Help finding a good antenna

[scze7949]

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I want to try an antenna and was wondering the best model. I have a cabin in western Wisconsin zip code 54652 coordinates 43.464663,-90.766726 I am in low terrain with trees and am about 40 miles from a tower,WLAX I would be happy to recieve just 1 channel (fox so I can watch Packer games) and was wondering if I will be able to recieve it or am wasting my time with an antenna, I would prefer a smaller one I could mount on the side of the cabin like the terk HDTVo one or the ez-hd tv antenna a piece of junk, or the clearstream 4 if I would have to go larger on the roof is the Winegard PR-9022 any good also not break my bank account. I think this is the link to my coordinates http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...b7c89e6dab2d98 on Tv Fool Thanks

[tigerbangs]

Here is your TVFool.com plot:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapp ... 48617f1fbd

You are going to have a very hard time getting anything off-air at your cabin because of some hills that block signals You are going to need the best deep-fringe UHF antenna that you can find to get any reception at all, and, even then, reception may be iffy. My suggestion to you would be ti use a Winegard HD-8800 antenna aimed at 310 degrees by your compass, and get the antenna us as high as you can manage. If you need to use more than 75' of coaxial cable from the antenna to the TV set, consider using a preamplifier like a Winegard HD8275 or a Channel Master Titan 7777 to boost the signals.

http://www.channelmaster.com
http://www.winegard.com
http://manuals.solidsignal.com/AntInstallGuide.pdf

[scze7949]

Thanks Tiger for the reply to scze7949
One other person I talked to suggested the Antennas Direct 91XG or a Channel Master HD4228 are those any good? What is the difference between a bowtie and the standard looking antenna? I also figure I will use about 50 feet of cable so if I didn't get a signal would it be a waste with the pre-amp?
Thanks again

[tigerbangs]

All are good antennas: I recommended the HD-8800 because it has the best gain at the low-end of the UHF spectrum, and your FOX station broadcasts on digital channel 17. 50" of cable should probably not require a preamp, but get the antenna as high as you possibly can!