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Originally Posted by ADTech
There is only one low-VHF station in the area, a VHF channel 5 that is 60 miles away that's 1) likely to buried in the ambient noise floor and 2) is a repeat of WGVU out of Grand Rapids which is readily receivable on VHF 11.
No stations in this market will be moving to low-VHF as part of the repack. Low-VHF capability won't be needed unless there is a need for FM radio. Skipping the low-VHF elements when possible makes for an antenna that's a lot narrower, easier to install, and is less likely to withstand storm and large bird damage.
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While you mentioned the fact that only RF 5, at 60 miles and of little
consequence would be possible with the antenna I recommended,
you forgot to mention that the antenna would perform very, very well
on RF 7,8,9, 12 and 13, which could be the most likely channels to
receive under the circumstances. It would also be quite easy to shorten
the longest elements to make the antenna even better with hi-vhf.
That would effectively reduce, if not stop, the possibility of storm and
bird damage........ At the price, no other antenna even comes
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