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CRAIGV · 01-23-2006, 12:12 PM

Here's a scenario for input:
I am in Spanaway Washington, trying to recieve uhf 38, 39, 48 from seattle stations, 40 miles away (relatively flat, rolling hills close to antenna height, plus 60' high evergreen trees 500 feet from antenna) and uhf 18 (closer at 30 degrees off). I have a CM 4221 roof mounted and CM uhf/vhf preamp and get 18 at 85% with my Dish 811, 39 at 60% (unreliable), and 38, 48 at 49% (not useable). I recently bought a PR-8800 to increase gain for the seattle stations, but it gave me similar results as the smaller CM 4221, so I put the CM4221 back up. Is there a way to gang the two antennas together and improve the gain, or should I start all over with a CM 4228 and throw away the PR-8800?

01-23-2006, 12:12 PM	#5
CRAIGV What is HD? Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2	Here's a scenario for input: I am in Spanaway Washington, trying to recieve uhf 38, 39, 48 from seattle stations, 40 miles away (relatively flat, rolling hills close to antenna height, plus 60' high evergreen trees 500 feet from antenna) and uhf 18 (closer at 30 degrees off). I have a CM 4221 roof mounted and CM uhf/vhf preamp and get 18 at 85% with my Dish 811, 39 at 60% (unreliable), and 38, 48 at 49% (not useable). I recently bought a PR-8800 to increase gain for the seattle stations, but it gave me similar results as the smaller CM 4221, so I put the CM4221 back up. Is there a way to gang the two antennas together and improve the gain, or should I start all over with a CM 4228 and throw away the PR-8800?