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Old 15-Oct-2014, 3:53 PM   #8
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Thanks, everyone!

Just to review again before we purchase anything.

The consensus recommendation is for the HBU-33 on the roof. Our toughest station will be WMPT 42 (22.1) at 18.5 dB. This is a UHF station. The HBU-33 has a UHF gain of 7.7, while the HBU-22 has a UHF gain of 7.2. I'm surprised that a dB of only 0.5 will make such a difference.

Can I ask another question? I was reading the posts here and the experts often recommend a DB-8e. That has a gain of 17.4 dB. Do I we not need that much firepower? I would have thought that an antenna with a gain of 17.4 dB would be a slam dunk. Even in the attic. Even if the attic reduces the signal for WMPT from 18.1 to 2 because it would still be adding 17.4 and raise it back up near 18. Can someone explain?
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