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[QUOTE=&quot;Piggie, post: 44114, member: 2941&quot;]The stations around 104 should be easy to receive with about any antenna. The ones at 170 that are possible are low power. KFLA-LP is probably strong enough you could pick it up.Several of the stations at 140 would be possible also.&nbsp; The spread there is 66 degrees (between 104 and 170 degrees) and that is about the limit of most directional antennas.&nbsp; If you buy to big of antenna you would narrow the beam width enough you would probably have to turn it to go from the stations at 104 to 170. But the stations at 333 are all behind a hill at 15 ft. Plus they farther away, but not that far (31 miles 1 edge is very doable). However they are low enough signal at your house you have to turn your current antenna to receive them as you probably well know.===I would say, you probably already own an antenna that is well suited for your location.&nbsp; But if the antenna has been up for a decade or more, you may need to do some routine maintenance.&nbsp; One thing to do is lower the antenna and inspect it for corrosion. If it looks really bad you may just need to replace it. If it's ok, then the next thing normally done is replace the balun (the thing that connects under the wingnuts on the antenna that allows a coax cable to be plugged into the antenna.&nbsp;&nbsp; Next you would want to replace any coax that was outside in the elements and might want to consider replacing all the coax.&nbsp;&nbsp; Be sure to use a high grade RG6 cable, quad shield being better and because it's more widely used often no more or cheaper than regular RG6.&nbsp; Also buy a name brand balun, such as Winegard or Channel Master. Most of us here like the Channel Master balun.Do you have an amp at the antenna?&nbsp; If you don't know, is there something you plug into wall power you also plug in the coax from the antenna before it goes to any TV in house?Also how many TVs do you have and about how far are they from your antenna.If you were looking for one antenna to pick them all up without a rotator, it might be possible but it would be close and probably not receive consistently as many channels you would with something like you have with a rotator.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Piggie, post: 44114, member: 2941"]The stations around 104 should be easy to receive with about any antenna. The ones at 170 that are possible are low power. KFLA-LP is probably strong enough you could pick it up. Several of the stations at 140 would be possible also. The spread there is 66 degrees (between 104 and 170 degrees) and that is about the limit of most directional antennas. If you buy to big of antenna you would narrow the beam width enough you would probably have to turn it to go from the stations at 104 to 170. But the stations at 333 are all behind a hill at 15 ft. Plus they farther away, but not that far (31 miles 1 edge is very doable). However they are low enough signal at your house you have to turn your current antenna to receive them as you probably well know. === I would say, you probably already own an antenna that is well suited for your location. But if the antenna has been up for a decade or more, you may need to do some routine maintenance. One thing to do is lower the antenna and inspect it for corrosion. If it looks really bad you may just need to replace it. If it's ok, then the next thing normally done is replace the balun (the thing that connects under the wingnuts on the antenna that allows a coax cable to be plugged into the antenna. Next you would want to replace any coax that was outside in the elements and might want to consider replacing all the coax. Be sure to use a high grade RG6 cable, quad shield being better and because it's more widely used often no more or cheaper than regular RG6. Also buy a name brand balun, such as Winegard or Channel Master. Most of us here like the Channel Master balun. Do you have an amp at the antenna? If you don't know, is there something you plug into wall power you also plug in the coax from the antenna before it goes to any TV in house? Also how many TVs do you have and about how far are they from your antenna. If you were looking for one antenna to pick them all up without a rotator, it might be possible but it would be close and probably not receive consistently as many channels you would with something like you have with a rotator.[/QUOTE]

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