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Old 4-Feb-2011, 6:00 PM   #19
Dave Loudin
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Originally Posted by bbarr View Post
I have a choice between my 2nd story and 1st story. The 1st story could actually be right above where my old splitter is. Would that be any advantage vs. the long run necessary from my 2nd story option. I'm sure it would be better for overall reception, but i just wonder how much. That is probably a pretty difficult thing to answer.
Actually, this is relatively easy to estimate. If you enter TVFool this way (the maps option), you can drag the reception location marker to exactly over your location, then experiment with different antenna heights. Each time you click away from the box where you enter height, the predictions update. The formatting's a little funky, but you can figure it out (pay attention to the NM values). If you employ a pre-amp, then your cable losses will be essentially zero for the lengths you are contemplating.
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