[kwlug-disc] Home made indoor TV Antenna

[Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account)]

On Jul 8, 2014, at 2:11 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> That antenna with a rotor could pull things from different directions. He is getting Hamilton from North West Waterloo (close to the west end of Northfield), but the tree is blocking Toronto for him. Maybe it will not get Toronto at all, but maybe it can.

That is exactly my point. Why use an 8-bay antenna with ~180 degree field of view with marginal gain if you’re putting it on a rotor? You’d be far better served by using a higher gain, more directional antenna on a rotor since you’re already resigned to turning the antenna.

-A.