Winegard SS2000

[knoxbh]

Just installed the above antenna today (Winter Haven, Fl - stations are located in Tampa/St. Pete - about 40 miles from me). Reception appears to be excellent with the exception of the Fox station w0% on the indicator - rest of the stations register 90% or above. Amazingly, 3 of the stations (ABC, NBC and Fox) all use the same tower - CBS is off-angle and still gets 85%. But Fox is the problem. I was using a Winegard antenna which was blown down 3 times 2 years ago with 3 hurricanes in a row. Figured that was enough.

Sorry about being so long winded but the real question is, how do I find out the right settings for elevation and azimuth from this location?

Thanks for all your help.

Howard Knox

 

[texasbrit]

Go to www.antennaweb.org, input your address (not just your zip) and see what results you get. Warning - sometimes it does not list all the digital stations.

Possibilities for Fox; is it a VHF station, you usually need a larger antenna? Or is it still operating at low power?

 

[charper1]

WFLA-DT 8.1 (NBC) and WTVT-DT 13.1 (FOX) are both VHF Hi; and all locals are between the 251° and 255° heading from Winter Haven. For the $90+ that this SS-2000 usually costs, I think there might be some better options quality wise. Which is the most important thing overall. Like maybe:

Winegard PR7042, PR7052, HD7084P
Channel Master CM3678, CM3679, CM3019, CM3030
Terrestrial Digital V21

Winegard SS-2000 Spec (under optimal conditions)
• Expected peak Range for VHF Lo Channels (2-6): up to 15 Miles
• Expected peak Range for VHF Hi Channels (7-13): up to 40 Miles
• Expected peak Range for UHF Channels (14-69): up to 50 Miles