<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 19:03, Kris B. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:krisbee@krisbee.com">krisbee@krisbee.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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If you are in an area where you don't have any VHF stations (I don't, and I am between two markets), then the big behmouth isn't necessary, just get a UHF antenna and focus on that.</div></div></blockquote><div>
<br>Unfortunately, about half my important stations are UHF and the other half VHF (see my tvfool graph if you like: <a href="http://westbrook.com/tvfool.png">http://westbrook.com/tvfool.png</a>). There's only one station in the area I care about that's broadcasting from a different location and distance (PBS 31), but it's higher power too, and I receive it fine even with my indoor antenna pointed at the mountain.<br>
<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;" dir="ltr">Everyone raves about the single and double bay bowtie antennas. They are not intrusive, and work extremely well, and they are directional.</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br>Thanks for that! A little googling on single/double bay bowtie impresses me. But since I need VHS too, I guess I couldn't go with this approach alone, could I.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div>I ended up homebrewing a Double Bay Gray Hoverman antenna, which is an open source design, and it pulls in both Charlotte, NC and Greensboro, NC, with almost all of the staions above 90% signal strength, no rotator needed in my case, and it is about 30 ft high (just slightly above my house).</div>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>You tempt me to go homebrew! That would be satisfying on multiple levels.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;" dir="ltr"><div><div>I lucked out due to circumstances, position, tree cover, land layout, etc.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I'm very lucky too, as I can literally see the mountaintop with
no obstructions, so I'm very optimistic -- once I get outdoors!<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div>
<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;" dir="ltr"><div><div>But I am over the moon, and that antenna is what convinced me to cut cable and go with a full myth system.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div>
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I'm with you there, philosophically. Unfortunately, here, to satisfy my living room's occupants, I have to supplement with "ransom-vision" to get the premiums (sigh)... but for anything that CAN be obtained over the air (e.g. Sunday NFL), there's just no beating it!<br>
<br>What would you suggest I read up on, if I wanted to go homebrew too, that would satisfy my need for both VHF and UHF?<br><br>Thanks again!<br>Eric<br></div></div>