After reading the forums for the past 3 weeks and trying a number of home built antennas I've finally decided to ask the experts. This has really been a DIY mission for me. The appeal was always the DIY aspect but maybe its too much to hope for.
Here's my report.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8d172c1e584f63
It is a hilly area with many tall trees. I can receive all the channels on the list above Channel 10 (WTNH) with a home made Gray Hoverman antenna I have on the second floor. There's about 40 ft of RG6 cable connected to the TV. The TV displays an SNR of around 20 for Channel 33, the lowest on the list that I'm receiving.
I've been on the roof holding up a folded dipole cut for 195 mhz and the Hoverman, aiming south in the direction of Channel 10 yet nothing shows up. The snow pattern looks a little busier but that's all. From those TVFool numbers shouldn't I be pretty close to snagging this channel? Just wondering what the minimum I might need and if it there's potential here. Thanks for the feedback.