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Originally Posted by LoTech
Would it be possible (or reasonable) to use a VHF low antenna and a big pre-amp to get this signal to my house which is about 300 feet away? I'm open to suggestions if someone else has a better idea.
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Here's what I'd do.
I'd install a beambender on the top of the mountain that's 3/4 mile SE of your house at 37.144445,-82.83597. Here's the tvfool report for that location
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...e07cb01bcdfbe2
To make it work you'd need two Y5-2-6 antennas, a 20 +/- db gain preamp, a channel 5 bandpass filter, an MATV amplifier with about 50 db of amplification, a solar cell, and a battery.
The antenna aimed at channel 5 would be on the SE side of the peak, the second antenna would be on the NW side of the hill and aimed at your house. The antennas would be mounted 100' or more apart. They could be closer if the hill itself shielded them from each other.
This is the right filter. It goes between the preamp and the MATV amplifier.
http://www.summitsource.com/pico-mac...5-p-10398.html
This is the type of MATV amplifier that's needed.
http://www.summitsource.com/50-db-di...mp-p-8557.html
Mount the antennas and solar panel to trees. Camouflage the solar panel. Bury the battery and amplifier in a watertight cooler. Run RG-6 coax along the ground, or bury it if you can.
http://www.axcera.com/downloads/tech...technote_7.pdf'