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Originally Posted by Tower Guy
In order to pick up WFSB reliably you'd need more than 25 db rejection of WCBS. The reflector on a McClapp is not enough to do that. GUM's stagger stacking will work, but gets complicated, and requires two identical yagis. http://www.anarc.org/wtfda/stagger.pdf
A simpler scheme is to build a second McClapp antenna with reflector and stack it 29" horizontally from the first. When aimed at WFSB at 53 degrees the signal from WCBS at 213 will be 20 degrees off the back, and will be in the first null off the back of the antenna. Read about it here. http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/ganging.html
Precise aiming at WFSB will be necessary. That should get you the Patroits while WCBS carries the Jets.
Another choice for a second CBS is WRGB. A Y5-2-6 aimed at Albany and a HLSJ to join the yagi to your McClapp antenna should get two CBSs without reaiming. Unfortunately, WRGB usually carries the Jets over the Pats or Bills. |
Thank you Tower Guy,
I want to be sure I understand your thoughts.
It Is the Patriots game my son is interested in (WFSB). So WRGB in this case wouldn't help great suggestion though.
- Build a second McClapp antenna with a reflector, set it 29" horizontally (on one side of the existing) pointing at 53 degrees towards WFSB.
- The reflector on new antenna would not allow signal from WCBS to conflict.
I intending to make a second antenna. Same design but different whiskers, copper rather than Galvanized.
- A combiner or splitter would be needed to connect the two antennas.
- "the first null off the back of the antenna" Not sure I understand the meaning 100%
- I didn't use a deflector per say to block the back side of the antenna. I used a large piece of metallic Styrofoam about 6-8" away.
Thank you.