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Old 19-Apr-2017, 10:57 PM   #21
lifespeed
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Would you consider replacing one of the UHF antennas with a UHF/VHF-High combo antenna like the Winegard HD7698P?
It would have to be the 91XG, because that is the same direction as for KGO RF7, I think.
I really like that XG91, it fixed some multipath dropouts on KPIX RF29 VC5.1 compared to when I had the DB4e aimed at Mt. Sutro. I would probably like to keep it.

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Another alternative would be the VHF Kit on top of the DB4e as suggested by ADTech.
But the DB4e points at Mt. Allison. What you suggest could well work . . . or it might not. KGO RF7 is 19dB noise margin, and I am behind a hill in a multi-path situation. It may be surest to sledgehammer it with high antenna directivity and gain. After the re-pack there will be two VHF stations in SF, KGO is moving to 12, and KRON to 7.

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If that isn't enough gain, another alternative would be a modified MCM 30-2475 between the 91XG and the DB4e.
Remove the upper and lower reflector rods, leaving just one; its 33-1/8 length should be sufficient for channel 7.
This is an interesting idea. Probably the most ideal thing to do would be to find another location for the DB4e, I have a good location for an eave mount. Overdoing it
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