems like I will be going
for a strong Buffalo signal, but leaving the signals at about 280 and 340
on the back end.
And how about the weaker (red) signals? Will I be still able to get those
with the suggested antenna?

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[Electron]

Try without amplifier first. If the weaker red zone tv transmissions are not received , install a Antennas Direct CPA-19 preamplifier. http://www.antennasdirect.com

[signals unlimited]

You will receive many of the channels from all of the locations, but I can't assure any specific channel. I have had best results with this antenna with no amplifier, however if after installation an amplifier can be tried. I would try un-amplified first.

[Electron]

Aim ANT751 at about 140 or 320 to see if there is better aim direction of the two directions.

[signals unlimited]

The ANT751 is a very good antenna for your area, however it is directional and not recomended for use in multipul dircetions. Usually I would not recomend an omni-directional antenna because while receiving from all directions it recieves problematic co-channel and adjacent signals that interfere with the channel that you are trying to view, however at your location I see very little co-channel or adjacent channel on your channel list. There are several good omni antennas on the market such as the one I recommended, and others from Winegard, and Antenna Craft. Easy to install and no aiming needed.

[GroundUrMast]

There are several ways to describe the ANT-751. Directional is correct, but that is not an absolute term. In the case of the ANT-751 and similar antenna designs, it would be helpful to clarify that the antenna favors reception of stations that it's pointed at. However it also has the ability to receive signals from the back if they are a bit stronger than the signals toward the front.

The bottom line is, the ANT-751 can correctly be used as a bidirectional antenna. I think the price of the ANT-751 and it's performance makes it a very good choice in this situation. The suggested aim point is valid, but don't be hesitant to try pointing the antenna as much as 180° the other way, aimed at the Canadian stations, it will still have no problem receiving the strong US signals. Adjust the aim for optimum reception of the stations you're most interested in.