We finally cut the cable on DirecTV, and a couple days ago, my aunt gave me her old TV antenna tower along with an old antenna she had on top of it which is in great shape. I spent yesterday brushing down some surface rust with a wire wheel on my angle grinder, and I spray-coated the tower with cold galvanazing solution. Turned out looking great!
For now, I am going to get this thing up in the air with the small antenna (1' x 2', pictured) that my aunt gave me. However, I would like to purchase an antenna for myself to get the most amount of channels possible. Here is my TV Fool:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...d24354144ca7b7
My actual tower length is going to be about 37 foot (I think I am going to saw down the mast I put on last night by about 5' or so, just so it is more sturdy). Keep in mind that a lot of fill dirt was brought in (I believe) when my home was constructed, I am thinking about 5' or so... Not sure if I can count this towards antenna height. So lets just say 40' antenna tower.
My main questions are:
1. What type of antenna should I purchase?
-Should I get a directional antenna, and aim it toward Orlando @ 115 degrees to pick up those stations (about 76 miles away)? What About the stations which are spread out towards my north?
2. I believe the antenna I already have (pictured) is a omni-directional antenna. Can this be confirmed?
3. If I get a new long-range directional antenna and point it towards Orlando (115 degrees), will it still pick up the couple local stations that are being transmitted near me to my north, even if my new antenna would be facing towards the south-east? Those would be WESH (NBC) (out of Orlando, but they have an Ocala tower as well) @ 13 miles NNE, WOGX (Fox) @ 22 miles NNW, and WCJB (Abc) @ 35 miles NNW. If my directional antenna would still pick up those 3 stations, although facing a different direction, then I will leave it be. However, if it will not, then this leads me to my next question:
4. Should I use 2 antennas: One directional facing Orlando, and a 2nd, the one I already have, facing north.
Let me know what yall think.