Thread: xg 91 vs. db8

i have a xg 91 right now, works great, couldnt ask for a better antenna. i have been messing with it, and have found more channels. the only problem is they are about 45 degrees from where im pointed. i am wondering if a db8 was just as good or better and instead of pointing at just one direction, does this mean that it would cover a full 90 degrees?
would this not suit me better?

You'd only get about two-thirds' the signal you're currently getting, and two-thirds' the signal from the other cluster, by trying to split the difference.

Originally Posted by krisman

i have a xg 91 right now, works great, couldnt ask for a better antenna. i have been messing with it, and have found more channels. the only problem is they are about 45 degrees from where im pointed.

The best antenna for stations 45 degrees apart is a 4 bay such as the DB-4, 4221HD, C2, or HD-4400. I don't know if that's a big enough antenna for your existing stations.

And I can recommend the Antennacraft U-4000.

Originally Posted by Splicer

And I can recommend the Antennacraft U-4000.

I bought two of them last month. The U-bolt brackets that are riveted to the vertical pole were loose. The rivets were not tight.

The antennas did work fine. I used the antennas out of phase to receive UHF stations that were spaced by 47 degrees.

Were they loose on both? Both of mine came tight and right. I also ordered them about a month or so apart.

I've bought a couple of them, and they were fine. I haven't tried using one more than 35 miles out, though.

well mine are going to be at least 50 miles apart. 50-60 i would say still recommend the 4 bays?

Originally Posted by krisman

well mine are going to be at least 50 miles apart. 50-60 i would say still recommend the 4 bays?

I can't say without an exact tvfool report. If the antenna is aimed halfway between both stations the signal strength will be about the same as a 2 bay antenna that is aimed properly. Depending on the relative strengths and channel assignments, you can mis-aim the antenna to favor the weaker station.

What I did with the pair of 4 bay antennas was as example #1 in this web site.


Stacking multiple antennas

The antenna was installed at this tvfool location.
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The trick here was to avoid overload from WNLO on channel 32 and still receive WGRZ on channel 33 even though it is 20.5 db weaker and 38 degrees further east.

To make matters worse, the location is 2 miles from the Niagara Falls airport.