Want to give everyone an update on what I did recently. I decided to replace my Winegard HD9032 antennas with an Antennas Direct DB8, along with replacing the cables, & saw a major difference on the UHF. I moved the VHF antenna (Antennacraft CS600) back to the very top of the pole, while mounting the DB8 just below that. Not only are my full power stations coming in with no trouble (always had problems with stations in the channel 40 - 48 range), but 3 low power stations are coming back in. WCPX (ION) on RF 43 always came in & out at night, & WLS-TV wasn't affected as much with my old combo antenna on RF 44, but would always go in and out on the Winegard, & from time to time, WTTW on RF 47 was even affected. With the DB8, no problems with RF 43, 44 or 47 (don't care for WSNS on RF 45, as I don't speak Spanish). WWME-LD on RF 39 in coming back in with no problems (was coming in on the Winegard when it was dry, but was out completely on rainy days), & I'm getting W25DW-D on RF 25 (my mom's happy that she can watch HSN again 
), & getting WESV-LD on RF 40 again (don't watch since it's Spanish). While I don't care, but while WCHU-LD has a signal over Gary, IN, it still doesn't come in, primarily due to interference from WEDE-CA on RF 34 (they're still in analog), & maybe from WMEU-CD on RF 32. Since moving the VHF antenna back to the very top of the pole, I get WOCK-CD again. I'm still using the same pre-amp (RCA TVPRAMP1R VHF/UHF pre-amp), & the same coupler (Winegard CC7870). While I currently have the Winegard HD-1080 antenna down, that antenna will eventually be put back up, since I'm starting to have problems with WYIN again, since removing the antenna, in order to remove my Winegard HD9032 off the pole completely, move the Antennacraft antenna back to the top of the pole, & place the DB8 underneath the VHF antenna.
While I didn't exactly get the answers I had hoped for, replacing my UHF yagi antenna for a DB8, & replacing the cables made a major difference. Replacing the cables alone would not have improved the reception on certain channels. From now on, I'll stick with 4 & 8 bay antennas for UHF (2 bay if I ever move to Milwaukee, as I would live in the Milwaukee city limits, once I can afford to move), & as long as Antennacraft continues to make a VHF only antenna that's optimized for 2-13 (like the Antennacraft CS600), I'll get that too.
), & getting WESV-LD on RF 40 again (don't watch since it's Spanish). While I don't care, but while WCHU-LD has a signal over Gary, IN, it still doesn't come in, primarily due to interference from WEDE-CA on RF 34 (they're still in analog), & maybe from WMEU-CD on RF 32. Since moving the VHF antenna back to the very top of the pole, I get WOCK-CD again. I'm still using the same pre-amp (RCA TVPRAMP1R VHF/UHF pre-amp), & the same coupler (Winegard CC7870). While I currently have the Winegard HD-1080 antenna down, that antenna will eventually be put back up, since I'm starting to have problems with WYIN again, since removing the antenna, in order to remove my Winegard HD9032 off the pole completely, move the Antennacraft antenna back to the top of the pole, & place the DB8 underneath the VHF antenna.While I didn't exactly get the answers I had hoped for, replacing my UHF yagi antenna for a DB8, & replacing the cables made a major difference. Replacing the cables alone would not have improved the reception on certain channels. From now on, I'll stick with 4 & 8 bay antennas for UHF (2 bay if I ever move to Milwaukee, as I would live in the Milwaukee city limits, once I can afford to move), & as long as Antennacraft continues to make a VHF only antenna that's optimized for 2-13 (like the Antennacraft CS600), I'll get that too.
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