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Originally Posted by mhouston
What I need to first do is to disconnect my pre amp and power supply adjust the antenna to see if I am getting too much signal overload.
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Yes, remove those items. You want a direct line of coax from antenna to TV. For testing purposes, I would point your antenna to magnetic 331 to use Raleigh as your test cluster. Why? Raleigh has its signals mostly on one heading and they are weaker then some of the other closer signals. The 4228 ought to lock on most if not all of them. They are good barometer if the 4228 is functioning properly.
Once you have this ready for testing, perform a channel scan on your TV.
I would leave antenna in this configuration for a day or two while watching Raleigh broadcasts to determine if your drop outs and inconsistent reception stops.
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Originally Posted by mhouston
If that works well then perhaps consider a rotor to dial in the signal.
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Yes. Your 4228 will need a rotor if you want be able to receive the three markets with the highest chance of reliability. Relying on signals off the side or the back of the 4228 is a recipe for drop outs and such. Remember, the 4228 works best with the signals you want off the front in a 15 degree beamwidth.
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Originally Posted by mhouston
Then consider an additional antenna to pick up the Hi-V signal.
I am able with the antenna I have now able to pick up ABC WCTI (RF 12) Greenville, CBS WNCT (RF 10) Greenville so it might not be necessary for the Hi-V or will the additional antenna pick up these channels even better?
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Sounds like you are lucky with the two mentioned high-VHFs. Those two put a good signal at your location.. You may decide the RF 11 from Raleigh isn't worth the hassle and the need for a high-VHF beam and antenna combiner becomes moot.