RICHMOND HILL ANTENA HELP

[Kablar]

Hi Guys,
I am new here and I 'm been trying to figure out what type TV antenna and equipment I will need in order to get as more channels as possible from my location.
My area cod is L4C 4S3 at Richmond Hill 25 miles north of Toronto.
Antenna will be positioned on the Chimney around 25 feet from ground level.
No any interference in the air I mean threes or buildings
I been reading lot about it and found about this DIY HDTV Antenna : link below .

http://www.mikestechblog.com/joomla/mis ... tenna.html

What do you think compare to a others available on the market ?
Thanks guys

[tigerbangs]

When I ran a TVFool.com scan of your your Postal Code, it revealed that you have the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo stations all within reach when you use the right antenna. There will be some changes that will be upcoming in the Toronto and Hamilton markets in the upcoming months, as those stations will change to all-digital transmissions, so you will have to be ready for that by having TV sets with digital tuners or outboard digital converters. As of August 31, 2011, Canada will cease analog broadcasting below the 60th parallel.

As for the design that you asked about: it is a variation on the UHF multi-bay design that has been around for years. In any antenna design, as you increase the number of receiving elements, you decrease the bandwidth of the antenna, meaning that it's area of pickup narrows, so, a high-gain antenna means that the antenna will have to be aimed at the various transmitters more precisely to get good reception. While I have no experience with the design in your link, I can tell you that multiple bay antennas are often very good performers, but the only downside is that they present a substantial face to the weather, and are more susceptible to being blown about by the wind. If you want to receive the Buffalo or Hamilton stations using such an antenna design, you will need an antenna rotator to insure good reception on those channels. it will also be important to know how many TV sets you will be using so you can design a proper distribution/amplifier system to get signal to all of the TV sets.

You should also know that there are ready-made 8-bay UHF antennas like the AntennasDirect DB-8 and the Channel Master 4228HD that will do the job well, with no assembly skills required.

[Kablar]

Tigerbangs ,
thank you for your reply ,I am going to use one TV for now, maybe later two of them.
So if I decide to go for the 8-bay Channel Master 4228HD ,should I need a rotor or not ?
And where I should position the antenna like ,how many degrees south-west or something ,to get Buffalo and Hamilton also ?
Is there any chance to get Rochester channels ?
Thanks

[tigerbangs]

Rochester is not on your TVFool.com available list, so I wouldn't count on it, but you'll have all the American TV networks from Buffalo, anyway, so the only thing that you'd miss is the local Rochester news. The stations are all within about 40 degrees of one another, between southeast and southwest of you, but, if you want the Hamilton and Buffalo stations, I would recommend a rotator, since a spread that great won't be picked up optimally by a deep-fringe antenna. A Channel master 4228 HD, an AntennasDirect DB-8 or an AntennasDirect XG-91 are all good choices for your situation. As for rotators, consider a Channel Master 9521a or other comparable rotator, depending on what's locally available at a reasonable price. I would also suggest a high-input preamplifier like a Winegard HDP-269, which should help you with the weaker Buffalo stations, but will avoid overloading the preamp with the strong local Toronto stations. I believe that you;ll be very pleased with your results.

I have made an assumption that your TV set is equipped with a digital tuner. If it is not, then you'll need an HD digital tuner or a digital converter, based on whether you have an analog TV or an HDTV monitor that was delivered without a digital tuner.

For your reference, I have attached your TVFool.com report. TV stations whose NM (Noise Margin) is above '0' db are generally available with the right antenna.

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapp ... a6d6d2c6d2

[Kablar]

Tigerbangs ,

Thank you a lot

[qizhongy]

Have you installed? how is your results? I am living in RIchmond Hill, ON too.