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Originally Posted by 37pro
I am translating this into bigger is better.
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Not exactly.
You have the RCA751U. It measures 34.5 x 33.1 x 24.2. It doesn't have elements to pickup VHF-Low. It would have to be slightly longer and have wider elements to pickup VHF-Low. This wouldn't make the antenna better but it does make the antenna pickup more frequencies. This is why the compact antenna you cited isn't ideal for your situation. In simple terms it's not wide enough for channels 2-6 & FM.
You can say in all honesty to your wife that because you want METV the 3ft compact antenna isn't designed for low channels but the 5ft antenna is. And you'd be hard pressed to find a smaller antenna still on the market that does VHF low.
10FT is huge, really huge. I have a 10ft 7-13 VHF Antenna and in my case that was bought specifically because at the time the cost of this Radio Shack antenna was roughly equal to a distribution amp and in my case I have one UHF station. I honestly tried the smaller one but because trees and hills one station wouldn't come in.
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