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doughertymatt 17-Feb-2012 5:41 AM

A Little Help with Signal Strength
 
Hey Guys, I currently live in Franklin,IN. I am trying to get the ABC feed in Louisville,KY WHAS. It is around 78 miles from my house. I can get the CBS feed from Louisville just not the ABC like I want to. Can anyone help me out? Im using the Lava HD2805 i just recently purchased. Money is not an issue.
Thanks guys!
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...0b8667637b2ba1

MisterMe 17-Feb-2012 4:36 PM

You are not going to get a lot of sympathy for your Lava HD2805. These little Chinese-made antennas are sold with grandiose claims at high prices, but are in fact POS. That said, your antenna is a UHF antenna with U-arms to pull-in VHF. However, its sensitivity to VHF is poor. You are able to receive WLKY (RF-26) CBS because it is UHF. You do not receive WHAS (RF-11) ABC because it is VHF. Your Lava HD2805 cannot and will not cut the mustard. You need a real Hi-VHF/UHF antenna.

doughertymatt 17-Feb-2012 6:47 PM

would you recommend this antenna?
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...28468#inTheBox

or

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...233141602#desc

MisterMe 17-Feb-2012 9:15 PM

There are others on the forum who can recommend an antenna or combination of antennas in their sleep. That said, given the choice between those two AntennaCraft antennas, I would go with the HBU55. It is a 7-69 (aka Hi-VHF/UHF ) deep fringe antenna. The CCS1843 is a 2-69 (VHF/UHF) deep fringe antenna. If there were any Low-VHF channels anywhere near you, then I would recommend the CCS1843. There aren't. Elements dedicated to Low-VHF in your area are wasted money. The HBU55 is designed to receive the signals that are available to you. If you can receive WLKY with your Lava, then I would expect you to receive WHAS and darned near every other station listed on your TV Fool Radar plot with the HBU55.


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