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Old 20-Aug-2014, 1:44 PM   #2
tomfoolery
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Location: Rochester, NY
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Looking through a wall of trees is never as good as a clear shot, but for what it's worth, I have the DB4e with a dipole for high-VHF in my attic, looking through a wall of trees, with a similar fool report (noise margin and distance), and everything comes in with strong signal strength (100% on the tv's meter), but sometimes less than stellar signal quality as witnessed by the very rare bit of pixelation on a windy day, even with the signal strength still in the upper 90's. Better in winter, of course. And better with the antenna outdoors, above the roof, but I just haven't had the need.

You can get all the networks except ION (on real 34) from the NW, including two high-VHF stations. If it were me, I'd use a DB4e plus the optional dipole, the Clearstream 2V (which already has the dipole), or for more gain on VHF, the HBU33 or 44, mounted above the roof.

Another option is the DB8e, which allows you to aim the two panels to the NW and SW for both of those markets. Add either a dipole for 11 and 13, or (better), an Antenncraft Y5-7-13 (about $23 on Amazon) or Y10-7-13 (much longer, about $44) about 3 ft lower on the mast. That should bring in just about everything in the area.

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