I've got most of a 1000' spool box or quad shield RG6, compression fittings, and the necessary tooling. I've already replaced the 30 year old distribution cabling in the house, and added a distribution amp. It was amazing how much difference that made. I will definitely be pulling new cable the first time I climb that tower. Thus far, I have not had to climb it. I dislike heights enough that I will do whatever I can to avoid it if possible.
I don't think it will be as tough as the report indicates. In addition to the antenna on the tower, I have one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Esky-Controlle...pd_sim_sbs_e_1 in the attic. It is a cheap, low quality piece of chinese antenna, and it gets all the KC stations, in my attic, at over 60 miles away, except for wdaf.
I'm not looking to pull in every station on the plot. At minimum, I want the KC stations, all I'm lacking from my current setup is wdaf (4.x, real channel 34). If I can get some of the Columbia stations, that is bonus. I don't know that I want them badly enough to put up two antennas.
If I decide to fix/replace the rotor, what's a good option for a uhf/vhf combo antenna? I was originally looking at something like a Winegard 8200U which seemed to be really well reviewed, but then I found a Winegard HD 7698P is the same antenna sans low vhf elements. Dispensing with the low vhf elements seems like a great way to reduce weight and wind loading.