Hello,
I am a newbie and going to be cutting cable in the next month. I have been looking at the OTA channels available to me and want to know what the chances are I can pick up some of the distant US stations. The info I read seems to be mixed at best for 100mile+.
I am situated in one of the higher points in Aylmer, and it looks like I would have a completely unobstructed view to the south. (i.e no trees close by, all southern homes are lower, etc... that block to the south) as I can get about 35 feet above the existing ground level.
My TVfool report is below.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...1ddad317c27cbb
My questions are this:
1) At 100 miles+, do I even try and get an antenna that can try to pick up these distant channels? percentage of getting a good signal??
2) If so - what antenna should I use? What other accesories should I get (amplifier, etc...)
3) Given that some of the local channels transmit directly from the north of me (camp fortune - 6 miles), am I going to have a problem with the close signals being too strong if I get some massive antenna to get the far away stations (100+ miles).
4) If the distance channels are too far away, then what is a good antenna to get for the local stuff (6 miles (north) and 19 miles (se))? Can I use one without a rotor (prefereable) to get both of these?
I am OK to get a big antenna if I have some reasonable chance to pick these distant channels up, but if not then would rather get a regular one that is not so big and bulky to install, visual, etc....
A lot of questions, any info would be greatly appreciated, looking forward to cutting my cable. Thansk in advance.