Help With Antenna Selection For 93065

[r00t805]

Hello,

I live @ 490 Arbor Court, Simi Valley, CA 93065 and I would like to receive OTA HDTV channels to my 2 HDTV's in the house. Both of them are capable of receiving OTA HDTV channels so that is not an issue. I have looked on AntennaWeb and it appears that Mt. Wilson is roughly 40miles due east of me (it says 80 degrees compass heading). I have an old Dish Network setup still mounted on the side of the house that I was going to basically remove and use the existing mast to mount a new antenna on and use the existing coax that runs to the junction box below to then split out to the 2 HDTV's I would like to use. I will be attaching everything via an Elgato Hybrid to my Mac Mini. Can you please recommend an antenna and amplifier setup that you think will work best for my area. It is very Mountainous and I sit in the valley of the Mountains/Hills right near my house (2-Story). Please let me know if there is anything else you require to assist me further. Here are the coordinates as well just in case:

Latitude: 34°14'6.50"N
Longitude: 118°47'17.69"W

Thanks again,
r00t805

[tigerbangs]

When I ran a TVFool.com scan of your area, it appears that you are blocked by mountains from a clear path to Mt. Wilson. Based on what I can see of your scans, you will need extreme measures to see TV signals You will need a roof-mounted antenna with deep-fringe separate VHF and UHF antennas along with a high-gain-low-noise preamplifier if you have any hope of seeing your LA stations over-the-air .

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapp ... 154d947dd1

I would use a Winegard YA-1713 VHF along with an AntennasDirect XG-91 UHF antenna. Mount the 2 antennas on the same mast, as high as possible, The UHF antenna should be mounted on the top of the mast, with the VHF antenna mounted 4' BELOW the UHF antenna. The UHF antenna should be tilted up in the front about 20 degrees above the horizon, and if possible, aim it just above the visible mountains between you and the transmitters. Combine the signals from the 2 antennas using a Channel Master Titan 7777 preamplifier, run in the separate input mode run the RG6u coaxial cable from the preamplifier to it's power supply, which must be installed inside the house, preferably in a central, hidden location. The power supply will require AC power. Run the output of the preamp power supply to high-quality-low-loss splitter chose with enough outputs to accommodate all of your TV sets, then run the outputs of the splitters to your TV sets. This antenna should enable you to see most of the major LA TV stations.

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

[Probedude]

r00t805,
Build yourself one of these first to see if you can get any signal though you're blocked by mountains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw

I have a similar situation, here's my TVFool report

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapp ... 97ea5e8d86

The DIY HD antenna gave me enough channels that I went ahead and put an antenna on the roof. I'm getting 88 channels now!

Dave