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Accord 12404
Hi Denny,
I've been reading your very informative site, and am wondering if you can help me with my situation. We just bought a house in the 12404 zip code. It is in a hilly, very wooded area (DirecTV said they can't get the 30 degree view of their satellites they need).The house has a metal roof. I'm wondering if the 7084 would be able to bring in New York City, and local, channels for us - or would you recommend an omni-directional antenna?
Thanks! Greetings, The MS 2000 omni drectional antenna in my opinion is out of the question at your location, it won't have much of a chance to provide quality reception from New York. The Winegard HD 7084P VHF/UHF/DTV antenna would provide you with several channels at your location. I believe if you can install it up above your roof line you have a very good chance of receiving most of the New York channels with good results. I do have to be truthful and mention, with the dense woods you described and the hills, there is an outside chance it may not. I will say this with complete confidence, if the HD 7084 doesn't get them, no other consumer available antenna will. Along with the antenna I highly recommend the Channel Master 7777 antenna preamplifier. The very low noise figure and high gain of this amplifier would absolutely be a benefit. Also as you probably already know a TV antenna rotor would be necessary to pin point the antenna for best results. If I can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact me. Best Regards, Denny TV Antenna Source
Cincinnatus 13040
Denny,
I was looking at your website and I am hoping you can help me.
I just purchased a home in upstate NY (CincinnatusNY). The home sits in a rural valley and is approximately 35 miles north of Binghamton. I have a number of pine trees lining the property line. There is an antenna on the home, however, when connected to my tv I get no reception whatsoever. The coax cable is quite frayed at the end, maybe that is the problem, or it could be that the antenna itself is just inoperable (it looks quite old). I see that you recommend the Winegard MS 2000 antenna to many of your readers. If my old antenna just can’t be fixed, would this antenna work well for me?
I appreciate any help!
Thank you!
Jim Greetings Jim, I used a zip code of 13040 to examine the reception condition at your location. If this is correct my recommendation would be as follows. All of channels from Binghampton and Syracuse are within range of the MS 2000 omnidirectional TV antenna. However, your mention of being in a valley and the pine trees has me a little concerned. My best advice would be to try it and if you don't get satisfactory results take advantage of our money back guarantee. Also with a conventional antenna (directional) a rotor would be necessary for best results. If I can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact me. Best Regards, Denny TV Antenna Source
Cuba 14727
I have a weekend retreat (14 X 70 mobile home) in the hills in the southern tier of Western NY. (close to Cuba, NY actually). I have an old mast mounted omni directional antenna that came with the trailer. The VHF reception is bad and the UHF is non-existent. I want an antenna that will pick up my 4 local VHF stations and my 4 or 5 UHF stations.
I estimate that I am anywhere between 30 and 90 miles away from all of the transmitters.
My camp is on a large hill, but not all the way to the top.
What would you suggets?? (I was looking at the Winegard PR 7037) Thanks for your help.
By the way, I love your website. You have so much information that I've learned more in 1 hour than I have in the last 5 years of reading about this stuff in sales magazines.
Thanks,
Dave Greetings Dave,
The Winegard PR 7037 TV antenna is an excellent choice I would also suggest the Winegard AP 8700 pre-amplifier. Is the remainder of the hill between you and any of the stations? Are the stations in different directions? If so you will need to turn the antenna by hand or with a rotor. You can find out distances and direction of all your TV stations at http://www.antennaweb.org You really can't go wrong with the PR 7037 TV antenna. If it doesn't get the channels, chances are good nothing else will. If I can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact me.
Best Regards,
Denny
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Thanks for the prompt reply. I have taken your suggestions to heart and I will be ordering soon.The stations are all in the same direction, however the remainder of the hill is between me and the transmitters (according to http://www.antennaweb.org) is this a problem and if so, what are the remedies??
