Mclapp 4 bay antenna vs Clearstream 2MAX
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I've had a homemade 4 bay antenna on my roof now for over 2 years now. Everything has been working great until a few months ago when VHF channel 12 stopped being reliable. This antenna works great for UHF but not so hot for VHF. I was wondering if the Clearstream 2MAX would be a better option.
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If VHF-12 is your only concern, just order a
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I'm afraid if I do that it will degrade the UHF signal.
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The purpose of the VHF kit is to provide predictable VHF reception without changing the UHF reception. UHF signals are simply passed through the U/V diplexer without any significant change except a small insertion loss (< 1 dB or so).
Hmmm.... Looks like my initial response got truncated somehow and I didn't notice it until just now. Sorry about that! |
Or since you have successfully made, (an assumption on my part), a Mclapp you could make a VHF tuned just for CH12 and run them both through a USVJ.
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The reason I was asking about the 2MAX is that there is also WJBK on VHF 7 on the opposite side of WJRT 12.
Also for the past 2 days WJRT has been coming in great. Weird. |
In that case just add a VHF, either the kit ADtech recommended or a VHF only and combine them with the USVJ. That keeps the 4 bay and adds reliable VHF for less money that replacing everything.
And for what it's worth, I've built and use the 4 bay Mclapp 10 x 9 1/2 and get very reliable VHF 11, 2 edge from 45 miles. That version is good for hi VHF, not sure how it would do for VHF 7. |
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