Re: Newbie Question concerning OTA HD.

Gerry Wheeler wrote:
"Jodster" <notin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Xns975ADD8FB3658notinthemomentcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

1) I live equidistant between Toronto and Buffalo so there is a fair
amount of HD OTA traffic I can pick up. I'm not sure if I need line of
sight or can rely on an atmospheric reflection for the OTA signals. I
have Line-of-site to Toronto but not Buffalo. Do I need an
omnidirectional OTA antenna to receive from both areas and what models
of antannae come highly regarded? (to be mounted on rooftop; no tower)


I would think two antennas, or one with a rotor. If you use two, you'll need some way to combine the signals.

I used to live in Cambridge (long time ago) and we could get Toronto and Buffalo just fine with one antenna and a rotor. That was before UHF, so all channels were VHF. Reception will be different at different frequencies, so things might be different now.
--
Gerry


This page describes how to combine two antennas.

http://www.tvantenna.com/support/tutorials/combining.html

Phil
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