Recommended Antenna other than CM 4228

[bigmixx]

Ok, I've read enough posts here to know that the Channel Master 4228 is arguably the best antenna for those that live far away. As you can see, I'm about 30 - 32 miles away. My question is, would the Radio Shack antenna U-75R work for me? I know it's UHF only but will it pick up VHF as well like the CM 4228? I'm not really concerned with PBS, only NBC as these are my only VHF channels. I'm able to pick up all of them except PBS right now with some an amplified indoor antenna but the signal ranges from 40 - 88 with TBS being the highest. I'm tired of moving it around and since the HD Tivo has been installed it's gotten worse. Thanks.


* red - vhf WGTV-DT 12 PBS ATHENS GA 07-08 229° 18.5 12
* red - vhf WXIA-DT 11.1 NBC ATLANTA GA 239° 28.9 10
* red - uhf WUPA-DT 43.1 UPN ATLANTA GA 240° 30.7 43
* red - uhf WHSG-DT 44.1 TBN MONROE GA 240° 30.7 44
* red - uhf WTBS-DT 17.1 TBS ATLANTA GA 246° 27.5 20
* blue - uhf WPBA-DT 21.1 PBS ATLANTA GA 240° 28.9 21
* blue - uhf WUVG-DT 34.1 UNI ATHENS GA 246° 27.5 48
* blue - uhf WATL-DT 36.1 WB ATLANTA GA 246° 27.5 25
* blue - uhf WAGA-DT 5.1 FOX ATLANTA GA 244° 27.5 27
* violet - uhf WGCL-DT 46.1 CBS ATLANTA GA 246° 27.5 19
* violet - uhf WPXA-DT 14.1 i ROME GA 302° 47.3 51
* violet - uhf WSB-DT 2.1 ABC ATLANTA GA 242° 30.0 39
* violet - uhf WATC-DT 41.1 REL ATLANTA GA 283° 31.2 41

 

[damaged]

Cross-posting is bad..mmmmkay?

 

[bigmixx]

Cross-posting is bad..mmmmkay?

I posted it here and realized I should've posted it in the OTA forum. But thanks for answering my question though.

 

[damaged]

Anytime.

 

[Jimbo]

I am using the radio shack Model: VU-190 XR, This antenna is a bit larger and is
$ 99, but I use it to also pick up various cities outside of my own.
I think the range was like 100 miles UHF and 190 VHF. For my application with a rotor it works great.

In tower distance, 32 miles is not really very far.

For $ 59. you could get this Model: VU-90 XR , that would go about the same distance as the one you are looking at , BUT it will also handle VHF. therefore you could get the HD that is on the VHF side as well.

Jimbo