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[QUOTE=&quot;bobrok, post: 128000, member: 2174&quot;]Thank you one and all for this info. I got it off CL for $20 and am experimenting with it for reception at my camp in the mountains of upstate NY. I ran it up on a 20 foot tall pole, direct coax to the tv set, hand held it and rotated it while my buddy tried scanning in what UHF stations TV Fool told us were around.&nbsp; We got nothing, but I am not going to give up.Those antenna websites give me conflicting information about what is available and where to point and tune. Is there one site to be trusted more so than another?&nbsp; Some of the information I am finding shows what I think are UHF repeaters (is this correct terminology?) for more distant stations.&nbsp; Now for a real dumb, noobie question:If I were to point this antenna to a compass heading for a UHF signal (a real channel, not a virtual one) that is supposed to be about 20 miles away and tune my digital set to that channel, in theory would I be on target to receive that station?&nbsp; Of course I am discounting terrain and I realize I am in the mountains and forest so there are extenuating circumstances, but I don't know how else to do this.Any and all advice will be totally appreciated (once you stop laughing at my post!)Thanks,bobEdit: On rereading above I'm really not sure at all about 'real' and 'virtual' channels when in comes to scanning them into a tv.&nbsp; I guess I need a little education here also. Tnx.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="bobrok, post: 128000, member: 2174"]Thank you one and all for this info. I got it off CL for $20 and am experimenting with it for reception at my camp in the mountains of upstate NY. I ran it up on a 20 foot tall pole, direct coax to the tv set, hand held it and rotated it while my buddy tried scanning in what UHF stations TV Fool told us were around. We got nothing, but I am not going to give up. Those antenna websites give me conflicting information about what is available and where to point and tune. Is there one site to be trusted more so than another? Some of the information I am finding shows what I think are UHF repeaters (is this correct terminology?) for more distant stations. Now for a real dumb, noobie question: If I were to point this antenna to a compass heading for a UHF signal (a real channel, not a virtual one) that is supposed to be about 20 miles away and tune my digital set to that channel, in theory would I be on target to receive that station? Of course I am discounting terrain and I realize I am in the mountains and forest so there are extenuating circumstances, but I don't know how else to do this. Any and all advice will be totally appreciated (once you stop laughing at my post!) Thanks, bob Edit: On rereading above I'm really not sure at all about 'real' and 'virtual' channels when in comes to scanning them into a tv. I guess I need a little education here also. Tnx.[/QUOTE]

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