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Old 27-Jan-2011, 3:41 PM   #1
l33tDad
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Cutting the cable

I don't know about anyone else, but the cost of cable is getting out of hand and I would like to go OTA. However, I live in a somewhat rural area :\

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...3cf4ef20eaad5e

As you can see, there are 2 towers near me, but they are 90ยบ apart and hidden behind hills. I know that I could go with a rotor system to pick up both towers, but having multiple tv's that are to be used, that will become problematic. Exactly how will I be able to receive signal from both towers at once? Will a single high gain antenna pointing at the weaker of the 2 be able to cut it for both towers? Maybe pointing towards the weaker one, but slightly off-axis?

Also, according to the research I have done, between the 2 towers, I will receive ABC, CBS, WB, FOX and MyTV. However the closest NBC tower is 40 miles of hills away and I can't even find a PBS tower within a reasonable distance.

Lastly, I noticed that these towers are analog. Is that true? I thought analog was eliminated. If they are, do they carry the digital subchannels?

Any thoughts, suggestions or recommendations would be great!
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