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Old 10-Nov-2011, 10:30 PM   #5
GroundUrMast
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Rabbit ears indoors or in the attic can't be expected to deliver as much signal as a higher gain antenna mounted outdoors. But you are starting with signal levels that give you quite a bit of 'breathing room' when it comes to the amount of gain needed.

The challenge for an antenna with gain is that it will be directional to some degree. The 4-bay UHF is not nearly as directional as a Yagi or Log Periodic but the two major groupings of signals are about 90 degrees separate from one another. I think you'll have a hard time finding a single aim point for the 4-bay that will give you reliable reception of both groups.

A set of rabbit ears is easy to turn if needed. Unless your home has metal siding, wire mesh in stucco, foil faced insulation or some similar signal blocking material, a $10 set of rabbit ears should have no trouble receiving everything in the green section of your report except for real channel 20 which is used by two stations on nearly identical azimuths.
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