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Originally Posted by Bovine0001
Well, after lots of fiddling with the antenna I can get ABC, NBC and crappy FOX. I really only want these stations. Would an internal antenna with an amplifier help? I basically wonder if the amplified antennas are any good.
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If anything, an amplifier will hurt. You have more than ample signal strength to get ABC (KEZI RF-09), CBS/This TV (KVAL RF-13), FOX/MyNetwork TV (KLSR RF-31), NBC/CW+ (KMTR RF-17), and PBS (KOAC RF-07). As close as you are to several of the transmitters, your reception may be suffering from multi-path signals. I have found that a signal attenuator may help. This is particularly the case if you live in an apartment with steel structure. Transmitters are in two distinct directions from you--33° by the compass and 145° by the compass. You also have stations at 335° to magnetic compass. I would think that an
unamplified VHF/UHF indoor antenna would work well. If your antenna is amplified, then my guess is that the total strength being received is saturating the amplifier.