View Single Post
Old 16-Nov-2010, 6:12 PM   #6
Tigerbangs
TV Reception Maven
 
Tigerbangs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Springfield, MA
Posts: 339
Send a message via AIM to Tigerbangs Send a message via Yahoo to Tigerbangs
I GUARANTEE that if you buy that MS2000, you will end up sending it back! That antenna has no ability to reject multipath, and you are going to have one fine mess on your hands when you try it with your location.

The real, and slightly more painful, solution to your problem is to use a good directional antenna on your roof along with a rotator.

A rotator works well if you are only talking about connecting one or two TV sets, but complicates things a bit more if you are trying to connect multiple TV sets and watch different cities simultaneously.

My suggestion to you would be to a Winegard HD-7082P and a rotator like a Channel Master 9521a or an AntennaCraft TDP-2. I suggest using the all-channel 7082P because WGVK, your PBS station is on low-band VHF channel 5, and you will need an antenna with low-band VHF capability to see it properly.

You have several VHF stations available to you, and I wouldn't skimp by trying to use a UHF-only antenna for them: you are bound to be disappointed.

Yes, I know that the HD-7082P is bigger than you probably planned, but your signals are not strong in your area, and you really need the gain and directionality that a larger antenna will provide. if you plan to run multiple TV sets, or need a long lead in cable, you might want to consider a preamplifier like a Winegard HDP-269, as well.
Tigerbangs is offline   Reply With Quote