No problems with the gear. Someone in sci.engr.television.broadcast nailed
it on the first try. There's a 99FM xmitter a couple miles to the SE of
me, lower in elevation, right in the path of all the
other stations - & right smack in the middle of the FM band. Pointing the
yagi in the exact opposite direction yields the best results for all other
stations.

I'm still looking for some vertical omni antenna designs. Sorry for any
duplicate posts, my hotmail account isn't very reliable.

-Bob
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Richard Clark wrote:
On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 10:50:11 -0700, Richard Clark
wrote:

Get an over the air amplifier rather than a line amplifier. If
there's a separate line for the FM, from the antenna, get a mast
mounted, line powered amplifier.

Hi Bob,

I noticed I used the word "line" in two senses here that may confuse.
The first actually means a line distribution amplifier. This is
usually used to augment a homes cable load of too many TV sets. The
other sense is a transmission line powered amplifier mounted on the
mast just beneath the antenna. Power into the transmission line and
up to the amplifier is applied through a special unit down near the
receiver which handles keeping the DC separate from the RF.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC



Try orienting your Yagi with the elements vertical like the car antenna
is.

Also try another receiver.

If you car radio picks up the stations in front of your house, you
should be able to get them with your receiver. If not, your
receiver, ant cable or ant are broke.



Mark