If
www.rabbitears.info is accurate about the stations near you, many of the LP/Translators are not on the air.
http://www.rabbitears.info/market.ph...callsign=w22dq That does not impact your ability to get the major networks, you have an ABC, a NBC, a CBS (WILM-LD), a FOX and a PBS; CW is on WWAY (TV fool only shows the channel’s main affiliation). You also have various minor networks.
Unless you want out of market stations, all you need is UHF. If you want out of market football (depending on where the NFL splits markets), a Y10-7-13 to go after WBTW (CBS) on 13 or WNCT (CBS) on 10 may make sense.
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Originally Posted by tonyp063
Realistically, all you need is UHF.
I would suggest an Antennas Direct DB8e
Aim one panel at about magnetic 250 degrees & the other at about magnetic 315 degrees.
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On paper, that is a very good recommendation. If you look at page 4 of
https://www.antennasdirect.com/cmss_...s/DB8E-TDS.pdf the aim suggested by tonyp063 gives you 3 lobes for strong reception. One will cover the transmitters at 245 true, one will cover the transmitters at 308 true, and one may catch WFXB CH18 and WPDE CH16 between the other two. (The polar plot does not show much back lobe to get the signal at 56 real, but you would have to see what happens with the actual antenna.) Worst case, point both panels at 245 true and call it a day.