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samizeki 26-Mar-2015 11:01 PM

best antenna selection summit county utah
 
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...f1f0487c299c47

I tried the winegard fv 30 on the roof.got nothing. looking for help

ADTech 27-Mar-2015 12:37 AM

This is a case where your Tvfool analysis must be done with pinpoint precision. If you used your street address to create your initial plot, Google's geo-coding may not be accurate enough. Use the procedure in this post (http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=14508) to accurately place the antenna on the eastern-most point on either your home, garage, or property where you would be willing to place an antenna, run a new plot, and post that new link.

While you're in that satellite view, click on the check box to turn on the lines so as to show you the direction to your local transmitters. They are on outcropping about 2.7 miles to your southeast across the valley overlooking the intersection of I80/I84. Then, walk out in your yard and see if you can find a line of sight around the hill that has that big house on it. However, if Google was wrong about your location and that big house on the hill is yours, reception should be easy. But, if, you're behind that hill at all with your antenna, those ultra-low power transmitters probably can't get a signal into the shadowed area almost anywhere behind the hill.

BTW, don't forget that there are two prerequisites regarding your TV set: 1) It MUST have a digital tuner and 2) You MUST properly program the TV to use an antenna (see owner's manual) otherwise you will get absolutely nothing.

samizeki 27-Mar-2015 3:01 PM

latest radar plot
 
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...f1f000863145b5

this is pinpointed using lat long coordinates.

ADTech 27-Mar-2015 5:11 PM

Okay, it appears you're 'hooked" around the back side of the hill. Your actual signal levels will be "highly variable" from the calculations due to the methodology of the calculations and your proximity to the hill.

Your best bet, if you must stay at that elevation, would be a Yagi with a tiltable mast mount and a medium gain pre-amp. From our product catalog, I'd suggest the 91XG and the JUICE pre-amp (you're free to get something else, if you wish).

Assuming I've correctly identified you rooftop, your BEST bet, if it's within your means, is to simply take the antenna up the hill behind your house with a 100' cable and gain another 60-75 of elevation which should allow the signals an unimpeded path to your antenna.


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