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Old 11-Jun-2015, 5:43 AM   #8
michaelt84
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Thanks for the great analysis and reply, rabbit73 ... and you are correct that I don't need KHIZ. I hadn't paid attention to the noise margin of the stations ... the -7.1 dB for KCBS indicates that it's the one that I periodically lose.

I will try the Winegard HD7698P by itself and compare the signal strength for KCBS with and without the pre-amp.

I plan on mounting the OTA antenna to a roof-mounted 2" rigid conduit (outside diameter 2 3/8"), which also will hold a DirecTV dish. Here's a picture of the pole:

Rigid conduit mounting pole

Since the pole is so big and the mast clamp on the antenna only goes up to 2" OD, I think I need something like these for mounting:

Ronard 8200 vent pipe clamp
Galvanized 1 5/8" pipe

Is this the way to go, or is there a better way to mount the HD7698P?

The satellite dish points to 136°, the antenna will point to 81°. I will have only two to three feet of separation, but since they are so directional and offset by 55°, I'm hoping that I won't have any interference between the dish and the antenna. Does this look OK, or do you think I'll need more separation?
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