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Old 03-28-2007, 11:10 AM   #271
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tomorrow I am going to upgrade my system. put the 91 xg on top and the hd8200p on the bottom replace the rotor and coax. all excited.

after all that time, trouble and anticipation...the reception can get worse .

wish it was more cut and dry...dont ya?

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Ain't that the truth!!! Well, got my 91XG & CM7777 setup this past weekend.

Good news and bad news....

Good news is that from my locale, 73.8 miles from the tower atop Mt. Mansfield I'm able to get a lock onto WPTZ-NBC (14)!!! I get a few drop outs every now and then, but I think with a little more tweaking, I can get a more consistent lock.

Bad news is that I'm not seeing any of the other stations.
WCAX-CBS (53)
WFFF-FOX (43)
WETK-PBS (32)

And certainly not WVNY-ABC (13), as I don't have a VHF antenna in my setup....YET!!!!!

I just spoke to TIGER about an hour ago. He said possibly adding a little more tilt to the 91XG may help at getting the others. I currently have about a 5 degree tilt on the antenna.

I'm definitely excited now!!! Like I said, with a little more tweaking, and the help of a chainsaw to clear a few branches and a tree or two, I think I'll be able to pull in a few more stations.
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Taking a little break almost done. Then will finish the wiring and setup the new rotor.

Made the mast over the rotor about 16" shorter to cut down on the load.
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Old 03-28-2007, 11:52 AM   #273
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Taking a little break almost done. Then will finish the wiring and setup the new rotor.

Made the mast over the rotor about 16" shorter to cut down on the load.
Nice!!! How much spacing between the 91XG & the 8200P?
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about 3.5 feet spacing between the 2 antennas
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Looks good, Rick, but you probably need more vertical tilt on that XG-91!
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Old 03-28-2007, 07:37 PM   #277
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RG-11 all the way through...Nice!!! Looks like you like you could pick stuff up from Mars!
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Old 03-28-2007, 07:39 PM   #278
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Where can I pick up a dedicated channel YAGI? Need one for 13.
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Old 03-28-2007, 10:40 PM   #280
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Now that is a setup!
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Old 03-29-2007, 05:39 AM   #281
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Nope. Those units are Blonder Tongues that say they're single channels, but if you look at the specs, they're not. One covers low VHF, the other covers high VHF.

I'm looking for a something like the Wade 10Y13S.

http://www.wade-antenna.com/Wade/cutchannel.pdf
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Jim, call Cumberland Electronics in West Hartford, CT
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Where can I pick up a dedicated channel YAGI? Need one for 13.
I have some Funke psp 1922 Highband antennas.The gain on 13 is as good as it gets for any single antenna(13db).They are big,of course.13ft.

http://community-2.webtv.net/GregBar...TowerAntennas/

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There goes MidwestDXer aiming for the parking lot again!
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Old 03-29-2007, 03:34 PM   #285
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