I've been enjoying good TV reception since I purchased and installed a HD Stacker last month.
However I'm curious to see if I can get that last bit of reception out of it, perhaps doing a small change in the spring.
The situation is that I live in a very low part of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The antenna is gable (end peak) mounted using the supplied 5-foot pole, on a two story house with a 10/12 pitch (see attached photos below).
The lower part of the antenna (UH part) doesn't quite clear the peak of the roof, the lowest 6 inches or so are just below the peak line. We installed the rake board brace which runs across the face a little low (6") in retrospect.
Overall I'm getting good reception, the entire 50 channels TV-Fool says I should be getting plus some (more than base cable).
The one channel I would like to get happens to be the farthest, channel 9 out of Canada some 152 miles away. This station does not come in all the time, sometimes perfect, sometimes not at all, most of the time with digital artifacts.
QUESTION: Would replacing the 5-foot post with a 10-foot post gain allow channel 9 to come in more consistently?
I'm hesitant to assume yes, because a taller pole will wobble more and then more stations could come in poorly during windy conditions.
Any suggestions or opinions will be appreciated.
As you can see, my old antenna/post was 3 times higher (I'm guessing for a good reason).
Cheers, George / kach22i
The kit:
http://store03.prostores.com/servlet...ion-Kit/Detail
The old antenna: 15 Feet
The new antenna: 5 Feet
FYI: In case you were curious, the old antenna gave me only two channels and very poorly via a 300 OHM line, and no preamp (+ one leg was missing).
PS:
Comcast Sucks!
EDIT:
TV-Fool Map:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...46aeffae5da48f