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To respond to some of mtownsend's questions, no photos for now as we had snow today...
1) The long elements are properly snapped into place. At the back of the boom, the one on the top goes one way, the one on the bottom goes the other. The remainder alternate as they are supposed to.
2) The antenna is on an existing satellite dish mount on the roof, with the dish removed. The antenna at the mount point is about 18" above the roof, the back of the boom is about 1/2" above the asphalt shingles. The front of the boom extends out beyond the roof as the mount is right at the lower edge of the roof. I'm hoping to avoid adding a different mount unless that is my only option left.
3) For preamps, I'd prefer the CM line as they are aluminum rather than plastic and have lightening protection. Would the CM 7777 (23 VHF/26UHF gain) likely lead to overload problems? If so, would the CM 7778 (16 VHF/23UHF gain) be a better choice?
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