Re: Antenna for low signal area
- From: "Tam/WB2TT" <t-tammaru@c0mca$t.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:13:31 -0500
"snoogans" <snoogans.22igyv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have a cottage in the 1000 islands of NY. The closest OTA station is a
> good 25 miles away. I have an old antenna mounted on a pole on top of a
> hill behind the place and can pick up most stations, but with a weak
> signal. (The antenna is almost 200 feet away). I was thinking of
> getting a amp for it, but not sure it is worth the investment. I would
> like to replace everything with an HD antenna as I'm going to need it
> anyway, but I'm not sure what th ebest deal is. I think I need an
> amplified one, but I also need something a little more heavy duty as
> there is a lot of lightining in the area and strong storms.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> --
> snoogans
> This post originated from http://www.hdtv-info.org/forum/
>
You are loosing your signal in the 200 feet of cable. Do get an antenna
mounted preamp. While you are at it, this might be a good time to get a new
antenna, but I would try the preamp on the existing one first.
An HD antenna is no different from a regular antenna, so long as it covers
VHF and UHF as you require. Problem you might have is that the stations are
not all in the same direction.
25 miles is not very far. My local stations are 26 miles, and most of the
VHF ones are usually watchable with rabbit ears.
Tam
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