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Old 13-Aug-2013, 10:18 PM   #2
GroundUrMast
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Lot's of options....

Give the folks at 3starinc.com a call. They handle CATV line amplifiers, RG-11 cable, including direct burial and w/messenger for pole mounting. At 1000' of run, you'll need to consider 'slope loss' (there is more loss at higher frequencies). The CATV line amp will need the right equalizer setting or plug in module. Be sure to confirm the amplifier spec'd is able to handle off air signals without signal level conditioning. In the CATV world, they almost always control the individual channel level going into the distribution amps. If they don't, the strong signals will mix and wipe out other channels.

Fiber is a good option, especially if you're considering LAN connected tuner(s). 50 micron (core size) multi-mode fiber can support Gigabit Ethernet to 1000 feet and beyond. This option would have one or more tuners at the antenna site and you would need a computer connected to your TV to interface the data stream generated by the tuner(s).
http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=820
WiFi is troublesome, prone to packet loss, but this idea would be great with a wire line or fiber Ethernet connection: http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=1286

Option three would need to be treated as a transmitter, and be subject to FCC licensing. Not the end of the world, but you would need to deal with the bureaucracy and use commercial grade equipment.

As far as antennas go, quite a number of good choices come to mind. You could make it simple, just go with an all channel antenna and be done with it... I doubt you'll see much use of the Low-VHF (real CH2 through 6) capability but you would be ready to go if any more stations came on the air. The Winegard HD7694P makes good sense, it's smaller, given that it lacks the long elements that would support Low-VHF but has plenty of performance covering real channels 7 to the top of the UHF band.

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