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Originally Posted by Smith
Ok, so you are saying I need two antennas, and a pre-amp?
I may be able to figure out a way to get the antennas 20 feet up. It is probably better than going the rotor route for my household.
Any other advice you would care to share? Like what kind of cable or installation tips?
By the way, if I mount an antenna for the FM receiver on one end of my house in a convenient spot right outside the window at the roof line, would I use coax cable to go from the antenna to the receiver?
Thanks.
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Yes, I am suggesting the large, high gain UHF antenna in part to give you the best chance at getting a reliable signal from WPSD (32) and KBSI (22). Both signals travel 'edge' paths which may make them more prone to fading or multipath. If you can not find a single aim point that provides reliable reception for those stations toward the top of the list, you will still be able to add a rotor. This and other UHF-only antennas are designed to receive RF (real) channels 14 and up.
The VHF antenna I have suggested is designed to receive RF (real) channels 7 through 13. I am suggesting this antenna for reception of WSIU (8) specifically. WSIU (8) is far enough off line from the other stations and the predicted signal level is such that a combination UHF/VHF antenna would very likely fail for two reasons. First it you could only aim at one group of stations or the other, two, even the largest UHF/VHF combo antennas do not have the gain (ability to gather signal) that the specialized antennas I am suggesting have. I suspect that WSIU (8) will be more challenging than the other stations but I think it's do-able.
I am suggesting the amplifier because some signals will be relatively low and the CM7777 amplifier has separate inputs for the UHF and VHF antennas, which is a very easy way to combine the signals into one coax.
I recommend RG6 coax. An installation like this will very likely call for field installation of connectors which should be high quality compression style.
Connectors, tools and kits:
http://search.solidsignal.com/?cart=...w&u1=q&x=0&y=0
I keep offering links to SolidSignal.com only because they offer as much or more information about each product than any of the other good retailers... shop around.
I can sound like I'm lecturing but if you are going to work off a ladder or roof, please think the job through and work safe. My personal opinion about grounding an antenna system is that it's like an insurance policy, hope it never needs to pay off. The install instructions that come with antennas will usually provide general guidelines about safety and grounding.