Re: Recommended HD Antenna?



alcarm1964@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I have DISH with the HD package and an 811 receiver. This is what
> antennaweb.org tells me...in case the formatting gets messed up, I'm
> basically 38-40 miles from everything and need a VIOLET antenna, which
> is "large directional". Our area is very flat and we have no trees
> higher than the house within a 1/4 mile or so (it's new construction).
> I'd like to avoid a huge antenna on the roof for asthetic reasons, but
> if that's what I need, oh well. I tried poking around a few sites but
> didn't understand most of what they say. ANy recommendations out there
> from the experts?
>
> FREQ NET CITY COMP MILES ASSG
>
> lt green - uhf KPXM-DT 41.1 PAX ST. CLOUD MN 12° 35.7 40
> violet - uhf WFTC-DT 29.1 UPN MINNEAPOLIS MN 69° 39.4 21
> violet - uhf WCCO-DT 4.1 CBS MINNEAPOLIS MN 69° 38.8 32
> violet - uhf KSTP-DT 5.1 ABC ST. PAUL MN 69° 38.8 50
> violet - uhf KARE-DT 11.1 NBC MINNEAPOLIS MN 69° 38.8 35
> violet - uhf KMSP-DT 9.1 FOX MINNEAPOLIS MN 69° 39.4 26
>
> Thanks!


What the above data tells me is that your local Digital/HD OTA

towers/stations are: UHF, 39 miles away, at a 69 deg angle off N..

Forget about the PAX St Cloud channel....

What you need is a Good UHF antenna (Chans 14 thru 59) and

it should be a ChannelMaster or Winegard unit....

A $25 Channel Master UHF #3021 4 bay bow tie using RG-6 cable

will do just fine... If you want double the Signal Strength...

a $50 Channel Master UHF #4228 8 bay bow tie is better...

A UHF Yagi type antenna is 2nd best... but should work too.

Placing the antenna in an attic, or possibly a closet on

tower side of the house can work too IF no metal siding.
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