[ADTech]

Okay, several ideas and observations:

Charleston WV is out of the picture. That site is on the back slope of an 80' hill with trees, the signals from the east either will never make it or will be unreliable.

A number of the Lexington stations should be receivable most of the time if you can do all of the following:

1. Skip the C4V, go to either the DB8E (preferred) or the 91XG (2nd choice) aimed at heading 245° true.

2. Select a mounting location (the one presented is unsuitable due to trees) that is completely free of trees in the direction indicated +/- 20° on either side. You may need to do some tree trimming, use additional height, or put the darned thing on a pole out in a field to achieve this. You may need to experiment with both location and height, your first choice may or may not work out.

3. You do need a preamp, but do SKIP the CM7777 for the reasons stated above. Our JUICE is suitable for this location, the PA18 is not.

This should net 6 or 7 stations with a total of 15-18 total channels with better than 95% reliability.

This is a "tough but not impossible" location, patience and planning are called for.

You could add a rotor and he can play with the aim of the antenna. I'd expect some reception from Cincinnati OH and Kingsport TN to be possible much of the time.