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Ok. I switched out the 2 winegard ya-1713 and installed 2 new antennacraft y10-7-13 spaced 45 inches apart.The coax was right at 70". I had to go longer on the "suggested" cable length since the feed point on these antennas was pretty far away from the mast. Anyway,I'm getting channel 9...

Yes- we have several radio stations in the area. So you think it might be the folded dipoles that makes the antennacraft a better antenna?

I read in the Baton Rouge paper today that they'll layoff several hundred. So...you think your phone wait was long before ? It's all about money,not service. They are having an outage in downdown Baton Rouge,and they apparently are waiting on a part from a supplier to do the repair...

I have an antenna craft pointing to lake charles.It picks up channel 7 great.Never a problem them...and lake charles is further than baton rouge. Maybe I should just swing the antennas around and see what happens.LOL I've always liked antennacraft.Expectially the MXU series

Ok- I found the answer. It's the "lower" wider lugs. Found the answer in antennas and distibution system book by MJ Salvati which claims this antenna as one of the best ever built for uhf. (mainly because of the diamond directors).Too bad the China men don't make this one. I have a channel...

I've just did a little typing so far. I have the antennas stacked already,but I'm still getting drop out from a city 50 miles away. I also get a very strong signal from another station( same city),but it's on the uhf band. I think I spaced them at 32" when I installed them.Used a wineguard...

You can also get a regular 2 output amplifier with adjustable gain. (somewhere?)

I went to the link bob2011 supplied and wineguard says they recommend a 2/3 wavelength spacing ,which is 42" for channel 9. So I guess I'll go with the manufacturers recommendation.After all,they made the antenna,LOL....and the combiner,and the preamp,and the.......

Thanks all for your quick responses. I do appreciate it !!!!! I'm actually going after channel 9,and yes, it's a ya-1713

What would be the required spacing on 2 wineguard high band antennas pointing at the same direction (stacked) I understand it's either a full or half wavelength of the lowest channel that the antenna picks up. I'm good at putting up antennas,but worthless when it comes to calculations.LOL Thanks

Yes- the am21 sounds interesting.Might have to check that out. Of course I get plenty to record,but I like to see what i can do to improve my free tv as well as my dishnet sub. I'm not upgrading my sub,but I'm always open to gettng bigger antennas,pre amps, etc.......I find it a challenge to...

Channel master used to have a whole line of channel filters made I presume for head ends. I used to have several cut to channel antennas.They are cost prohibitive or I would pick up a few more. I've taken down several MATV systems at apartment complexes.They wanted the tower and all removed.I...

I was doing some searching for phasing harness last night and came across a 75 ohm T.It's just like the barrel,but only a T. Very interesting...so I ordered a few. This would be just like a phasing harness with no electronics or losses at the coupler.Hmmmm The phasing harness I was looking...

Phasing harness.....now thats two words ya don't here much anymore. What would a guy make these with? Since the antenna spacing might depend on the channel and type of antenna your using. I remember seeing some "very" old vhf antennas in the area and the had a phasing harness with the output...