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Old 19-Aug-2012, 3:04 AM   #2
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You'll need to consider mounting high enough to clear nearby trees. A quick look at the area near your location suggests it's heavily wooded. If you can do that, then I would suggest the following antenna system,

Antennas Direct 91XG or Winegard HD9095P (UHF, real channels 14 and higher)
Antennacraft Y10713 (High-VHF, real CH-7 through 13)

The UHF antenna should mount above the VHF antenna. At least 3' of separation is needed, but more would be ideal.

I would install an Antennas Direct PA-18 preamp on each antenna. Then cable each down separately to the power insertion blocks which are going to be inside out of the weather. At that point I would join the two antennas into a single coax using a UVSJ.

An alternative would be to use a single combination antenna such as the Winegard HD7698P or Antennacraft HBU-55

http://www.3starinc.com/
http://www.antennasdirect.com/store/...V_Antenna.html
http://www.antennasdirect.com/store/...e_amp_kit.html
http://www.antennacraft.net/Antennas/AntennasVHF.html
http://www.antennacraft.net/Antennas/AntennasHBU.html
http://www.winegarddirect.com/viewit...P%29&p=SHD9095
http://www.winegarddirect.com/viewit...P%29&p=HD7698P
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