Help with antenna model and set up

[bearlyloaded]

I suspect that I will need a rotor, but I would like to get the best antenna for my situation. The antena will be approximately 25 feet off of the ground and while I have large trees around the house I do not have any directly North. However, I do have high tension electric lines approximately 100 feet off of my North corner running North East. My TVfool report is
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3da362c105a7eb74

Thanks in advance for any help or advice

[John Candle]

One antenna will likely receive all the channels from the north and north west and that antennas is Winegard HD7084P pointed/adjusted some where between so as to receive all the channels to the north and north west UHF channel 24 - magnetic compass reading 306 and UHF channel 45 - magnetic compass reading 19. In other words turn the antenna so as to 'find a position' that receives all the channels from the north and north west. If this does not do it then there are 2 choices. . First choice - the 2 antenna solution - HD7084P pointed north west and a HD7696P pointed north , use a radio shack remote control A/B coax switch at each tv location to switch between antennas. Mount the 2 antennas at least 6 feet apart on separate mounts. Or choice number 2 - the HD7084P and a rotor - the channel master CM 9521A or the Eagle Aspen ROTR100. http://www.solidsignal.com , http://www.starkelectronic.com , http://www.warrenelectronics.com , http://www.amazon.com . Need more information ? I can provide it - straight up , straight out and up front.

[bearlyloaded]

That is exactly the info that I needed. Judging from your response the high tension lines have no impact.

Thanks

[John Candle]

If by high tension lines you mean the big high power transmission lines , it's a connect up the antenna and see. The greater the distance between the lines and the antenna the better. Ground the antenna pole that the antenna is mounted on and ground the coax cable. This will reduce interference. Grounding clamps for the antenna pole and coax grounding blocks and ground wire are common at places like home depot and etc. .

[Tigerbangs]

Forget the two-antenna system: way too cumbersome and totally unnecessary! use a single Winegard HD-7696P on top of a Channel Master 9521a rotator. Under most circumstances, you will be able to aim the antenna at 340 degrees and see both DC and Baltimore from your location. If you need to pinpoint aim the antenna to sharpen your reception, the rotator will allow you to do so.

You didn't mention how many TV sets you plan to use, but you may want to add a high-input preamplifier like a Winegard HDP-269 if you want to split the signal to more than 2 TV sets.