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Originally Posted by jds41979
yes, but I would aim it at Lansing and they have a pbs at 58 degrees which would give me one pbs on channel 40.
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I would rank that idea as as having a very low probability of success. Please see the C5's data sheet on the website for UHF performance data. It is important to understand how the C5 behaves on UHF (generally short-medium range) in order to apply it for that secondary task. On UHF, it resembles a rather imperfect omni-directional antenna. Good enough for many uncomplicated situations, but not suggested for either long range or for situations that include significant multi-path.
If you've got signals down in the dirt, you're going to need a directional antenna with some gain to pull it out followed by a quiet preamp. Your best reception will be achieved using directional antennas, whether separates or a combo, that are pointed towards the source of the signal and that are matched to the channels of interest. That will require either choosing to use a rotor or choosing one specific market area.