Looking for advice on my current antennae setup – currently have bad reception for the channels I want when it is windy or rainy and I lose reception even on clear days with wind. When it is clear and calm out, reception is good. Not sure if I need a better/stronger preamp or something else. Located in central Mass. Link to my TV Fool report below: I accurately placed the locator on my roof where the antennae is located.
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Channels of interest are all within the green and yellow background colors: WBZ-TV (4.1), WCVB-TV (5.1), WHDH-TV (7.1), WFXT-DT (25.1), WLVI (56), and the new station for NBC in our area (found it on channel 60, but it doesn’t seem updated on this Radar Plot). Not interested in other channels.
Antennae: HD Stacker from Denny’s Antennae Service, roof mounted on tripod for sloped roofs approx. 5-feet above my roofline (I used 30-feet for antennae height in my report). Verified that my antennae was plumb during installation.
Pre-amp: Winegard LNA200
Stats on my cable runs:
LNA200 preamp to antennae: 3 feet
2-way splitter to preamp: 26 feet
TV#2 to splitter: 36 feet
TV#1 to splitter: 60 feet
Power inserter located in attic between 2-way splitter and preamp cable run. I used a 50-foot extension cord in my attic to send power to the power inserter. Power source is from an open outlet in attic that is used for a radon fan. Tried unplugging the power to the preamp and the result was a complete loss of signal. Plugged it back in, and the reception was there, so I do believe the preamp does help.
I used the waterproofing paste on all my outdoor connections and tightened with a wrench. Not sure if I should be looking at my 75-300 Ohm matching transformer..