Here is my report:
report
And available equipment:
CM4228 UHF (UHF)
CM3016 Med Directional VHF/UHF (VHF)
Radio Shack Omnidirectional Outdoor FM (FM)
CM7777 Preamp (AMP) Older 2005 version, separate VHF/UHF inputs, FM notch switch, single/dual input selector switch.
I am only trying to get station in green in the report, pretty much due North, so this should be easy, right? I have the antennas and AMP in the attic, 30ft coax run, splice, backwards splitter for power injection, and then a combination of two splices, two 2-way splitters, and 20ft coax. The back of the house faces North, so I have aimed the antennas straight that way.
Before yesterday, I had the FM and UHF antennas in the attic (2 story house) on the AMP since 2005. Most stations were good, except PBS ch34 would block and freeze. ch11 had occasional problems, but not horrible. I was also not getting ch45, but that might have been a rescan issue.
I checked AntennaWeb, and it recommended a Medium directional antenna, so I picked up the CM3016. Since my attic is only 2.5' high, that was about the largest I could get. I took down the FM, and hung the VHF centered in the space from the rafters. I could then get almost every yellow and red station, but still problems with ch34.
Here is the weird (to me) part. I unplugged the UHF and terminated that input. I lost many yellow/red that I don't care about, and ch34 came in great, but I lost ch9 and ch11. I would have thought ch34 would be better with UHF and ch9/ch11 better with VHF.
I did pull power from the injector, and lost many more stations, so I believe the amp is working. I forgot to try UHF by itself, without FM.
Any suggestions on what else to try?
Thanks for your time.
-Michael