Antenna setup advice for Waterville, Maine

[JP43]

Hi All,

I'm starting from scratch here. Looking to ditch cable TV and want to know if I can get reasonable reception in my area for CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and PBS. Here is my signal report:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...da3239b271069c

I admit I don't know much about this but the report certainly looks like I may have some challenges (distance & mostly VHF except Fox which is UHF).

Right now, I have no antenna equipment at all. So any advice on what to purchase would be appreciated. I have 2 HDTVs with ATSC tuners. I could mount an antenna in the attic (hipped roof, approx 25' high, asphalt shingles) or, possibly, outside on the roof.

Great site! Thanks in advance.

JP

[Tower Guy]

Originally Posted by JP43

So any advice on what to purchase would be appreciated.

There are multiple options, each with a trade-off.

For the local stations only a huge all channel (HD8200U or CM 3671B) aimed at 74° plus a UHF only aimed at 213° coupled with a channel 23 Jointenna and an AP8700 or 7777 preamp.

Adding a rotator to the all channel antenna could pick up some of the Portland stations. The FOX antenna can be below the rotor.

You could also have a separate antenna for Portland.