[BC] Antenna Reccomendations Needed!

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I haven't seen anything recent, but Radio Shack used to be the place  
to go.  They made better antennas than Sears and Montgomery Ward sold.

The good news for everyone is that almost everyone can forget Low- 
Band VHF.  However, most of us need to consider High-Band VHF.  Why  
does that matter?  Because the 7-69 antennas don't cover FM, which  
makes sense.  SO, there is one Winegard antenna that fits the bill.

I don't know why, but there are yet to be any 7-51 or 2-51 channel  
antennas.  I have been researching this problem as well, and I just  
need 7 (9 actually) to 51.  I plan to put up a tower, because I can.   
I am not sure what I am going to do about antennas though, because I  
have stations around me that cover about 270 degrees.  I recall when  
I was a kid, when I wanted to watch Baltimore, and my sister wanted  
to watch Washington things were not pretty.  I think I may put up  
several antennas (since most are UHF only) and do some sort of  
switch, or maybe even a combiner in the house.

I have an FM antenna on the roof, so I am golden there, though I may  
replace it soon.  The static drain choke is broken on the back of the  
antenna, and if I am going up there anyway...

--chip

On Mar 11, 2009, at 9:49 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 6
> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com>
> [...]
> I need a reccomendation for a good, sturdy DIRECTIONAL outdoor  
> antenna that
> can withstand some heavy rain, snow and wind. Id like to keep the  
> cost of
> the antenna under $100, as I plan on getting a rotor, mast, tripod  
> and etc.
>
> I'd like the antenna to be able to do UHF/VHF and FM if possible,  
> but am
> more concerned about FM. The more directional this thing is, the  
> better
>
> I've read some reviews that the RadioShack antennas are kinda  
> flimsy and not
> well built.
> [...]
> Paul Walker