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Ok, I made an antenna out of coat hangers based on some instructions I found on the web (4 bay?). I aimed it in the right direction. Works pretty good (as good as the 2 commercially made antennas I tried - 1 yagi type, 1 omnidir compact type), but periodically the signal fades briefly and gets little frozen pixellated squares. I have tried with an without 2 different amplifiers.
The questions:
1. Lot of trees in the area of my yard, but a somewhat clearer view of the sky can be had from the other end of the house. Is it worth the trade-off to get the clearer view though I'll have to add 50 ft of cable?
2. Is there a significant difference between different antennas. I was thing about trying an Antennacraft® HBU22 or HBU33
3. Is an amplifier an amplifier, or is there considerable variations there, as well?
I care most about WKOP, the local PBS system, which is giving me the most trouble, but not consistently. Some nights it works great...other nights almost unwatchable. I'd really like a few major broadcast networks (I like NBC), but other than that, I don't really care
Thanks in advance.
Greg