Thanks Again,
Dave
Dave, This could be a problem. It would depend on how strong the signals are. If it didn't work satisfactory at your location, one remedy would be to locate the TV antenna at the top of the hill. I don't know how far that is or if you even own the property. If you use a quality RG 6 coax cable with a solid copper center such as we sell and install a pre amplifier you can run up to 400 feet. Hope this helps you Dave. Denny Mannsville 13661 Dear sirs, I would like to get a recommendation for a broadcast outdoor TV antenna for both VHF and UHF reception. Our home is located in a wooded area, and we currently have DISH TV. As you probably know, Dish recently removed distant network channels and that leaves us with poor, if any, reception of networks. We would like to receive ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. ABC, NBC and CBS are VHF with Fox on UHF. We are located approximately 25 miles south of Watertown, New York and 50 miles north of Syracuse, New York. We are about 3 miles west of Lake Ontario. We would prefer not having a rotor. I was interested in your Winegard Omnidirectional antenna, especially after reading the story on your website. When I look on the Winegard website, they don't seem to recommend that antenna for fringe areas, but your story mentions similar distances to ours. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Tom Mannsville, New York 13661 Greetings Tom, I have thoroughly investigate your location including transmitter distances, elevations and output power of the transmitters. I am assuming you would like over the air reception that the quality compares to that of your satellite dish. With the conditions at your location I would not recommend The MS 2000. You have 2 channels NBC and FOX that are 51 and 58 miles from your location to the SSW near Syracuse. According to my information the terrain in that direction to the transmitters is not ideal for TV reception. Syracuse offers all of the networks ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS, i, and MNT. For best results at your location my recommendation would be the Winegard HD 7082 TV antenna pointed at approximately 190 degrees (Syracuse) along with an AP 8700 antenna preamplifier. This combination should give you excellent reception without the need of a rotor on all of the above mentioned networks. Your welcome to try the MS 2000 but I don't believe satisfactory results will be obtained on the NBC and FOX channels. If I can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact me. Best Regards, Denny Staten Island 10310 Denny, Great site with a lot of valuable information. Please help me sort out my options since I just bought an HDTV. I live on the north shore of Staten Island (10310) with virtually an unobstructed path to lower Manhattan. We used to get perfect VHF reception with a roof antenna until the World Trade Center went down and transmitters were relocated uptown (Empire State Building). With the new set and existing antenna, the HD transmissions are not coming through. I assume that my antenna (which is 25 years old) is vhf/fm only (how can you tell) and that might be the problem. And/or just old. It doesn't look like any of your antennas as all elements are flat. So I am looking to replace the old antenna. Until I read your site, I assumed that HD needed a special antenna now know otherwise. Thank you for that. What would you recommend...we are about 12 miles line of sight from the transmitter and antenna would be about 30 feet off the ground. Existing antenna is mounted on the chimney but it is very high and I would prefer to use one of your wall mounts off an existing third story window frame. Will 5 - 10 feet make any difference. But, mounting this way would put new antenna close to the top of an evergreen tree. Will this diminish reception much. I am going to cut off the top 5 feet of the tree but that could require a professional. If the chimney mount will yield significantly better results, I would look for a professional installer but otherwise I can easily do a wall mount. I hate to pay someone to overcome my fear of heights. Thanks for this...I need to do this soon because of a) winter b) family will trash me for alot of money on a flat screen tv and then still not getting reception. Jeffrey Greetings Jeffrey, Thank you for the compliment on our site. I believe the reason for your lack of digital reception is the antenna. All of your channels are currently broadcasting on the UHF band. 25 years ago very few antennas if any were VHF/UHF. After investigating your channels I found only one channel will return to VHF after the transition is complete. WPIX CW will broadcast on channel 11. My recommendation for the antenna would be the Channel Master 4228 TV antenna. The antenna is considered to be a UHF antenna but does very well on the upper band VHF such as 11. I also recommend a Winegard AP 8700 VHF/UHF preamplifier. I believe you would get excellent reception with this combination at the lower location you suggested. You probably could get good reception with the antenna just a few feet above the ground. The 4228 is a little easier to install compared to the VHF/UHF models. If I can assist you further Jeffrey, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best Regards,
Denny Tonawanda 14150 Hi Denny.
I'm interested in adding over-the-air signals to my DTV service. Your site is an excellent resource...perhaps you could suggest something for me.
I live in Tonawanda, NY 14150 at __________ Ter W.
I'd really prefer to install something without a rotor, but it would be cool to get Buffalo, Hamilton, and Toronto stations, so that's negotiable. What would you suggest?
Denny A. Greetings Denny, There are 3 TV transmitters within 3 miles of your location nearly eliminating any chance of getting any other channels then the Buffalo stations. The signals from these stations will be to strong to allow you to pull in the weaker distant channels. Your absolute best bet for consistent quality digital/HD reception is the miniMAX TV antenna. Along with the antenna I suggest the Winegard HDP 269 antenna preamplifier. The antenna can be installed in a stationary position with the narrow end pointing Southeast. This position will provide digital/HD reception on CBS 4, FOX 29, PBS 43, CW 23, NBC 33, ABC 7, ION 53, RTN 46, and MNT 49. I do realize that FOX, PBS, and CW are to your Northwest but they will come in great off from the backside of the antenna. As a matter of fact they are the stations that are only 2.3 miles from your location and it is probably best that the antenna is pointed away from them to reduce the chance of signal overload. I believe the miniMax II can be installed in your attic if you wish. Just make certain there are no signal blocking materials such as aluminum siding, foil faced insulation, brick etc... in the path to the transmitters. The most popular mount with this antenna is the J-pole mount. 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 detailed information on how to install the equipment, or if I can assist you in any way, please don't hesitate to contact me. Product Status = in stock |
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