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Old 13-Sep-2013, 8:23 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by kanwisher View Post
Would buying a more expensive/better model provide any worthwhile benefit? Can someone chime in based on my report?
If you use a larger antenna it's very likely that it will be too directional for your application. Your TVFR indicates plenty of signal power in the air... You're not in need of a high gain antenna.

If you are going to connect only one TV, the antennas suggested by teleview will deliver plenty of signal power with no amplification needed. Additionally, the majority of the signals are LOS according to your TVFR. That means that they are not blocked by terrain, so you can expect higher quality signals with less chance of multipath interference... another reason to believe that a large directional antenna is not needed.

Yours is a case of 'less is more'.
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