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Old 3-Sep-2014, 9:05 PM   #7
stvcmty
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The path between you and K38FQ is pretty bad. http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...ITAL2%26n%3d17
Your TV fool reports predicts the NM for K38FQ to be -25.8 dB. That means to get a usable signal an antenna would need to provide at least 25.8 dB of gain for channel 38. Pulling that off would be a massive engineering project. Even if on paper some gain would bring the NM positive, the thermal noise on a 6MHz channel would be a problem. One way to do it would involve 4 60’ long yagi antennas cut for channel 38 pointed at K38FQ. On the other hand, TVfool’s predictions are not always accurate especially in very rugged 2-edge path situations, so there is some very small chance an antenna good enough to get K14HX might get K30FQ.

Try generating a plot from as high as you think you would be able to mount an antenna. If you can put a 100’ tower on your property, generate a 100’ plot. You could consult an engineer about the feasibility of putting a 40’ telescoping guyed mast on your roof which would get you 40’ plus the height of your roof.

Use the map feature to try different antenna heights at different parts of your property. Maybe there is a high spot that is not as badly shadowed on the path to K38FQ. https://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=90

@ADTech, when I click on K38FQ on the OP’s tv fool report, it does not look like the picture in your post.
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