antenna replacement

[dcal]

I am looking at Philips SDV7400K/17, SDV7700K/17 or RCA ANT3036X outdoor antenna to replace an old broken one. These are the only ones I have found in the few stores available locally. My question deals with the cable I have. I've noticed that most newer antennas talk about connecting coax cable. However my cable is twin lead- it is not possible to change the cable. I haven't been able to find anyone who can tell me if my cable is compatible with this or any other type or brand of antenna. I'm in the mountains of southwest Virginia in the woods on top of a hill- zip code is 24062. I have one TV only- a Sony Bravia 26". Most of the stations are in Roanoke or Lynchburg- 35- 60 miles away. I can get most of the Roanoke channels in HD with the old broken antenna but only analog for the Lynchburg channels, which is the greater distance. I would like to get all channels in digital befreo the 2009 changeover. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

[tigerbangs]

You still haven't explained why you can't replace your twin-lead cable: I suspect that it is the cause of significant signal loss for you. If it is run through the walls of your house, then abandon it and use proper RG-6u coaxial cable. Twin lead cable is nothing but trouble. As for what kind of antenna to use, buy a Winegard HD-7082p antenna, which is a fringe-area all-channel antenna, a Winegard HDP-269 high-input, low-noise preamplifier, and a Channel Master 9521a automatic rotator, so you can turn the antenna between Roanoke and Lynchburg. You need low-band VHF reception because you have a low-band VHF station nearby which won't come in with a UHF or VHF-high-band antenna. Here are links to the manufacturers, and a good installation guide to help you.

http://www.channelmaster.com
http://www.winegard.com
http://www.pctinternational.com/channel ... lation.pdf

[dcal]

Why can't the cable be changed? I have a very small crawl space under an old trailer which, due to numerous chronic orthopedic injuries, precludes me from getting to the area where the cable goes under the house; I do not have the knowledge or tools of how to change the cable in the first place; apparently we do not have anyone in this area who works on/installs antennas as I have yet to be able to find someone despite many, many searches; I am getting work done on my house currently and have somehow talked the crew into re-attaching an antenna in place- the old one was blown down by heavy winds earlier in the year, which also broke off some more of the spokes- however it is almost impossible to get anyone to do work under the house in the small crawl space, thus I'm stuck with the old twin cable. So it appears I am also stuck with the old, broken but somewhat functional antenna. Thanks for the info- was helpful.