Hello all,
I just became a member of the group after monitoring for a while. Thanks in advance for the help!
Here is my situation.
The most important item is...I cut the cord!
Now for the question and explanation. What is the best way for me to make the 250 foot butte that is between my house and the transmitter of the stations we really want to get "invisible"?
I live about halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs. There is clear LOS to the Colorado Springs transmitter locations and those stations have been picked up with a cheap antenna in the attic. So far so good. The problem is we have lived in Denver for the past 25 years and REALLY want to get the Denver stations. Very specifically, we are interested in KCNC, KMGH, KUSA, KRMA, and KDVR
Our house is located about 1500 feet above the main transmitter location for the Denver stations and would normally have a clear LOS to those transmitters EXCEPT we live at the bottom of a tall butte (approximately 250 ft) and that butte is between us and the transmitters.
The good news is we own the top of the butte and there is clear LOS to the Denver transmitters on top so can certainly put an antenna there. The bad news is the top of the butte is about 1000 ft from the house.
Here are the possible solutions being considered. All solutions start with installing a high quality receive antenna on top of the butte in the ideal location and orientation. Here is a TVFool report showing my house with a 250ft antenna (to simulate being on top of the butte)
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...46ae335f377023. Just FYI and for comparison, here is the link to my TVFool report assuming a 20 ft antenna on my house
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...46aed2f43eb4a8.
1. Put a STRONG preamp (~60dB) at the antenna and simply run RG6 from antenna to house. Alternately, put multiple preamps inline (assuming this will work without amplifying too much noise)
2. Utilize fiber optic with MUX at the antenna and DEMUX at the house
3. Install a second antenna on top of the butte attached to the main antenna. Connect the two antennas with RG6 but make sure they are separated via polarization, rf barrier between them, no LOS, other. Amplify the signal as it enters the main receive antenna and re-transmit it down to the house.
4. Other ideas???
THANKS!!! Mark