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OK - I got the 9032 assemble it and ran a quick test. I hooked up the antenna with the CM 7777 pre-amp and about 100 feet of coax. Then I went out on the roof and held the antenna in various locations and pointed it in various directions. Not even a hint of FOX (or PBS or CW for that matter). For the record, the antenna was on a relatively short (~3 foot) mast but I held it to different heights including up high over my head (total height about 10 feet above roof).
I must be doing something wrong! I had a much "worse" antenna picking up FOX inside my attic for crying out loud - and now I can't get so much as a peep from it with a much more sensitive antenna and a much better pre-amp. Could it be that the solar panels are really screwing everything up? That's the conclusion I'm starting to come to.
So now I feel like I've wasted my money and am no closer than I was before. I'm about ready to throw in the towel at this point but if someone can give me some advice, I'm willing to try (almost) anything. I hate the thought of getting cable or satellite, but at this point it looks like that's where I'm headed.
Discouraged, disgruntled, and disgusted...
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