reception problems

[Tower Guy]

Originally Posted by bondo

would it be a possibility to use a channel 13 join-tenna to combine both antennas?

Perhaps the Jointenna would work. If not try a UVSJ.

The Jointenna would allow for reception of PBS when using a 7-69 antenna aimed at 82°. The UVSJ would filter out PBS on channel 9 and a UHF only for 82° would be OK.

If a Jointenna works, that's an ideal solution; but a Jointenna could allow some channel 13 from the 7-69 antenna to creep in, making the multipath worse instead of better.

[bondo]

Originally Posted by Tower Guy

Perhaps the Jointenna would work. If not try a UVSJ.

The Jointenna would allow for reception of PBS when using a 7-69 antenna aimed at 82°. The UVSJ would filter out PBS on channel 9 and a UHF only for 82° would be OK.

If a Jointenna works, that's an ideal solution; but a Jointenna could allow some channel 13 from the 7-69 antenna to creep in, making the multipath worse instead of better.

ok thanks, I'll give it a shot. If a vhf only antenna works for 13, I'll try a uhf only antenna along with a jointenna for the other direction. Also, PBS isn't a channel I watch or want. So would I still want to point the uhf that far south at 85 degrees, or pretty much directly at abc, nbc, and cbs which are pretty much lined up at around 66 degrees?

[Tower Guy]

Originally Posted by bondo

So would I still want to point the uhf that far south at 85 degrees, or pretty much directly at abc, nbc, and cbs which are pretty much lined up at around 66 degrees?

66. There are some indies and ION that might not work at 66, but CBS should be much better.

[GroundUrMast]

If I'm reading right, you don't care about any VHF other than KCPQ-13 and the only UHF priorities are KOMO-38, KING-48 and KIRO-39 (or the translator on 51).

So ditch the combo antenna aimed at Seattle, go with the big guns, an Antennas Direct XG-91 aimed at 66° (true) and an Antennacraft Y10713 aimed at 279° (true). Join them with a UVSJ.

That gives you the best shot at reliable KIRO KCPQ signals which might successfully split up to four ways with no amplifier (but you already own one or more if it's needed).

The Winegard 7496P is a fine antenna but has high-VHF capability you say you don't need. The increased gain and directivity of the XG-91 going to be of more value to you than reception of VHF 9 and 11.

[bondo]

great, thanks for the great advice guys, I'll let you know how it turns out.