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The advertising claims for the ANT7286 (max gain 35 dB) are not credible. Similar designs rarely claim/prove gain greater than 12 to 15 dBd. (20 dB additional gain is the same as claiming the antenna will deliver 100 times more power to the down-lead that the competitors similar antenna design... I'm quite skeptical to say the least.)
Still, the ANT7286 should be roughly similar in performance to the UHF antennas I recommended earlier. Let's presume more believable values of gain... Optimistically, let's assume the antenna can provide 15 dBd gain in the UHF band. The antenna may well be able to deliver reception of signals with noise margin values as low as -10 to -15 dB... YMMV. Don't expect this antenna design (UHF only) to deliver much in the way of VHF reception. A H-VHF antenna like the Antennacraft Y10713 is still needed if you want any hope of receiving WVNY, real CH-13, VC-22.n.
The CM-7777 is a good weak signal amplifier. Don't expect it to handle the strong local signals well.
Hang some metal in the air... and let us know your results.
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