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Old 16-Apr-2011, 3:11 PM   #1
TickingMind
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Reception Help Dundas / Hamilton area

Here is the TV Fool Report for my location, trying to be as accurate as possible I used GPS coordinates from where the antenna sits on the J-Pole.

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8d17a3e549b849

I'm having a heck of a time trying to get the sweet spot where I can pull in both Toronto & Buffalo. I am using a AntennaCraft U4000 with a AntennaCraft 10G201 amplifier, FM Trap turned off.

I'm thinking that the beamwidth is not good enough to fully capture the extent of both locations, by placing the antenna centrally between the two locations, however, if you are familiar with the area of Hwy 6 & the 403, I am about 1/3 of the way up the Hwy 6 escarpment. I'm getting some pretty serious ghosting on CHCH on the analog side of things which I believe is attributed to the fact that I am picking up reflections off the face of the escarpment during my testing.

WGRZ is particularily hard to get, but, on the other hand, I have been able to steadily hold it during some evenings.

Im also wondering about the tilt, if any, that should be applied to the antenna to effectively get a better view of the horizon.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
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