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Old 6-Jan-2012, 2:36 PM   #1
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Looking for advice on good outdoor antenna - to reach the Tucson area, from the above location. transmitter is approximately 45 miles away. looking for KOLD-DTV or KAZT.

please advise & any help would be appreciated.
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Old 6-Jan-2012, 3:49 PM   #2
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Correction on location trying to reach.

Tucson is 62 miles, Phoenix is 45 miles. I do not know which is easier to reach as KOLD is in Tucson and KAZT is in Phoenix. there is the possibility of mountain issues between us and either location.
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Old 6-Jan-2012, 7:36 PM   #3
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The 1-edge path means all your stations are having to scatter over a hill or mountain before getting to you. Clicking on any of the stations in the table pops up the path profile. The couple I've looked at show that something about 17 miles from you blocks a direct view of the towers.

Fortunately, you still have plenty of signal to work with if you mount an antenna outside. An antenna like a Winegard HD7694-P or an AntennaCraft HBU-33 or -44 should work just fine.
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Old 7-Jan-2012, 3:40 AM   #4
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I recommend receive the Phoenix tv stations as a first choice. Aim a Winegard HD7698P antenna at about 321 degree magnetic compass. Here is how to aim antennas , http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html. Here are some antenna mounts , http://www.ronard.com/909911.html , http://www.ronard.com/34424560.html , http://www.ronard.com/ychim.html. Here are places to buy antennas and etc. , http://www.winegarddirect.com , http://www.solidsignal.com , http://www.amazon.com.

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Old 7-Jan-2012, 3:44 AM   #5
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How many tv's are/will be connected??
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Old 7-Jan-2012, 4:54 AM   #6
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Is reception of a MeTV outlet your reason for going after KOLD or KAZT? If so;

Option 1: the weaker of the two signals, KAZT, real CH-36 is not troubled by adjacent or co-channel interference... An Antennas Direct XG-91 and CPA-19 preamp would be the tools I'd choose to go after their signal with. The big XG-91 will be plenty of antenna for the rest of the major Phoenix UHF stations but you'd need a High-VHF antenna such as the Antennacraft Y-10713 to see the signals from KAET, KPNX and KSAZ.

Option 2: Use a combination H-VHF/UHF (covering CH-7 and higher) aimed at Phoenix. The HD7694P and HD7696P have already been suggested but the larger HD7698P would be even better IMO. IF you don't get KAZT reliably using this option, you'd be facing the choice of giving up on the HD769XP and replacing it with the XG-91 or, giving up on KAZT and going after KOLD. To go after KOLD specifically, You would need to mount an Antennacraft Y-10713 high (10' - 12' above the roof line) and possibly stagger-stack a second identical antenna too improve the rejection of adjacent channel interference from KPNX.

If it came to the point that you needed a multiantenna system, you'd need to use an A/B switch or external DTV tuner to select the antenna pointed toward Tucson.
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Old 7-Jan-2012, 6:23 PM   #7
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Install the HD7698P antenna above the roof with a Winegard AP8700 preamp aimed at the Phoenix stations and KAZT will be received and so will the stronger stations on up the list in the direction of Phoenix.
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Old 7-Jan-2012, 6:29 PM   #8
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