Recommedations please
 

Hi all,

Looking for some expert advice.
My signal analasys:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...b7c88debcf7926

My house sits in a valley and is surrounded by trees.
I was curious to see if i could receive OTA TV and purchased an Antennacraft HBU33 and a pre-amp/indoor amp from my local RS.
I mounted the antenna/amp approximately 30ft above ground and am using the old RG6 cable from the existing DirectTV dishes.
ive tweaked the antenna direction from anywhere between 79º-92º. I receive all the majors and then some and the strongest station is ABC 7.1 coming in at a max of 70%. All other stations fluctuate between 35% and 50%. I am pleased with the resulsts but I get some dropouts and pixilating and think I could fix it with some better equipment.

My thoughts are either:
1- install a CM4228, CM7777, Winegard YA1713 and a rotor
2- install a Winegard hd8200u and an amp if necessary
or
3- install a Tereves DAT 75, read they are good for weak signal areas due to valleys and trees.

Regardless of what I end up installing I will be upgrading the cables to new Quad Shielded RG6 and new grounding hardware, just want to do it all at the same time.

Thanks in advance!

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You do not want just the Televes antenna, it is a UHF-only antenna. According to this review, the advantage of the three-yagi design shows up only on the high end of the UHF band.

Thanks for the response, Dave.

Other than looking pretty the Televes is also expensive, so if it isn't the right thing to do, all the better.
I don't mind spending some $$$ as long as I get it right and the rig will last.
So with that being said, would option 1 or 2 be better for my situation?
Or, is there another configuration that would suit me best?


Thanks again.

If ABC from Philadelphia (WPVI) is important to you, then the YA1713 will not work, as it is designed only for channels 7-13. The HD8200u (with a rotor) should get you the NYC and Philly stations, but just. You will probably need a low-noise preamp to compensate for cable losses, too. Be prepared to still suffer dropouts due to the 2-edge paths you are dealing with.

I concur with Dave. The HD8200U is a good antenna for all channels. It will perform significantly better than the HBU-33.

For a low Noise Figure pre-amp, you can use the Channel Master 7777, Winegard AP-8275, or Antennacraft 10G212.

You'll also need a rotator to point the different directions.

This combination ought to give you the best chance at getting a good signal on the most channels.

Thanks for the insight, fellas.

I will be going with the 8200u and cm7777. Havent decided on which rotor to get but Ive narrowed it down to the Channel Master and the RCA. Most likely I will go with CM and order everything together.

Much appreciated!~