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Old 22-Sep-2010, 6:00 PM   #7
mtownsend
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If you can live with just the DC stations, then things are simple. Something like the Winegard HD7694P or Antennacraft HBU-33 pointed at DC should get everything there pretty easily.

If you want to get both the DC and Balto stations, then it get a little tougher. The angle between the two transmitter groups is just a tad too wide for a directional antenna to handle.

You might want to experiment with pointing your antenna somewhere between the two channel groups. There's a chance that you'll find a position that picks up both cities, but the signal lock on some stations won't be as reliable as if you had pointed the antenna directly at the stations.

There are "omni" antenna designs available, but I usually recommend against using them indoors. Indoor environments are prone to many signal reflections (a.k.a., multipath, ghosts, or echoes) entering your antenna from all directions. Since omni antennas do not screen out signals from unwanted directions, they are best used out in the open (i.e., on the roof) where the number of multipath signals is less.
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