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Old 15-Dec-2013, 5:38 PM   #1
oneanddone
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Urban Boston - Indoor Antenna Advice

My question regards how much improvement I might be able to expect with different indoor antennas.

Here is my TvFool plot: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...46ae8dab26bc01

Recently cut the cord and hooked up a SuperSonic Flat Digital Antenna VHF/UHF. I most interested in picking up the major networks.

The only window that points in the general direction of the transmitters is more SSW-facing rather than the more direct SW direction of the transmitters (blocked by rest of building). Positioning the antenna at the above window, or pointing more directly toward the transmitters (and therefore through the building) yields 22 channels, but with relatively low signal strength (typically about 25-50%, sometimes up to 75%).

Is it worth it to try some other slightly pricier models of the indoor antennas (eg Mohu leaf, C2, etc), or am I likely limited by the local structural environment? How different are the technologies employed by these different products? I have also gathered from reading some of other threads that an amplified antenna (eg Leaf ultimate) would not necessarily help my situation given the proximity of the towers, is this accurate?

Thanks for any and all help.
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