[rwilson1206]

So what would you do tower guy, build a bowtie and combine it with my MANT?

or do what you said below?

[QUOTE=Tower Guy;789]If I lived there I'd install a Winegard HD 7696P on the top of the tower aimed at Cleveland and a 4221 aimed at the local stations. Each of the antennas would have a separate preamp, the Winegard HDP-269. I'd use an A/B switch to reconfigure which stations I wanted to watch.QUOTE]

Does this suggestion still hold for my case?

what if I first tried out a simple bowtie, and if that doesnt work buy the winegard? If I do the winegard/4221 or bowtie/MANT combo, can you suggest an A/B or USVJ? switch for me, as Ive never done that before?

Dave would you still go with the AntennaCraft HBU-33 and 4221 combo?

Or is building the bowtie and combining what I have the first thing to try?

Also, another idea, if I did the MANT/bowtie combo, would I want two preamps and a USVJ? Just an FYI, when I switch out the 18db inline amp that the MANT came with, with my other 18db amp, I get no signals at all. Will adding a preamp near the antenna work with the MANT? Will a preamp work with a bow tie antenna?

What I'm looking for from you guys is "if you want to do it right, this is what you must do..." With all the suggestions Im not sure EXACTLY what to do.

The bowtie/MANT combo seems attractive, but thats because of money.

Maybe there is no exact, just trial and error, but what would your best guess optimal setup be somewhat considering money?

thanks again...