My neighbor and I are researching cutting the cord with Dish. We live next to each other in the foothills north of Denver. I'd like some advice on which antenna/pre-amps we should try. I've included a link to my TV Fool report.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...f1f013decdd4fc
The report is for my house. My neighbor's house is about 200 feet away and 30 feet higher than my house. We live on the south side of a slope, way up high, but there are some ridges to our south where the broadcast antennas are located, 40 miles away.
We're really only interested in getting NBC, ABC, and PBS. CBS would be nice, but it's weaker, and we can stream that one if needed.
We've already been experimenting a bit... He bought a Winegard HD-7694P antenna (no amp) and we hooked it up on a 4 foot pole above the ground at his house. Without more than a general pointing, he got 11 stations, all very clear without any tiling. He got KCDO, GRIT, KMRA, V-Me, Create (PBS), KUSA, Justice, KSBS, KBDI, KBDI+, KBDI WB. Everything he's looking for except the ABC station KMGH.
We then moved the antenna to my house and again we had the antenna about 4 feet above the ground. Used his phone to point it to 170 degrees true. I was able to pick up 18 channnels, but most were tiling. I didn't get KUSA (NBC) but did get KMGH (ABC) and some weaker stations like KWGN.
We're basically looking for advice on antenna selection (he can return the one he bought) and if we should use a specific pre-amp. I'd estimate running about 150 feet of cable. We get a lot of wind up here, so anything we mount needs to be very sturdy.
I'm hoping you guys can give me some expert advice soon. It has taken 9 days after my activation before I got authorization to post messages. Thanks.
Russ