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Old 16-Aug-2011, 7:55 PM   #1
Donald Duck
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Need help choosing the right antenna Sierra Madre, Ca

I just recently ditched my DirecTv and have gone through trial and error with OTA TV. I started with a couple of indoor antennas, which didn't work out for me, to an outdoor antenna. I got the OK from the apartment management company to put an antenna on the roof. It’s 2 story flat roof. There are trees about 75' away that are in line with the mountains in the distance. The antenna is about 2 1/2' off the roof pointed the direction of the towers. Unfortunately I don't have a LOS due to a second mountain range in front of the towers. Here is a report from TVFool on the channels I should be getting.

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...3e474e1a7b9fae

The antenna I am using is a Antennacraft HDX1000. Here is a link of some info.

http://www.antennacraft.net/Antennas...Amplified.html

I’m using 100' of coaxial that I got from monoprice. I currently receive about 36 digital channels, 2 of which are 7.1 and 9.1 both about 60%. The ones I want most out of all of them would be 2.1 CBS, 4.1 NBC, 5.1 CW, 7.1 ABC, 9.1 KCAL, 11.1 FOX, and 13.1 MyTv.
TVFool report shows that If I have a roof mounted antenna at 25' I should receive all of those channels. My question is what antenna should I put in its place to receive those channels? I was looking at the RCA ANT751 or Winegard Sensar 111. I wouldn't be able to put up anything crazy large like a Winegard HD8200U. Thanks for your time and help
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