[StephanieS]

Teleview's suggestion is a excellent workaround.

MrBowtie26, a test I might do is go change your DB8e to magnetic heading 189 and do a TV tuner rescan. Test on real channel 22 to see if WCBS shows up.

If reception is successful, you know WCBS is doable on RF 22. This then leads to more questions about your goals.

Are there other critical signals from NYC other than WCBS? Hartford is blessedly easier with line of sight conditions (except for CBS) and being mostly UHF (real channels 14 and up) with ABC being on High-VHF channel 10. Another DB8e ought to receive these signals well at magnetic 21, and if you are lucky including ABC since you have a very good signal on it. With VHF if you have very good signal in the air, it's not unheard of to have reliable reception of it on a UHF antenna. The great deal of signal in the air carries the day.

I'm glad your recognize that a second antenna system might be in order for Hartford. Sometimes, a second totally separate system is the way to go tied by an A/B switch indoors.

The scope of the system and how you build it is dependent on what you want to do with NYC signals. If WCBS at magnetic 22 is all you need, then you're good if reception is reliable. If you want other NYC stations, that requires even more planning.

Hartford is easy.


Cheers.