Hi NonMcTubber, The antenna is connected by coaxial(RG-6). It starts out with the connects for the ribbon but has the dohicky(bet you all like that one
) that converts it over to the coaxial connection. It is 14' off the ground, the ground slopes away fairly quickly to the north, couple that with 950' + of elevation, and it seems to have good potential. It is now pointing at the direction of the north star. I am going to repoint it to 12 degree's, and it seems to be in excellent shape still. The connections were all sealed very well and the analog reception hadn't degraded in the 9yrs. I'll redo everything anyway though to make sure it wasn't fouled from the beginning.
Both TVs get the same reception, and I did notice that as long as it was pointed in the general direction it had pretty much the same reception in a fairly wide arc of movement. I'm only concerned with receiving the stations from 0 to 25 degrees at this time, and that is why I'll try the 12 degree point. It should be enough stations to keep ones' wife entertained for now
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I would like to try replacing the grounding block if there is a better one than the RS one, the line splitter, again RS, add a preamp, and see what happens. If RS coaxial cable leaves alot to be desired I'll replace that also. Actually that nearly covers all the connections anyway
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Thank you,
ez