Multiple antenna installation versus antenna rotor

[degld12]

I live in the country and would like to install a UHF and VHF antenna on top of my 38 foot tall house. There are several UHF and two VHF stations approximately 50 miles to the East and several UHF stations 50 miles to the west and several UHF stations to 40 miles the south. Could I install one UHF antenna facing to the East in addition to two other UHF antennas facing west and south respectively? Can I hook all of these together? This would allow for me to not need to use an antenna rotator. Thanks in advance for any good advice
Dave

[tigerbangs]

Connecting multiple TV antennas is a dicey business, and you are never sure of what you'll end up with: there can be a number of unforseen issues that may cause you to have no reception at all. If you have a choice, I always syggest using a rotator rather than aiming multiple antennas in different directions.

[turkeylord]

I'm in a similar scenario, my Fox (KVRR) station is 180 degrees from the others (ZIP 58102). I'd like to avoid a rotator, as I'm feeding 4 TVs and may be showing different channels on each..

Right now I have a older DB8 in my attic, with mediocre results. Fox actually comes in pretty well, even with the antenna oriented the wrong way. The other stations are the ones I'm having trouble with, and was considering adding a Yagi style antenna (AD 91XG maybe) to face them, then use the DB8 for Fox. They are all UHF stations. I haven't tried combining antennas before, dicey you say?

I see they redesigned the DB8, with higher gain.. Worth just trying one of those? Am I going to have to bite the bullet and put the ugly thing on the roof?

Appreciate the help...

http://www.hdtvantennalabs.com/location/58102/

[tigerbangs]

Your situation is a bit different: ONLY KVRR lies in a different direction from the other stations, and you can add a small UHF antenna like a Winegard HD-9032 or an AntennasDirect XG-42 aimed at the KVRR transmitter, and connect it to the existing antenna by using a Channel Master Join-Tenna, which is available from SummittSource.com. When ordering the Join-Tenna, be sure that oyu specify a Join-Tenna tuned for channel 19, which is the frequency on which KVRR digital now broadcasts.