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A friend of mine, Josh ____, recently purchased an antenna and equipment from you and recommended you as a source for what I need. I have about a 10 year old ChannelMaster antenna (double boom about 15' long) mounted inside my garage. We used it for several years receiving fair reception from Washington and Baltimore, I am near Downsville, MD, 6 miles S of Williamsport MD. We got basic cable when we got high speed internet service
becuase it was free and stopped using the antenna. We now have a HDTV and I would like to see if I can resurect the antenna. It works great for the HD on the public TV stations 31, 45, 25 but I don't pick up the Washington and Baltimore stations on HD. My question is whether moving it out of the garage would make a difference in the reception. The roof of the garage is OSB and with regular shingles on the outside and the plane of the antenna is
about 12' above the ground (it is a very high garage). The day I tried it, it was foggy and misty. My friend tells me his antenna works great and we are about 2 miles from each other with similar terrain. If mounting it outside will help I will need an eave mount and a rotor to
control the direction of the antenna. Any help you can provide would be
greatly appreciated.
Curtis
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Greetings Berry,
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Most of the channels you are receiving are from Hagerstown according to my information. The Washington and Baltimore transmitters are roughly 60 miles from your location. Washington is to the SSE and Baltimore is ESE from your location. Without viewing your antenna I would suspect it may not be pointed in the direction to effectively receive those channels.
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In my opinion mounting it outside and being able to rotate the antenna would make all the difference in the world. If you don't already have a preamplifier you may want to consider installing a Winegard AP 8700 antenna preamplifier during the installation process. Channel Master antennas of that age are good antennas, I wouldn't think any change is needed there. Our best rotor is the remote controlled Channel Master 9521 antenna rotor.

If I can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact me.
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Best Regards,
Denny

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Frederick 21703
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Denny,
I live at ZIP 21703 and want to get both Baltimore and Washington DC stations. Baltimore is 106 and 96 degrees and Washington is 154 degrees.Is there any particular type or family of directional antenna that is LESS directional than most and would work best if aimed sort of between the 2 target areas (like at around 125 or 130 degrees)?
Thanks,
Sam
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Greetings Sam,
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I checked out your channels and I think the Winegard HD 7080 TV antenna has a beam width wide enough to accommodate both the DC and Baltimore stations by positioning the antenna direction somewhere in between. I would suggest you also install a Winegard AP 8700 antenna preamplifier for best results. I am fairly certain this will work at your location but there is some minor uncertainty. I am confident enough that I wouldn't install a second TV antenna without trying this recommendation first.
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If I can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact me.

Best Regards,

Denny

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Hyattsville 20783
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What would your antenna recommendations be for
the following:
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Address: __________ Rd., Hyattsville Md. 20783.
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One TV in use.
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Digital TV only.
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Roof mount, rotating antenna.
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Washington D.C. stations within 10 miles.
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Baltimore stations 35 miles.
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Annapolis Md. stations 25 miles.
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Thank You, John
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Greetings John,

Unfortunately some of the digital signals from Baltimore are reaching your location too weak for the MS 2000 omni-directional antenna. According to the reception data the EZ-HD TV antenna will do a great job on all of the stations available in your area. If the coax cable run from the antenna to the TV will be 50 feet or less and no signal splitters will be used I doubt that you'll need a preamplifier. As you know the transmitters are located in different directions requiring a rotor to aim the antenna to the appropriate direction.

We do have one gentleman located about 2 miles from you who wanted to avoid the rotor. I suggested he install the EZ-HD antenna pointing West for the Washington DC stations and the HD 7697P antenna pointing Northeast for weaker Baltimore stations. The larger antenna is required to overcome the signal loss created from combining the two antennas together. The antennas are combined using the CC 7870 antenna coupler and then amplified with the AP 8700 mast mounted preamplifier. He reports his reception is great. It's your choice you can go with the smaller EZ-HD and a rotor or the EZ-HD and the larger HD 7697P antenna without the rotor.

I am very confident that this equipment properly installed (I'm here to help if you need it) will provide you with excellent digital/HD reception.

If you would like step by step detailed information on how to install the equipment, or if I can assist you in anyway, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Best Regards,
Denny Duplessis
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"Helping America Watch Free TV"
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Laurel 20707
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1. The street address, including the zip code of =here the TV antenna is to be installed.
Answer:  ___________ Court, Laurel MD. 20707
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2. The number of TV locations that will =eceive TV signals from the antenna.
Answer: 4 TV Locations currently; maximum of 7 TV locations when everything is completed
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3. Will you be =sing the antenna for analog reception until the analog signals are turned off or just
digital/HD reception ?
Answer:   Using Antenna for both analog and then digital /HD reception
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4. Do you intend to use the TV antenna outside or in your attic Etc...
Answer: Will use TV antenna in my attic
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5. Also include any additional information that you feel pertains to your particular reception conditions.
Nothing comes to mind
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Greetings Darryl,

I examined the reception data from two sources and as you probably know you have a tremendous amount of stations with transmitters all located within 20 miles or less of your location. Baltimore stations are to your Northeast and Washington DC stations are to your Southwest. With so many strong signals available an omni-directional antenna would not perform well. This kind of antenna performs poorly under these conditions.

Your best option is to use two EZ-HD TV antennas. One pointed Northeast and the other pointing Southwest. Combine the two antennas to a single down lead using the CC 7870 antenna coupler. Out of the coupler amplify the signal within a 50' coax cable length from the coupler with the HDA 200 distribution amplifier. This unit will provide the required amplification for up to 8 TV locations.

The antenna is only 35.16" long by 34.43" wide.

I tested this configuration and found the performance to be =xcellent. Below is a picture of the system as it looked for the test.
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EZ-HD antenna

The coupler is located between the two antennas. The only difference between this system and the one you would set-up, as I used a mast mounted preamplifier (located just below the bottom antenna) instead of a distribution amplifier because of its outdoor location.

I am very confident that this equipment properly installed (I'm here to help if you need it) will provide you with excellent reception for both analog and digital/HD signals.

If you would like step by step detailed information on how to install the equipment, or if I can assist you in anyway, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Best Regards,
Denny Duplessis
TV Antenna Source

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