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Old 6-Nov-2015, 10:46 PM   #21
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Look like what you are suggesting?
That's it. I wonder how Jeff Bezos can cut the price and make a profit? Maybe it's because Walmart has it for the same price.
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Old 6-Nov-2015, 11:00 PM   #22
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That's it. I wonder how Jeff Bezos can cut the price and make a profit? Maybe it's because Walmart has it for the same price.
Sadly the small business has to suffer. If I were in a better position financially I would so support the little guy.

Chimney or eave?
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Old 6-Nov-2015, 11:25 PM   #23
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Chimney or eave?
Same answer as before: make a temporary test setup before deciding which location. TV signals can be contrary. The best signals aren't always in the most convenient antenna location. Many times during an antenna setup I have measured a difference of 10 dB between a hot spot and a cold spot on my hand-held signal level meter as I moved the antenna; a make-or-break difference.

I was having trouble receiving CH 42 because my antenna was facing the wrong direction. I went across the street and setup a 2-bay UHF antenna, my meter, and a preamp. I was able to get a nice scan and a stronger signal with the antenna aimed at the transmitter for CH42.



Interestingly, when I moved the antenna a few feet left or right, without changing the height or azimuth, there was a big difference in the signal strength and scan quality. This is most likely because of the tree line in front of the antenna about 200 ft away which created the non-uniform field.





I had an 8" TV in my car running on an inverter which was able to get CH 42, after connecting the 2-bay UHF antenna and a Channel Master 7777 preamp.



A good antenna installer will try different locations if possible. They call it "walking the roof." In your case I guess it would be called "walking the yard."

My point is that because of the trees you have a non-uniform signal field which might require some experimentation, and I'm trying to alert you to that possibility now.
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Old 13-Nov-2015, 7:09 PM   #24
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The Xtreme signal antenna HDB8X from Solid Signal at $49.95 is pretty hard to beat for high performance on a budget

The dual 4bay bowtie design allows high gain and wide beamwidth so you can usually get by without expensive rotators

Be sure and feed it with RG6 coax and keep the distance as short as possible

If you need a preamp you can always add one later

And no you can't trust the fabricated mileage and gain claims of most companies
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