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Has anyone had concern about my antennas being to close to my roof?
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No, not that I'm aware of, as long as the roof doesn't block the signals.
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It is rated for supporting a antenna mast of no more then 5 ft. But I believe that measurement is rated for an Antenacraft HBU33 or larger antenna.
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That is the general rule.
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Would I be okay with a mast 8-10 feet long with the Clearstream 2? The 8-10 feet length would be 1 5 feet mast with an 4-5 geet mast extension mounted. Would I need a better eaves mount or need to consider adding mast wires for support?
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Now you are getting into the "it depends" area. What you want to do sounds reasonable to me, but there is some question in my mind about whether it will help with CW. Denny has some thoughts about eave mounts:
http://dennysantennaservice.com/tv-a...ave-mount.html
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I thought elevation would help improve signal and possible avoid tree reception problems I've been having at this time of year.
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It might; do you see trees in the signal path?
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As people really recommend a pre-amp. Where would I mount the pre-amp with the 2 antennas? I'm wondering if I mount it in between the Clearstream 2 and Clearstream 5? Or do I mount it beneath the Clearstream 5?
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The slight difference in the length of the coax lines is of no importance. Mount it below both to get to it more easily.
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I'm also curious, if I were to mount and use all 3 antennas. How would I do this safely and avoid antenna interference and receive stations from both Green Bay and Milwaukee,WI?
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If you are going to have 3 antennas up there you should use a ground mounted mast that extends above the roof and is fastened in several places with wall brackets on its way up. But for now you need to focus on receiving WCWF because it seems to be important to you and forget about Milwaukee until later.
http://manuals.solidsignal.com/AntInstallGuide.pdf
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I originally went with the RCA distribution amp because I read multiple times in the forums that was the best way to go.
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It is a good way to go if your signals are very strong and you are splitting to many sets inside. But that isn't your situation, which is why those of us that have studied your report feel that a preamp is needed for the weaker signals that are of poor quality because of the impaired signal path. A preamp near the antenna improves the system noise figure which helps with the weak signals.
http://imageevent.com/holl_ands/files/ota
scroll down to and click on File 10
COMPARE System Noise Figures
With and Without Preamps
which should take you here
http://imageevent.com/holl_ands/file...=0&w=1&s=0&z=4
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I also explained I did not have good results with the RCA Pre-Amp and was very happy with the results of the Distribution Amp.
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That doesn't mean that a distribution amp is better than a preamp for your situation. It could be that you got a lemon preamp that was a return. The RCA TVPRAMP1 preamp does have a history of quality control problems. It is inexpensive and can perform quite well if you get a good one.
What is the model number of the RCA distribution amp and which preamp did you use?
WWRS is not extremely strong to the point of overload and WCWF is quite weak so it needs help from antenna gain and preamp gain. Its signal power is only -82.0 dBm and most tuners dropout around -85 dBm, to which you can add the antenna and preamp gains.
WWRS has a Noise Margin of 28.0 dB which puts it in the Good category, far below overload.
Interpreting Noise Margin in the TV Fool Report
http://www.aa6g.org/DTV/Reception/tvfool_nm.html
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My in house setup. I have an HDHomrun tuner with 2 coax connecters directly into the distribution amp. I have an HDHomerun Plus with 1 coax connecter directly into the distribution amp.
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I'm confused by your terminology of "HDHR into distribution amp." Doesn't the signal go from the antenna to the distribution amp, and then to the tuners?
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I ran a cable with a splitter supplying 2 televisions. 1 32" tv in my bedroom and 1 60" television in my living room.
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Does the WCWF signal behave the same on the TVs as on the HDHR?
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Out of caution, I will disconnect the coax from my 60" television when thunderstorms are predicted in the area.
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Good idea, and I hope you also have a surge protector on the AC line. I lost a desktop computer from a nearby strike. The computer was off and it was plugged into a good surge suppressor with its switch off. That's when I started unplugging my computer when I wasn't using it.