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Old 1-Sep-2011, 4:42 AM   #21
John Candle
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Tv Antennas and Reception

Due to the W-I-D-E geographic spread and Low signal strength of the American Tv stations , the CM 3020 will be at real disadvantage , the forward beam width is not wide enough to receive the Low Signal Strength American stations. What is needed is a High gain narrow beam width antenna that is zeroed in on WWNY channel 7 , the YA-1713. And if I were to chose a different antenna for reception of the of the American UHF channels I would chose a Channel Master CM4228HD antenna , The CM4228HD has higher gain at the lower end of the UHF channels , 14 thru 30. So the antennas to use are the , YA-1713 for VHF and a 91-XG or CM4228HD for UHF. The higher gain that I spoke of is about 2 or 3 dB , this will help a little as what compared the 91-XG will do , however in this reception situation it's not that much. There are trade off's with every thing , the 4228HD stands up right , vertical , and has a much higher wind load (like a big sail) , this one reason why I recommended the 91-XG first.

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