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Re: Amplifying TV antenna signal



"You" don't need to tune the antenna, most yagi antennas come pre-tuned to a
specific frequency range ie: CH 40-64 and so on.


"Steve Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "md" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I was going to recommend a good Yagi for UHF.  Also keep in mind, CH 67
at
> > 2.8 MW is good but not great.  At that high of frequency you need a
whole
> > lot of power to get out.  The station I work at is on CH 47 and we're
> > outputting 5 MW.  Let me tell you, even at that power we still get calls
> > about poor reception only 50mi away.  According to the last RF study we
> > performed we should be propagating approx 85 mi.  So, a high gain yagi
> > pointed directly toward the broadcasting tower would be my
recommendation.
> > Be sure the antenna is properly tuned to accept the channel range you
are
> > trying to view.
>
> No Yagi.  My wife's not letting me climb that tower again anytime soon.
>
> I know I'm going to regret asking this...
>
> How do you tune an antenna?





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