My quest began by considering a DIY project for a 4 bay antenna using copper wire and PVC. Also looked into the Gray Hoverman DIY antenna. I live where cable will never be and would like to avoid expense of Directv.
If the above 2 DIY projects don't make sense, then what antenna(s) would make my wife happy? Would I also need an amplifier? Recommend one? I intend to mount on top of 2 story home on mast/rotor. Thanks in advance
You'll need the 'big guns'. A 91XG, a Y10713 and a CM7777.
There is a lot of terrain working against you.
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)
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At the 25 foot antenna height , the 91XG pointed at 147 degree magnetic compass will get 19 FOX , 18 Independent , 30 PBS , 40 NBC . And the Y10713 pointed at 173 magnetic compass will get 08 CBS , 10 ABC. The CM7777 amplifies and combines the UHF antenna and VHF antenna on to one coax down lead. . Please run the tvfool radar report 2 more times , one at 40 feet and one at 60 feet antenna heights. See if can get more stations. . Read and understand this about Real Digital Tv Channels and Virtual Digital Tv Channels. http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=695 . Here are some on line Tv Guides , http://www.titantv.com , http://television.aol.com , http://tvlistings.zap2it.com
Last edited by John Candle; 25-Jan-2011 at 6:17 AM.
To get some increase of useable signal strength the antennas will need to go to 60 feet and higher. With higher being better and that will be dollars. I say receive the channels to the south east with the antennas at 25 or 30 feet and be happy with that part of your Tv reception.
Last edited by John Candle; 25-Jan-2011 at 10:13 PM.
Antenna selection assistance
