01-13-2009, 02:16 PM
105 miles is quite a distance.
I have two identical antennas on two nearby houses.
The one about fifty feet higher does not have a preamp, does not get New Hampshire from Buzzards Bay [about 80 miles] , but because it clears the trees and is up higher works better in worse weather --
than the one 50 feet lower down the hill, does not clear the trees which are a lot closer, has a preamp and does get a New Hampshire station. In good weather.
As soon as it is windy, it's gone.
Premium triple shield RG59 cable, I've temporarily strung RG6 in good weather and not seen a difference.
(the house on the hill was wired for satellite TV)
Transmitter power and receiver sensitivity play just as much a role in reception.
The receiver in my Sony VCR has at least twice the reception capability of either the Sony TV or the Phillips LCD HDTV I have now.
Different model preamps also have different gains.
I don't watch enough TV or movies to justify the expense for cable or sat.
It is nice having something to get the weather when conditions warrant and the news sometimes.
I have two identical antennas on two nearby houses.
The one about fifty feet higher does not have a preamp, does not get New Hampshire from Buzzards Bay [about 80 miles] , but because it clears the trees and is up higher works better in worse weather --
than the one 50 feet lower down the hill, does not clear the trees which are a lot closer, has a preamp and does get a New Hampshire station. In good weather.
As soon as it is windy, it's gone.
Premium triple shield RG59 cable, I've temporarily strung RG6 in good weather and not seen a difference.
(the house on the hill was wired for satellite TV)
Transmitter power and receiver sensitivity play just as much a role in reception.
The receiver in my Sony VCR has at least twice the reception capability of either the Sony TV or the Phillips LCD HDTV I have now.
Different model preamps also have different gains.
I don't watch enough TV or movies to justify the expense for cable or sat.
It is nice having something to get the weather when conditions warrant and the news sometimes.