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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast

There is no reason to be using two amplifiers in the system you describe. The long list of strong local signals indicates against use of any amplifier with low to moderate input capability. A second amplifier in-line will most certainly be overloaded even if the first amplifier is not.

Allow me to clarify this please: there is only one preamplifier in the system, Winegard AP-8700, as posted in the first thread. We were discussing options. My understanding is that any (pre)amplifier cannot increase the signal level beyond that of the native (over the air) and antenna gain combined, it can only compensate for signal loss. With this in mind and given that signal loss in my case can be recovered by one preamplifier, I do not see the point of adding a second amplifier.

Originally Posted by GroundUrMast

There are better antennas for reception of real channel 14. The Antennas Direct XG-91 for example. If the 2-edge path for WUTV is introducing unpredicted loss or multipath or, there is external interference, you may never see reliable signal from WUTV. As a test, you can remove the splitter and check to see if you can see WUTV, if you see it, you may be lucky and simply be facing lower than predicted signal levels.

Thanks for all other suggestions, I'd give it a try and get back to you.

I believe my aiming is currently not so great for WUTV-FOX, as I get WNYO-DT on 49.1 at 153 magnetic and 91 miles away quite solid at 40-50 out of 100. Rated NM is 1.6 db with a signal level of -89.2 dbm, signal path 2Edge. By all accounts, this looks so much worse than WUTV-FOX.

Thanks again!