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[QUOTE=&quot;Piggie, post: 22634, member: 2941&quot;]I have a metal roof. VHF should be 20 ft above the metal roof for deep fringe reception. Also to get a very accurate plot of your house use this.<a href="http://www.gorissen.info/Pierre/maps/googleMapLocation.php?lat=42.641502&amp;lon=-76.420898">Google Maps Latitude, Longitude Popup</a>Then zoom in with the map, then switch to satellite view and you should be able to find your house or close.&nbsp; The closer the better in hills.I doubt it will change anything as far as suggestions.&nbsp; Adding a XG-91 to the stack with a CM7777 pre amp. Again make sure the baluns and coax from the antennas to the amp are new.&nbsp;&nbsp; Replacing the coax from the amp to the house is also a good idea.Also unless the plot you come up with better than I saw with it set to 500ft don't expect much.If you do a new plot based on better coordinates, put in your actual antenna height above ground.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Piggie, post: 22634, member: 2941"]I have a metal roof. VHF should be 20 ft above the metal roof for deep fringe reception. Also to get a very accurate plot of your house use this. [url=http://www.gorissen.info/Pierre/maps/googleMapLocation.php?lat=42.641502&lon=-76.420898]Google Maps Latitude, Longitude Popup[/url] Then zoom in with the map, then switch to satellite view and you should be able to find your house or close. The closer the better in hills. I doubt it will change anything as far as suggestions. Adding a XG-91 to the stack with a CM7777 pre amp. Again make sure the baluns and coax from the antennas to the amp are new. Replacing the coax from the amp to the house is also a good idea. Also unless the plot you come up with better than I saw with it set to 500ft don't expect much. If you do a new plot based on better coordinates, put in your actual antenna height above ground.[/QUOTE]

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