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Old 20-Jan-2011, 2:29 AM   #2
GroundUrMast
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You may be willing to pay a lot, but you don't need to. You are in a great location. I count over 20 real channels available to you with minimal effort and expense. That translates to roughly 40 to 50 program feeds (most stations are broadcasting two or more programs within their frequency allocation).

A small, all channel antenna such as an Antennacraft AC9 or RCA ANT751 aimed at about 30° will offer an impressive programing line-up.

If mounted up, in the clear, you should have plenty of signal to drive a passive 4-way split and a reasonable amount of coax. I definitely do not think you will need any amplifier.


If you were to install a large directional antenna, I doubt you would see that many more stations. And to make use of a more expensive antenna, you would need to complicate matters with a rotator which makes viewing on multiple sets a big hassle if the stations of interest lie in different directions.
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