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Old 3-Aug-2012, 10:05 PM   #1
newheart722
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How accurate is TV Fool?

I posted a question earlier this week requesting help to get channel 2 and 13 from Las Vegas. After reading the replies, I have accepted the fact that I most likely will not get channel 13.

So I have looked into just channel 2. I was presented two different antennas that I could use. (Winegard HD 7084P and HD 5030) I found another cheaper (VHF Low) only (YA 6260). They range in db gain from 4.6 to 6.2. The higher the price, the better the gain.

Here is the problem. I notice that the higher I would place the antenna according to the TV signal analysis, the lower my MN db. Here is a neighborhood location of my home. My results coinside with this location within .5 db across the board.

http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?opti...pper&Itemid=90

Here is the height and NM db results for my location.
1 foot high 9.0
2 feet " 8.0
3 " " 7.3
4 " " 6.5
5 " " 6.1
6 " " 5.8
7 " " 5.4
8 " " 5.1
9 " " 4.8
10 " " 4.6
12 to 18 4.2 to 3.4
19 to 35 3.3 to 2.4
38 to 90 less than 2.3
100 feet 2.5
150 " 3.4
200 " 4.3
250 " 5.3
300 " 6.2
350 " 7.1
400 " 8.0
500 " 9.5

When I explained to my wife that these results say that the lower I put the antenna, the better the reception will be, her solution was to buy the cheapest antenna and bury it in the backyard. I couldn't argue with her sarcasm, because in this case, she had the evidence to back her up.

So am I reading this wrong, or is TV fool making one out of me?
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