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Old 16-Dec-2011, 4:41 PM   #6
mdawdy
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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast View Post
It would help us understand your situation better if you were to post a link to your TV Fool Report ...
My apologies for not following the NewGuy guidelines. Here is the link to my TV Signal Analysis Results ...

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...4033077dfb8f79

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... Experimenting with small changes to the length of one or both 'antenna-to-combiner' cables might make this work for you. A few folks are able to make this arrangement work ...
I have 12' cables between each antenna and the combiner. They could be shorter, about 6'. I could also move the two antennae closer together. I have each on a separate mast altho my original intention was to put them on the same one. Somehow i thought that keeping them separate would be better, but i have no real tech knowledge about this.

Should i put them on the same mast, or move them closer together, and should i make the cables as short as possible and still equal length? One is pointing almost directly East, the other almost directly West.

Compass i use [from my sailing days] ...



West, 263` compass ...



East, 87` compass ...



It took me a while to determine that i originally had the antenna pointing backwards. It is "obviously" a huge arrow, but it does not work that way. The tail is the pointer.

The antenna that i have may not be very good. They are DigiWav ANT-2110. DIGIWAV claims they are good for 70 miles. LAVA HD230 is an identical one, claims just 45 miles and a user rating of only 3.0 out of 5.0

Also the LAVA HD2805 claims 150 miles and a user rating of 4.9 out of 5.0 for about the same price.

Perhaps DIGIWAV is not being honest about their distance claim, and i may have better results with the LAVA2805.

DIGIWAV ANT2110 web page ...
http://www.digiwavetechnologies.com/...ge&PAGE_id=401

LAVA2805 web page ...
http://antennadeals.com/HD2805.html

LAVA HD230 web page ...
http://antennadeals.com/HD230.html

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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast View Post
... Yes, a two antenna system often needs to be cabled with separate down-leads to an A/B switch or separate tuners.
Eventually it may cone down to this, but i am willing to experiment more if it might be fruitful.

Thanx again for the info and the assistance.
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