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Old 5-Jan-2011, 2:04 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Skrawny View Post
I can receive ABC,NBC,FOX, and PBS with the old rabbit ears but am looking to get CBS also.
Your situation is tricky. UHF stations come from two distinct directions and 2 VHF stations from two other directions. A rotor will work, but you have too many TVs that may want to watch tv from different directions.

Try this, build a McLapp 4 bay UHF without reflector http://www.frontiernet.net/~mclapp/A...t%20layout.pdf and put it in your attic. Next get two Y5-7-13 VHF antennas. Put them on the roof and aim one at NBC on 13, the other at CBS on channel 8. Get a Jointenna for channel 13 from Warren Electronics to couple the two VHF antennas together and then use a UVSJ or AP3700 preamp to couple the UHF antenna to the VHF combo. If you find that you need a preamp to pick up the VHF channels on all the TVs, the AP3700 is the only amplifier that you can consider.
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