Pretty much agree with GroundUrMast's above comments.
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Originally Posted by HDTV-OTA
RE. http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=13236
Need some more help with buying antennas.
1. Winegard HD8200P
2. Antennacraft SuperG 1483 (the stacked Hooverman version)
3. XG-91
4. VU936sr
5. VU937SR
6. VIP-307
Will any of these work for my location? |
There is a good chance that the CM4228HD is a good antenna for your location. This assumes you are mounting the antenna outside.
Unless the feed line is broken or shorted, slight misalignment or bending a CM4228 does not cause great problems.
That you do not receive any channels may mean something is not set up properly or some equipment has failed.
The largest antennas in your list (VU936sr, VU937SR, and VIP-307) are not manufactured anymore and would be hard to find. At present, you probably would not use the low VHF capability of these antennas.
Channels 2 (KSFW) and 4 (KHFW) do not seem to be on the air.
Channel 8 WFAA in many cases can be received via a CM4228HD.
You may have some FM stations nearby that could cause a problem with Channel 8 reception. Unless you were quite close to the FM stations, it is not very likely the FMs would prevent UHF reception. Check with FMfool.
If there are very strong FM stations nearby, you may want to install an FM Trap.
Whenever you do start seeing reception of some stations, you may gain some improvement by using a preamplifier (such as the popular RCA version).
Thanks for the kind words about the antennas and contributions from other members