Thread: Antenna advice
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Old 14-Jan-2010, 4:56 PM   #2
mtownsend
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Hello and welcome!

Since the channels you want are all clustered together, that makes things easier. It's a mix of fairly strong high-VHF and UHF channels, so a high-VHF/UHF combo antenna like the Antennacraft HBU-22 or the Winegard HD7694P should work as long as there is nothing conductive blocking the way in your attic or roof (e.g., ducts, foil-backed insulation, wire meshes, etc.).

You should point the antenna into the center of the transmitter cluster you are interested in (approximate compass heading of 115 degrees), and keep it away from other objects as much as possible. Each of these antennas are the smallest in their family of antennas (there are also the larger HBU-33, 44, and 55, or the HD7695P, HD7696P, and HD7697P), so hopefully these smaller variants will fit in the space you have.

If you don't get 100% of the channels on your first pass, it might be possible to slightly relocate or turn the antenna slightly to find the sweet spot that gets everything.

You also have a few other channels that are coming in from different directions. Some of these might be strong enough to be picked up, but since they are coming in through the "side" of the antenna, there's no guarantee that you will get them. See what you get and you might get lucky.
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