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Old 29-Jun-2011, 1:48 AM   #2
GroundUrMast
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Wow your are close to the Sutro Tower! At those power levels, a paper clip is more than enough antenna. No amplified antenna would have a chance with those power levels. (The power levels are so high that I would expect any and all amplifiers to overload, causing great difficulty with distorted, unusable signals.)

An Antennacraft Y5713 pointed south will receive KNTV - real channel 12, and KGO - real channel 7.

An Antennas Direct DB-2 on the roof, facing Sutro tower will get all of the UHF stations WSW of you. You may need 20 to 40 dB of attenuation due to the extreme power levels.

To combine the signals from the two antennas, you will need a UVSJ. You should have no trouble driving at least four sets with no amplifiers of any kind, just a passive splitter with the same number of ports as number of connected sets.
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