Hi all,
Here is my TVfool listing:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...2df9a5aa6b1540
What I want to receive: The goal with any antenna setup is to be able to pull in ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS. I know that there is no substitute for a large antenna and I would not mind getting Fox as well... but my wife does not care for how larger antennas look. Because of this, I am looking for a UHF only solution like a DB4 or DB8 antenna.
The Antennas I am currently looking into: The DB4e from antennas direct looks good as does the Channel Master 4228 for a UHF solution. Any antenna/amplifier recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Line of site issues: Our house is shorter than the houses on either side of ours. The house pointing towards compass heading 282, which is where most of the channels I would like to receive are, is only five feet taller while the the other house about 15 higher than my own blocking the way to CBS at compass heading 62. I was looking to go 10 + feet up with a channel master 20 foot telescopic mast to clear my neighbors house that faces to compass heading 282. I would like to not have to setup a second antenna and if I can pull the CBS station at heading 282 which is 71 miles away,I won't have to. If this is not possible I will try placing a second antenna on the corner of my house that may miss the line of sight to the taller house on the opposite side of mine allowing me to receive WTVY (CBS) at compass heading 62. The height that I would be able to go up on the other corner of the house would be limited to about 12 feet off the ground. If one antenna is used the signal will be split once to go into a Home Theater PC (HTPC) with a dual tuner card and if two antennas are needed will not need to go to a signal coupler as both tuners will be merged via the tuner card.
I'm sorry for the wall of information but I have spent a lot of time researching this and I still don't know if I should go one antenna or two, how high up I need to go, if I need or do not need an amplifier or even what antenna(s) to buy. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.