<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 8, 2005, at 4:00 AM, <A href="mailto:mythtv-users-request@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-request@mythtv.org</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>My plan</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">is to install the antenna in the attic and was hoping there was an amplified</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">version available, most of my HD stations are within 20 miles of the house</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">and within 6 degrees of one another according to AntennaWeb.org.</FONT></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I recently purchased the SR15 HD DTV antenna from antennas direct. </DIV><DIV><A href="http://antennasdirect.com/SR15_HDTV_Antenna.html">http://antennasdirect.com/SR15_HDTV_Antenna.html</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I highly recommend the antenna however mine is placed on the roof but I do live a bit farther from the source.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It sounds like you'll be fine with a directional antenna and the SR15 is certainly powerful enough to handle the the 20 mile range. Unless you are running the cable a very long distance I suspect an amplifier won't really help you any. I recommend you search and read up a little on the best type of cable to run as well.</DIV></BODY></HTML>