I need advice

[spunom]

There's sooo much growing knowledge scattered around here, but sometimes folks need advice on everyday things. For instance...

I live on the hem of tv reception. I am running both a UHF (directional) and VHF (omnidirectional) anttenas at about 25 feet high situated less than 1 foot apart (UHF above VHF). I get good signal from them, but I'd like to be able to pick up both Louisville and Lexington.

Does anyone have a suggestion on a good, long range, directional antenna for fringe reception, and at what height it should be? I'm l leaning toward a Yagi, but was wondering if there might be better?

 

[RosterMan]

found this May help
https://www.hiboost.com/yagi-antenn...ty to receive a signal from multiple sources.

 

[RosterMan]

https://www.lightningantennas.com/quad-vs-yagi

 

[pute]

Nice change of pace.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

 

[pute]

I pm Roster.

 

[spunom]

https://www.lightningantennas.com/quad-vs-yagi

I love this article man. Thank you. I must use the wrong search engine I've been trying to dig into this for a part of the past two years, and I've never heard of a quad antenna. I'll be digging into this now.

 

[spunom]

So.. it appears the quad antennas are good for VHF/HAM radio reception, but not as much for UHF. All but one tower "near" me are UHF.

I'm down to comparison between the Yagi style - narrow azimuth but excellent range, and the bowtie - 8 bay seems to have good range and a wider reception range. I'm leaning toward the 8 bay bowtie.