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Originally Posted by Tower Guy
The other option is two antennas, one for VHF and one for UHF. The VHF antenna can be either a Winegard YA1713 or Antennacraft Y10-7-13. The UHF antenna could be a C4, any of the 8 bay UHF antennas or a 91XG. Use a Winegard AP-2870 preamp with the dual antennas.You can stack them on a single 10' mast.
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Though I'm not under a restriction about antenna size, I
do have relatively close neighbors who are above my house on a hill ... I'd like to avoid creating an eyesore with a large antenna or a particularly tall mast or multiple antennas. I think this may be possible because my smaller immitation DB2 type antenna was able to draw down most these channels when mounted outside about 4 feet off the ground ... so I'm really hoping that a much more substantial antenna with more triple the height will do the trick ... it's a matter of which is the right one for my area (thanks for helping me narrow it down folks!)
Ideally, would like a solution like the C4 because it's relatively small and no much more obtrusive than a Dish Network or DirectTV dish.
Do you have an opinion as to any smaller antennas I should consider to get UHF and VHF channels? What about the
Antennacraft HBU33 or
Channel Master 2020
[/quote]If you really want KTVJ, it's on channel 4 and in a unique direction. There are no small antennas that would get it and the SF VHF stations. That leaves you with a third antenna such as the Antennacraft CS600, or a VHF only antenna such as the HD5030 that's even bigger than the HD7698P[/QUOTE]Actually, with my tiny two bow-tie antenna from Radio Shack I'm able to get channels 4.1 and 5.1 just standing the antenna on a chair in my front yard facing South-West, so I'm assuming I won't have a problem with the roof mounted improved antenna, but I see what you're talking about. Thanks for the heads up!
So I guess my question is,
Which
UHF/VHF antenna (and pre-amp) ...
- ... is under 6 feet
- ... will give me a good chance of pulling in San Francisco channels:
- ... ... Priority channels:2.1 (Fox), 5.1 (CBS), 7.1 (ABC), 9.1 (PBS), 11.1 (NBC), 44.1 (CW)
- ... ... Lower priority: 4.1 (KRON), 20.1 (KOFY), and 36.1
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