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Old 8-Jan-2011, 1:58 PM   #1
drjay9051
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Help with reception

Here is my TV Fool plot:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...3cf484d64f350b
I have a couple of questions: My antenna is an antennacraft HBU 55. It is mounted on a pole about 20 feet AGL. No amplifier or rotator.It runs to one TV just below its mounting locatiuon (about 25-30 feet of cable). I have it pointed at 355 degrees. I have tried pointing in various directions and this seems to be the best. I do pick up 5.11, 51.1, 20.1, 9.1 and 28.1 quite well. Depending on time of day I may get 10.1 and/or 12.1. Any thoughts on how to pick up more stations without getting other antenna or adding equipment. Actually I have tried pointing due east and I get same stations. This is new to me so of course the big question is am I pointing the front of the antenna. There are two elements that are oriented vertically to form a V shape I have the open end of this V pointed in the northerly direction. Is this correct??

Tall tree line (40 feet about 100 yards due north. Area to Ne and E is wide open

According to TV Fool maps I should be able to get "red" stations with a roof mounted antenna but I am limited.

Lastly, the TV Fool plot gives a different coordinate than my GPS.. My GPS places me about 10 miles south of the TVFool location. My GPS reads
29.18494 -82.31431 at my location. Any help is appreciated.

Last edited by drjay9051; 8-Jan-2011 at 2:13 PM. Reason: new info
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