uhf antenna recommendations

[Mr Tony]

not necessarily need to be guyed

My antennas are about 50 feet off the ground but they are on the peak of the roof. Both on 3 foot tripod with a 5 or 6 foot mast. Had to make sure I was within OTARD range of no more than 12 feet above roof to keep the association off my back (even though I'm on the board)

When trying to get distant stations its amazing how much a little extra height (say 5-10 feet) can make

 

[Plywodstatebum]

I went with the ChannelMaster CM3020 Off-Air HDTV Antenna on a 25 foot pole with 3 guide wires ,,with a Rotator and Booster I can get channels on the next Planet....lol

 

[gpollock87]

Ground or roof I hope it is well guyed.

i have it secured with 4 brackets. it was really windy here yesterday and it hardly ever moved

 

[gpollock87]

I went with the ChannelMaster CM3020 Off-Air HDTV Antenna on a 25 foot pole with 3 guide wires ,,with a Rotator and Booster I can get channels on the next Planet....lol

mine is suppose to pick up 60+ miles. i have to be in a dead spot because the neighbors 150 yards away get the stations i want,lol

 

[sergei]

mine is suppose to pick up 60+ miles. i have to be in a dead spot because the neighbors 150 yards away get the stations i want,lol

Also and most likely is his antenna is just out performing yours and in this case size maybe everything.

 

[gpollock87]

Also and most likely is his antenna is just out performing yours and in this case size maybe everything.

yep, and with bent elements

 

[boba]

yep, and with bent elements

And maybe it is curling around and catching the signals.

 

[gpollock87]

And maybe it is curling around and catching the signals.

its doing something right lol

 

[Larry1]

What pre-amp are you using? Is it a newer high gain low noise model? Some of the older pre-amps were very noisy, and only helped slightly. If you do not have any local high powered stations to contend with a Channel Master CM-7777 is a good pre-amp. Winegard also have low noise high gain models.

 

[gpollock87]

What pre-amp are you using? Is it a newer high gain low noise model? Some of the older pre-amps were very noisy, and only helped slightly. If you do not have any local high powered stations to contend with a Channel Master CM-7777 is a good pre-amp. Winegard also have low noise high gain models.

antennacraft 10g212

 

[Bob2011]

Have you actually tried adjusting the amp to see if it is even working? On a local station see if turning down the gain does anything to the meter on your TV tuner. Also you never mentioned what TV tuners you and your neighbor are using.

 

[gpollock87]

Have you actually tried adjusting the amp to see if it is even working? On a local station see if turning down the gain does anything to the meter on your TV tuner. Also you never mentioned what TV tuners you and your neighbor are using.

i turn the gain up and down and WJKT stays at 96% either way. my antenna is going into my dish network 722. i have tried it straight into my sanyo tv and the same results. the neighbors antenna is connected to a rca converter box. the antenna is going to the 3rd room. their main tvs are hooked up to dish network.

 

[gpollock87]

i hooked up my distribution amp and wlmt comes in all the time but pixelates all the time (at 56% signal). new pre-amp time i guess.

 

[Teehar]

i hooked up my distribution amp and wlmt comes in all the time but pixelates all the time (at 56% signal). new pre-amp time i guess.

What amp do you have and what are the gains for uhf and vhf?I have an antennacraft 10G202.It has 29db gain for uhf and vhf.On a 4 bay philips uhf antenna I pull in channels from 200 miles in the 60's and 70's.Granted pretty high elevation but we have a lot of higher peaks here that block and bounce signals as well.I have had a few channel master amps over the yrs but the antennacraft has worked much better.I stiill think you would have been better off going with the 91XG antenna as its better for fringe or deep fringe signals.But if you do decide to get a new preamp I recommend the antennacraft 10G202.

http://www.amazon.com/Antennacraft-High-Premium-Grade-Pre-Amplifier/dp/B002IY5948

 

[gpollock87]

What amp do you have and what are the gains for uhf and vhf?I have an antennacraft 10G202.It has 29db gain for uhf and vhf.On a 4 bay philips uhf antenna I pull in channels from 200 miles in the 60's and 70's.Granted pretty high elevation but we have a lot of higher peaks here that block and bounce signals as well.I have had a few channel master amps over the yrs but the antennacraft has worked much better.I stiill think you would have been better off going with the 91XG antenna as its better for fringe or deep fringe signals.But if you do decide to get a new preamp I recommend the antennacraft 10G202.

Amazon.com: Antennacraft High Gain Premium Grade VHF/UHF Pre-Amplifier: Electronics

mine is the 10g212. it doesn't pull them in but a distribution amp does? its not watchable but its still in.

 

[Dah-Henny]

Could always do it the old fashioned way and walk around the property with antenna in hand looking for a hot spot.

 

[gpollock87]

Could always do it the old fashioned way and walk around the property with antenna in hand looking for a hot spot.

i moved it to different places. i wish i had a hot spot lol

 

[Teehar]

mine is the 10g212. it doesn't pull them in but a distribution amp does? its not watchable but its still in.

sounds like problems with that amp.

 

[Bob2011]

I must be missing something here but is this some really long run of cable to be using two amps? Anyway now that you have a picture try adjusting the gain on the preamp and see if the signal numbers change. Take note at what point between minimum and maximum gain that the signal goes away. You really need to figure out if this preamp is doing its job.

 

[gpollock87]

I must be missing something here but is this some really long run of cable to be using two amps? Anyway now that you have a picture try adjusting the gain on the preamp and see if the signal numbers change. Take note at what point between minimum and maximum gain that the signal goes away. You really need to figure out if this preamp is doing its job.

i disconnected the pre-amp and am using just the distribution amp. i will connect both at once and see what i get