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Old 14-Oct-2020, 3:20 PM   #15
johnnyboygomez
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Custom cut vhf antenna?

Thanks again for all the suggestions and feedback. I'm picking this up again after while. Things have changed since the repack. I've been playing around with it for 2 or 3 weeks so I've got a pretty good handle on what channels are working now.

Here is my Rabbit Ears info since it looks like TV Fool is out of date:
https://www.rabbitears.info/searchma...tudy_id=161734

Interestingly I can now get CJNT and CFTU 100%. So I can now get every one of the Montreal stations!

So we come back to the Vermont stations. They all broadcast from Mt. Mansfield. Exactly 104.8 miles.
WCAX (CBS) - 99% of the time
WETK (PBS) -75%
WPTZ (NBC) - 66%
WFFF (FOX) - 10%
WVNY (ABC) - 0% (vhf channel 7)

I have two questions. I have another XG91. (Actually the boom was modified to be a bit shorter.) I was planning to stack them and play around with that. Due to the constraints of the tower where I want to install the second antenna the best spot would be about a 18" lower and 18" to one side. So offset diagonally. Though booms are not the same length I'll try to have the driven elements lined up. Any tips?

Second. For WVNY. It is on VHF channel 7. Do you think that making a custom cut antenna optimized for 177mhz would be worth it? I have found the required specs at https://www.changpuak.ch/electronics...enna_DL6WU.php

Thanks

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