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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast

Day to day, do you get reliable reception of WHEC & WHAM? If not, the addition of a High-VHF antenna would improve the situation.

If I were starting form scratch, seeking reliable local reception, I would use two antennas. First, an Antennas Direct DB4e facing east (105° compass). The DB4e has two lobes off the back that are sensitive enough to do a good job receiving the signals from the NW & SW. Second, I would point an Antennacraft Y5713 at 329° compass, aiming for real CH-10 & 13. To combine the antennas into a single down-lead, I'd use a UVSJ close to the UHF antenna, followed by an Antennas Direct CPA-19 preamp.

If your goal is DX hobby reception, use a large combination antenna or combination of large cut-for-band antennas... 91XG, HD9095P, Y10713, YA1713, etc. Also, particularly for DX, mount outside.

Thanks, guys!

I do get good reception of the closest stations to my NW, no matter which way I point the antenna. So what I was trying to do was just to see if I could get the stations to the East that are farther away by pointing it there. I was tantalized by all these new stations I was drawing in last night up in the attic and thought it was a piece of cake. But alas, the atmospheric conditions do vex me. Maybe I should just settle for what is easy, rather than what is expensive. ;-)

Bryan