<div dir="ltr">On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Paul Gallaway <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul@gallaway.ca" target="_blank">paul@gallaway.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
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I can report that I can successfully tune the Toronto stations<br>
(Global, CITY, OMNI1&2, CBC, Radio Canada (CBC Francais) and Hamilton<br>
(CITS, TVO, CHCH - problematic), and a couple out of, I think, Paris<br>
(TVO, another Global - channel 6). I do not get anything from Buffalo<br>
and I do not get CTV2 (CHCJ, channel 35 I think) out of Hamilton. In<br>
the end I used a roof mount, 10' mast galvanized 1.5" conduit (might<br>
have been 1.25"), Antennas Direct DB8 and a mast mounted Channel<br>
Master preamp (model 7777, I think).<br clear="all"></blockquote></div><br>Thanks for the wealth of info in your message.<br><br>Which area are you in (closest intersection)?<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">With the Philips SDV8625T antenna, less than 10 ft from the ground, I am getting these channels all the time.<br>
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<span style="font-family:courier new,monospace">20 5 CBLT CBC Toronto<br></span>17 6 CIII Global<br></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace">13 13 CKCO CTV<br>
</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace">25 25 CBLTF CBC Toronto French<br>
</span><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace"></span><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace">28 28 CICO TVO<br>
</span></div><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace">36 36 CITS From Hamilton<br><br>And this one comes in most of the time.<br></span><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><span style="font-family:courier new,monospace">15 11 CHCH From Hamilton<br>
<br>This one is not consistent.<br></span>35 35 CHCJ CTV 2 Barrie<br></span></span><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I was getting them all before I put in the mast, which moved it for a foot or so and the height and orientation changed as well. This is not the end of it though, the antenna will be adjusted again when I get the permanent cable for it and run it through the house instead of across the lawn.<br>
<br>Your DB8 + CM7777 are just getting two more from Toronto: Omni 1 (channel 40) and 2 (Ch 47). I do see a weak signal for them, as well as 32 from Buffalo (WLNO), but not enough for the TV to tune any of those three channels. <br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">This tells me the Philips is a good antenna, for $90 total price (no separate pre-amp), and a great antenna for $50 when its on sale.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
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