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Of the two antennas you mention, the RCA 3036 is the better choice by far. The Phillips is a UHF only antenna, which would lack coverage of real channels 5, 8, 10 and 13.
The manufacture's web site does not offer gain specifications, but only a vague estimate of mileage. Presuming the RCA design has similar performance to other brands of the same general dimensions, I would expect about 8 dB of gain from the UHF section which should be adequate to receive WNPX (real 36).
You are facing the challenge of 1 and 2 edge paths for almost every signal. A Winegard HD8200U would give you some additional gain that could overcome the fading and multipath common to those conditions.
You will likely need a preamp, especially if you are going to split to multiple sets. A Winegard HDP-269 would be one choice with very little risk of overload. You may want to run an FM-fool report to see if you have strong FM stations near you. If not, you could go with any number of other preamps having lower input ratings. When I run an FM-fool report at the ZIP code level, I see several strong FM signals.
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Last edited by GroundUrMast; 8-Feb-2011 at 5:14 PM.
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