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Our subscription to DISH is about up ... and we are seriously pondering joining the cord cutting craze and entering the OTA family.
I research everything before I buy ... in this case ... I am just getting more and more confused!!!!
I know there are TONS of extremely educated OTA individuals on this board and I ask for all input I can get ... I do ask one thing: please dumb it down for me
I know computers, I know ZERO about OTA other than what I have tried to teach myself over this last week and to the point of information overload and analysis paralysis!!
We live approximately 30-50 (at most) miles from the towers in Wichita KS ... most of the towers are clustered, what looks like, within 30 degrees of each other
Depending on the DVR, we may not split the cable run from the antenna to the DVR - but at most we would be running 2 tvs.
Since we already have DISH ... I will probably take down the dish and install whatever antenna on that pole - on the roof. We do have a few trees within immediate distance - neighbors - but other than that - its not all that blocked that I can tell, but then again ... NEWBIE!!!!
While I would PREFER to install as small as possible antenna on the mast of the former dish satellite, and not have a honkin' big antenna outside, we are willing to do just about anything reasonable to get good reception from the towers you see in the report above ... if we can get away with installing in the attic ... that would be IDEAL, but not a deal killer.
We would obviously love to have all of those HI VHF and UHF stations in "HD" quality!!
So ..... what to do?!?!?
With all that said ... here are the pieces of equipment we are considering:
ANTENNA Choices (or other as you may see fit!!!!):
- Mohu Sky 60
- AmazonBasics Amplified Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna - 60 Mile Range
- Winegard FL6550A FlatWave Air Outdoor HDTV Antenna
- HD stacker?
- the DB4e HD TV Digital Antenna - with VHF Retrofit Kit (from an email from antenna direct)
- If needed: Preamp - Winegard LNA-200 Boost XT
- If needed: Antenna's Direct EU385CF UHF/VHF Antenna Combiner
- Either the Tablo or Tivo OTA for recording
- New RG6 quad shield cable (please recommend some suggestions)
Any and all information / guidance is greatly appreciated!!!
other Information - regarding stations ... From AntennaPoint - here are the towers they found with directions and miles:
KSAS-TV FOX 26 24.1 UHF 350.0 kW Wichita 31.26 mi 287.14°
KSNW NBC 45 3.1 UHF 891.0 kW Wichita 31.39 mi 286.55°
KAKE-TV ABC 10 10.1 VHF 24.63 kW Wichita 31.78 mi 287.32°
KDCU-DT 31 0.1 UHF 570.0 kW Derby 32.49 mi 289.36°
KMTW MYTV 35 36.1 UHF 1000.0 kW Hutchinson 36.19 mi 304.33°
KWCH-TV CBS 19 12.1 UHF 1000.0 kW Hutchinson 52.25 mi 303.54°
KSCW CW 12 33.1 VHF 19.1 kW Wichita 52.25 mi 303.54°
KPTS PBS 8 8.1 VHF 9.28 kW Hutchinson 52.66 mi 302.82°
If there is any other information you need ... please let me know!
thanks in advance!!!!
David