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Old 26-Sep-2014, 1:54 PM   #2
tomfoolery
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While you're waiting for the pros to respond, I'll give you my two cents (just an enthusiast). You've got all UHF, in groups almost at cardinal points - shifted a bit, but three of the four groups are just about 90 degrees apart. I don't know how well it would work, but a DB8e with the reflectors removed with one panel aimed halfway between magnetic 235 and 15 (around 35 deg) and the other halfway between mag. 114 and 314 (mag. 304) might be enough to get all the stronger stations. If you don't care about the ones to the E-SE, you could leave the reflector on that one and aim it at NBC (real 14) at 314 magnetic for stronger reception in that direction. The PBS station on real 25 might come in through the back anyway. But the DB8e gives a lot of flexibility, which is something rather unique. And it's tuned to the current UHF band which now tops out at real 51 (52-69 are gone, and 70-83 are long gone).
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