Re: Pre-Amp for converter?

<remysun2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> WMYD's website mentions that a preamp for the antenna might be
> necessary. With the antenna a little more than a mile away, this
> cannot be true for my case, but I was wondering how much improvement
> occurs, since I've been pulling analog 24 from Toledo. I would love to
> pull in East Lansing's PBS and ION-DT 31 from Ann Arb

    Each situation is different. I have an HDTV with built-in tuner that
    is fed by an directional amplified antenna. I live in a third floor
walkup
    surrounded  by trees with and a hills to the NW. Without amplification
    I get 2 or 3 stations I don't watch. With amp. I get more than a
dozen.
    Your best bet is to experiment with antennas you can return. Finally,
    analog reception is a weak predictor of digital reception. I get snow
    on analog ABC-6(New Bedford, MA) while pulling in ABC-6-DT with
    little effort.
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Rick Evans
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Lat +42° 11' 07"

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