An Analog Treat

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Originally Posted by Sandy G

I live in a hilly area. Not too good for TV reception, in a way, but TREMENDOUS in another... I could go up on a local hill, where all the "Big" antennas for the CATV system were, & it was a TV DXer's DREAM. I had my choice of at least 2 stations for the network feeds, & the independents ? I had my pick & choose of them, too. I wish now that I had bothered/taken the time to log ALL the stations you could get up there, but I didn't. Won't even talk about the multitude that came in, audio only.

We did the same. Installed a self supporting 35 foot tower anchored in a concrete base. The antenna was the strongest available, the span was about 10 feet with a separate UHF antenna. Installed a 1/2 HP rotor to overcome and break heavy icing in winter. When we had ice storms, would rotate the antenna every few hours to avoid lock up. We were living in Walworth Wi. at the time. Milwaukee and Chicago stations came in crystal clear.