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    I've got two cities near me that I like to pick up locals for. 1 is to the south and other is to the west of me about 40-50 miles from me. Right now I use a bowtie but I always have to turn it to pick up other city. Anyone suggest a non directional antenna

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    I've always wondered if those expensive small antennas work?

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    Yea xray have u seen that commercial for the tv-key..makes me laugh everytime

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    Quote Originally Posted by xray View Post
    I've always wondered if those expensive small antennas work?
    If you're close enough...
    I would suggest 2 options for the o.p.:add an antenna rotor, or add a second dedicated antenna & a proper combiner, with an antenna pointed at either city. I have had poor results otherwise

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    You can combine 2 antennas with a splitter. There are some 8 bay antennas you can fold to have 2 4 bay antennas pointed 2 different directions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Noof View Post
    If you're close enough...
    I would suggest 2 options for the o.p.:add an antenna rotor, or add a second dedicated antenna & a proper combiner, with an antenna pointed at either city. I have had poor results otherwise

    what do u think about ones like this noof?

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    thanks for replies noof fn an xray...Looks a nice antenna xray..think I might consider 2 antenna and a signal combiner

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    If all you need to get are UHF channels I would think it OK but pricey for what you get. They use antenna amp to make up for small size. There seems to be little support for them at sites like avsforum--they think them as much of a joke as the TV stick ads. You can buy a good, well designed antenna for less. If all you need now is a bowtie, then you don't need much of an antenna at all.
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    Get you a set of rabbit ears put in top of house run the cable from that to TV. Make sure you have a clothes hanger attached to your rabbit ears extends your range buahahaha....


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    Quote Originally Posted by fn59 View Post
    You can combine 2 antennas with a splitter. There are some 8 bay antennas you can fold to have 2 4 bay antennas pointed 2 different directions.
    Not possible without some very close calculations on antenna spacing and coax length, you also have to use the same type/brand of antennas.

    I would suggest the 8 bay that Fn59 mentioned (or a 4 bay) then fold it as needed.


    One like this one....
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    Thanks Terryl ....8 bay is sounding good

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    Most forums would insist that you post tvfool report for your area before trying to answer any OTA antenna needs request. Since you might be telling others too much if you do that here (depending on how you do your satellite TV). What has been posted is likely about all anyone can do. Getting two cities from radically diff directions is a big issue with a single antenna.

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    Thanks jvvh .. I completely understand. Like the rest of the other info on this site...its very helpful.

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    If you do a TVfool report and post the report link back here it will not give away any locality or address, just be sure to give it as much info as you can, like a real street address and city, also the AGL of the proposed antenna. (Above Ground Level)

    With this we can see whats going on in or around your location. (securely)

    Here is the link to the report form.

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    Here is what it would look like, this done as a test.



    All channels listed as LOS (Line Of Sight) in the green and yellow are receivable by most antennas, all those listed as first and second edge are a bit of a problem.
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