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Originally Posted by eb29090
Tigerbangs - Wow! Thanks for the details and recommendations. I had a rotator at the old house and unfortunately it only lasted about a year. I don't know if it was the Tucson desert heat or the winds that blow through the valley during thunderstorms but it locked up and died pretty quickly. I like your idea of a dual antenna setup with preamp. Do you think that with careful alignment, I could get away with your antenna/preamp setup without the rotator?
Best regards,
Eb
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Actually, yes, I do: the Tucson stations are most likely strong enough that they would come in with the antennas pointed directly at South Mountain. I believe that such an installation is probably worthwhile. When installing such a beast, be sure that the preamp's FM trap is switched in, as the weaker Phoenix VHF stations might be swamped with too much local FM. Phoenix has 3 VHF digital stations, and they are likely to be the stations most affected by FM overload.