Should this work?

[PuyallupHD]

Hello,

I have an Antenna Craft HBU33 antenna which is going to be mounted on the roof of my 2 story house with a 5' tripod totaling about 30 feet. Here is my signal analysis:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...2df98be80f6bfa

For the time being I will be connected to 1 TV with about 30' of coax and eventually I would like to split to a second room. I'm looking to pick up the major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, etc.) and anything else is really just a bonus.

How am I looking? My tripod won't be in for about a week and I'm trying to get an idea of how well this set up is going to work. Thanks for any help anyone is willing to offer.

[GroundUrMast]

Presuming you already own the HBU-33, give it a try. If you're not aiming through trees close in you likely have enough antenna to achieve your stated goals.

My inclination would be to go large... An Antennas direct DB4e or even their 91XG, plus an Antennacraft Y10713 or Winegard YA1713. But my goals would include weak signals like KFFV, KUSE, KTBW and KBTC. A less complex, one antenna option would be a Winegard HD7696P or HD7698P.

If the HBU-33 can not produce a reliable signal at the end of 30' of coax terminated in a single tuner, it's unlikely that a preamp would help much if at all. Adding a preamp in this scenario might help if the tuner has a particularly poor noise figure. On the other hand, if you add more cable and a splitter, a preamp would be recommended, to overcome the additional loss.

Aim the HBU33 antenna at about 340 degree magnetic compass direction.

Here is how to aim antennas , http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html.

Install a Antennas Direct CPA-19 preamp with the HBU33 antenna.

For 1 Tv connected use no splitter.

For 2 Tv's connected use a , HFS-2D , 2 way splitter.

For 3 Tv's connected use a , HFS-3D , 3 way splitter.

Buy the HFS splitters at , http://www.hollandelectronics.com , or , http://www.solidsignal.com.

Here are places to buy the CPA-19 preamp. http://www.solidsignal.com , http://www.amazon.com.

As always , trees and tree leaves do a real fine job of reducing or blocking Tv reception and so do buildings and other obstructions.

It is best to install the antenna at a location that has least amount to no amount of obstructions of any type or kind in the directions of reception.

The Tv/s Must Channel Scan for the Digital Broadcast Tv Channels , sometimes named the 'Air Channel' or 'Antenna Channels' in Tv setup menu because the Tv transmissions travel through the air from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna.

DO NOT channel scan for cable tv channels.