Hacking a Philips tv antenna.

[DXING.Bruce]

Cool.

I will upload pics as I get my antennas up.
I been trying to get my antennas up before the
cold air sets in but I usually find myself up my tower
in December freezing my hands off.

I will keep you posted.

Bruce.

[DXING.Bruce]

Well I put my Philips SDV4400/27 vhf / uhf antenna on my tower today.
It's 45' in the air on a rotator, I'm using Belden 1694A rg6 coax.
I've been experimenting with various tv antenna since the 80' s
looking for the best one for my area and I'm pretty much ready to give up.
I'm getting all the Toronto & Buffalo channels but I can't get anything
from Rochester or Erie PA. I use to get 8.1 WROC, 21.1 WXXI, and 31.1
WHUF from Rochester 4 out of 7 days, now I don't get them at all.
I also use to get 54.1 WQLN, 24.1 WJET from Erie PA a few days a week
with my old set up which was a CM4221hd aiming half way between
Rochester & Buffalo & a CM 4228hd non hacked aiming at Erie PA.
I ran two separate coaxes into the house & into a two way switcher,
no rotator or preamp was used for this setup.
I guess I should have known better as I have tried various combo vhf / uhf
antennas in the past with poor results. I find corner reflector uhf antennas
have always performed poorly in my area.
I will give it one more shot next weeked & put up the Antennacraft U8000
on my tower & this is the last time I want to climb my tower this year.
I won't use a preamp as I'm only running 30' of coax into the second floor
of my house and I will just overload the tv tuner if I do so.