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Old 11-Dec-2011, 3:36 AM   #2
Dave Loudin
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: King George, VA
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Your antenna is designed for higher-signal conditions. The preamplifier does not extend range. It prevents cable losses or poor receivers from ruining reception. Although you are only 10 miles or so from the transmitters, they are behind a mountain from you. Click on any of the stations in the yellow part of the table to open the path profile between transmitter and you.

You need a high gain hi-VHF/UHF antenna, like a Winegard 7698P or AntennaCraft HBU-55 to catch as much signal scattering over the mountain as possible. Tilting the antenna up by 10 to 15 degrees will also help.
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