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Old 25-Jan-2013, 6:35 AM   #5
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Thanks for posting the link.

When you click on the call sign of a given signal you are presented with a view of the path profile, a representation of the terrain between the transmitter on the left and your location on the right. It looks as if you have a significant hill or even mountain within a few miles of your location.

Reliable reception begins at the antenna, it's performance and placement. Can you consider mounting the antenna higher? You can run additional reports at heights as high as 500' to see if signal conditions improve.

Based on the numbers shown so far, the AP8275 would be a very good option. The Antennas Direct PA-18 has better noise performance and the Kitztech KT-200 has even better. But, no amplifier will 'pull' signal from an antenna or out of the air. It's only able to 'push' signal through the losses in cable, splitter and tuner on the output side of the amp.
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