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[QUOTE=&quot;Don_M, post: 22614, member: 3184&quot;]Blue Mountain Lake... I do miss the Adirondacks... :becky:Coordinates would definitely be more accurate, but we can infer that this&nbsp; signal situation is somewhat better than the report: The antenna is higher than the default 20 feet, and the OP almost certainly wouldn't be getting CKWS at -9.5 dB NM without an amp. That must be a heckuva good VHF antenna to be pulling signals from 100+ miles out by itself! It's definitely a keeper, even with the broken element.So here's how to do it, bobrok: Purchase an Antennas Direct 91-XG (sometimes aka XG-91) antenna for UHF and a Channel Master 7777 pre-amp. This will add PBS on 16.1 and ABC on 50.1. A rotor will give you a good shot at adding CBS 6.1 out of Albany, a few Canadian broadcasts and a couple of U.S. translator stations, and you may even have a chance at pulling in WXXA, the Albany Fox affiliate on 23.1, at last part of the time. The best rotor is Channel Master model 9521a.Be sure to use new RG-6 coaxial cabling throughout the system, and a new coax transformer (aka &quot;balun&quot;) for the VHF antenna, if you don't already have them. The 91-XG doesn't need a balun thanks to its built-in coax connector. The pre-amp combines signals from both antennas; it has separate inputs for each one.&nbsp; Be sure to follow the 7777's instructions on setting its internal switch for use with separate antennas. The 91-XG should be mounted a minimum of three feet above the VHF antenna. Add more separation if you can swing it. Twenty feet is plenty high enough off the metal roof, and it's just as well -- you need every foot of height you can get at those distances to the stations.As EV suggested, fixing the broken element isn't absolutely necessary. If you'd like to fix it anyway, slide a length of aluminum rod into both pieces of the element tubing. Dab the rod with a little bit of construction adhesive on either side of the break to secure everything.EDIT: TVFool for the coordinates you just provided comes up significantly worse; my hunch is that the original report is more accurate.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Don_M, post: 22614, member: 3184"]Blue Mountain Lake... I do miss the Adirondacks... :becky: Coordinates would definitely be more accurate, but we can infer that this signal situation is somewhat better than the report: The antenna is higher than the default 20 feet, and the OP almost certainly wouldn't be getting CKWS at -9.5 dB NM without an amp. That must be a heckuva good VHF antenna to be pulling signals from 100+ miles out by itself! It's definitely a keeper, even with the broken element. So here's how to do it, bobrok: Purchase an Antennas Direct 91-XG (sometimes aka XG-91) antenna for UHF and a Channel Master 7777 pre-amp. This will add PBS on 16.1 and ABC on 50.1. A rotor will give you a good shot at adding CBS 6.1 out of Albany, a few Canadian broadcasts and a couple of U.S. translator stations, and you may even have a chance at pulling in WXXA, the Albany Fox affiliate on 23.1, at last part of the time. The best rotor is Channel Master model 9521a. Be sure to use new RG-6 coaxial cabling throughout the system, and a new coax transformer (aka "balun") for the VHF antenna, if you don't already have them. The 91-XG doesn't need a balun thanks to its built-in coax connector. The pre-amp combines signals from both antennas; it has separate inputs for each one. Be sure to follow the 7777's instructions on setting its internal switch for use with separate antennas. The 91-XG should be mounted a minimum of three feet above the VHF antenna. Add more separation if you can swing it. Twenty feet is plenty high enough off the metal roof, and it's just as well -- you need every foot of height you can get at those distances to the stations. As EV suggested, fixing the broken element isn't absolutely necessary. If you'd like to fix it anyway, slide a length of aluminum rod into both pieces of the element tubing. Dab the rod with a little bit of construction adhesive on either side of the break to secure everything. EDIT: TVFool for the coordinates you just provided comes up significantly worse; my hunch is that the original report is more accurate.[/QUOTE]

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