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Originally Posted by Tide1
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From what you see on my TV Fool listing do you think I have a shot at all with getting a reliable signal from WDBB and WCFT with the DB8?
...The reason I am wanting to get the antenna set up is because of when there is heavy rain the Dish Network Signal goes kaput and therefore no local channels. This is a concern in times of severe weather. If I can at the least receive WCFT OTA then one of their subchannels is a radar and the weather guy breaks in and stays live on that channel in times of severe weather in the Birmingham Market area. We had a bad experience in April this year with tornadoes all around and basically had nothing but a weather radio which seems too slow.
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The DB-8 should be able add at least 10 dB (conservative) to the NM figures on your report. Then the preamp will cost you a couple of dB of NM, but it's needed to overcome loss in the coax. Net NM values in the double digit range will usually provide reliable reception (with a good tuner). So - yes, I think the DB-8 facing 146° should magnetic should deliver WDBB and WCFT.
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)
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Last edited by GroundUrMast; 30-Jul-2011 at 6:04 AM.
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