Downsville ?????
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
Greetings Berry,
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.
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.
Best Regards,
Denny
TV Antenna Source
Frederick 21703
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
Greetings Sam,
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.
If I can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact
me.
Best Regards,
Denny
TV Antenna Source
