[rustydj]

Thanks for the quick reply. I have only the weekends to play around with antennas. I was hoping to use the Winegard 7697 as my channel 13 antenna as it is supposed to be a hi vhf as well as uhf antenna. Regarding the Super G 1483--I bought it new from Summit Source which is the sole distributor. It is very flimsy and came with very poor assembly instructions. Even moving the balun slightly can cause a drop (or gain) in signal strength of a couple db. If I put it on the roof and a bird landed on it or the wind, snow or ice threw it out of whack I wouldn't be able to tinker with it as I can if it's on my front deck. From the front deck to the northwest (the stations I most desire), there is 1) A tree, 2) the main road, 3) main power lines, phone and cable tv lines on utility poles.

I will check prices and perhaps order a Y10713. Should have mentioned I also have on hand the following pre-amps: two Winegard LNA200s, channel master titan 7777, and an RCA TVPRAMP1R with separate VHF/UHF inputs... also an old channel master distribution amp that I used to use for the cable tv signal since there are 7 tvs plus a cable modem in my house. The incoming cable tv signal was passively split 3 ways to the cable modem, the main tv and the da to distribute the cable signal to the other 6 televisions. I guess I fit the description of a tv fool!

Anyway, I'm on it this coming weekend! Thanks!
rusty