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[QUOTE=&quot;Fringe Reception, post: 213146, member: 4739&quot;]70,It took me about an hour to fabricate a new mount and its survived three winters with no problems.&nbsp; Another advantage of removing the reflector is it reduces the wind-loading by about half.You would be amazed how little signal it requires for a good quality digital tuner to detect and 'decipher' a signal, but it must be a 'clean' signal.&nbsp; All amplifiers add some 'noise' or distortion to a data stream so that plus any multipath signals received can confuse a tuner.&nbsp; Every situation is unique, but I receive a station (dependably) 75 miles away from me using an RG-6 coax run of about 115 feet, split to 4 rooms using no pre-amplifiers or amplifiers.Be aware that TV signals arrive at your antenna at different heights, something like a stack of pancakes: this is to say you may have no reception, poor reception or great reception at a given height -- but better or worse reception two or three feet higher OR lower.&nbsp; For best results, try your antenna at a variety of heights above ground level.Please keep us posted on your results and photos are welcome.&nbsp; Good luck!Jim and the DTVUSA Forum Staff[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Fringe Reception, post: 213146, member: 4739"]70, It took me about an hour to fabricate a new mount and its survived three winters with no problems. Another advantage of removing the reflector is it reduces the wind-loading by about half. You would be amazed how little signal it requires for a good quality digital tuner to detect and 'decipher' a signal, but it must be a 'clean' signal. All amplifiers add [I]some[/I] 'noise' or distortion to a data stream so that plus any multipath signals received can confuse a tuner. Every situation is unique, but I receive a station (dependably) 75 miles away from me using an RG-6 coax run of about 115 feet, split to 4 rooms using no pre-amplifiers or amplifiers. Be aware that TV signals arrive at your antenna at different heights, something like a stack of pancakes: this is to say you may have no reception, poor reception or great reception at a given height -- but better or worse reception two or three feet higher OR lower. For best results, try your antenna at a variety of heights above ground level. Please keep us posted on your results and photos are welcome. Good luck! Jim and the DTVUSA Forum Staff[/QUOTE]

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