Using the FCC tool, https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps it
looks like all my stations are in UHF, except for one that is 'Hi-V'.
RF Channel range is from channel 12-35.
All the transmitters I need are within 3 degrees, coming off either
Hancock or Willis in Downtown Chicago. Half the channels are in 'Strong
Signal' the other half are in 'Moderate' Signal, so I'd think the more
gain the better. I tried one of the super cheap 1'x1' indoor flat
panel antennas, it can pickup about 2 channels, some of the time.
On 1/28/2020 9:22 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
What kind of bandwidth do you need from the lowest to the highest
channel?
I would assume all desired channels are in the UHF band.
Yagi's are great for a channel or three, but they are inherently
narrow band.
A wide band log perodic will give you the most signal but do you
really need that much signal?
I recently purchased a dipole in front of a reflector from Home Depot
and I actually have too much signal.
I am only 5 miles away ( and one mile below) the majority of the
transmitters, but I have tons of signal.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RCA-Attic-Outdoor-Compact-Design-HDTV-Antenna-ANT705E/303087505
BTW, I left off the VHF dipole during assembly on purpose. Very few
areas have actual VHF tv transmitters any more.
-----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:37 PM
To: Animal Farm
Subject: [AFMUG] OT: OTA Antennas again
I know it's been brought up in the past, but I'm too lazy to go look
through the archives.
What good OTA Antennas are out there now? Is channel master still the
gold standard? Looking to mount inside an attic. 35 miles to the
transmitter across water, and through a couple sand dunes and a forest
(NW Indiana across lake Michigan to Chicago)
Looks like there are square and yagi antennas. The Yagi antennas say
'line of sight' Does that really mean LOS like we think of LOS, or LOS
as in it has to be aimed at the receiver?
Has to go in the attic because my mom says 'anything that goes on the
roof will leak', but she's ready to dump Comcast because they keep
raising her price and taking away her channels (last straw was them
pulling TCM from her package). I was at least smart enough to put in a
conduit from the attic to the basement when they built the house. Yagi
might be hard to aim in the attic. Would it work just the same on a
post in the yard, or does the extra 15' of height to the attic really
help.
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