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Originally Posted by 1inxs
Single edge is when the signal hits the first hill or mountain. A double edge is when it hits the second hill.
Siting the antenna |
If you look at these drawings on the page above close, what might not be apparent, is some times there are ways to get a good signal behind something blocking it.
Cowboy already gave one good thing to try, tilt the antenna up as much as 15 degrees. I have read documented cases of this working in particular if you can see the top of the hill, mountain or building from the antenna. Then it's worth a shot to aim the antenna up toward the top of the hill.
If you can't see what is blocking you can try the angle adjustments, but also try not only raising the antenna but lowering it. Some times going lower you either cancel one of the refracted waves from the edge (see images in link above) or sometimes you just find a spot where the interference add constructively giving a higher signal.
So times as the pictures show move the mast to the other side of the house.
What I like to try is get a 15 ft mast or so and don't mount it but have some help too. Move it around the yard to see if in all places you might mount the antenna if there is a difference in reception.
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