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Old 15-Oct-2018, 11:23 PM   #4
Statmanmi
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Soffit mount?

Hello Styx555,

Is the existing cable box on the gable end of your home, such that you could use an eave mount, as shown as you page down on this Canadian retailer's site:

http://overtheair.saveandreplay.ca/OTA_Mounts.asp

Or, searching around on the Internet might give you some further ideas on how to soffit-mount a regular J-pole for the antenna--if your concern is to not lag screw into the roof's shingles.

There's actually a soffit-specific mount available from this Detroit-area source:

https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.as...iABEgJBx_D_BwE

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Regarding an antenna suggestion, with your signals coming from two different directions almost across from one another, I'll suggest that I'm liking the Antennas Direct ClearStream offerings.

The ClearStream 2 MAX is their current model, and takes no assembly (so I've read--I've not touched one myself). You wouldn't need the 4 MAX, per the signal strengths estimated by TVFool.

The prior model (ClearStream 2V) still can be had online, usually at an economical price. Make sure you get the 2V and not just the 2 model if you go this route, since for CJOH-DT (CTV) you need the VHF dipole (the long, single element).


I'd also mention to not be too concerned about buying "open box" or similar not-quite-new offerings with antennas. My experience has been they're in functional shape, as consumers not doing their research (with TVFool and other sites) have tried to use them, and quickly move on as they try something else. You're in such great shape being so close to the towers that pretty much anything not obstructed too much by trees or buildings should work out well.

Cheers!
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