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Originally Posted by rackit7
Thanks.
At 245 degrees from my roof apex, I just have tree tops about 100 ft away, no land or buildings. My estimate of 30 ft off the ground is based on a roof mount. My roof peak is 27ft off the ground, I could probably get to 35-37ft.
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This is probably the direction I'd concentrate on.
For the UHF station you'll want a high gain antenna such as the Antennas Direct DB8e and aim it at 245 magnetic. This will get you the UHF stations you want and more I'm sure. It might also pick up WLIW but you "may" have to aim the antenna a bit towards 206 degrees without losing your main channels at 245.
WEDW will possibly be picked up by the back side of the antenna but I would concentrate on one PBS channel. Whichever work best based on your main direction of 245. Who knows.... you may get both. =)
You can get it from Antennas Direct directly or also at Amazon for 20 bucks less...
DB8e Amazon link
For your (HI)VHF channels
WTNH and WABC should be had using the VHF Retrofit kit from Antennas Direct mounted above the DB8e and pointed at the same 245 degrees.
2 other channels I think is a high possibility is WNET(another PBS) and WPIX (CW)
You can get the retrofit kit the same way. Here is the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direc...f+retrofit+kit
I would recommend the Antennas Direct Juice amp. I don't have any experience with any other amp but I know there are others that could work for you also which are a bit cheaper. But I love that the Juice includes an LTE filter and is very resistant to overload.
Can you also provide an FMfool report for you location? You'll have to snapshot it and attach it for us to view.
Also a 37ft tvfool report would be good to see what that extra footage would do for you. I would think you would want to be at least 3 feet above your roof for snow clearance for the antenna and have the room to mount the VHF kit above it.
Don't forget to ground you antenna mast with a separate ground wire and also ground your RG6 shielding with a ground block just prior to it entering the house.
I hope this helps and I'm no expert. I'm just using what I've experienced recently cutting the cord and getting my setup installed. The experts may chime in here also. Remember every situation is different and does require some trial and error. Definitely try to aim everything without using the preamp first and no splitters. Add the preamp after and then fine tune again. I recommend this because it helped me with the multipath issues I had.
GOOD LUCK and let us know how your progress goes!