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I am currently receiving broadcast HDTV on a Channel Master Model 3020
combo UHF/VHF/FM antenna. I have a rotator and also a mast mounted antenna amplifier. I bring 75 ohm coax down and split the signal several times. My HD reception is usually good, but occasionally it's hard to aim the antenna and sometimes the signal will drop out. VHF reception is very good and I want to keep that capability. I'm thinking that to improve my HD (UHF) reception I'd like to install Channel Master's primo UHF antenna, the model 4228, which is a big square "chicken wire" affair. In fact, I just bought this antenna. My next problem is figuring out how to hook it up and still keep the combo 3020 antenna in service for my VHF and FM stations. I could mount the 4228 on the same mast and use a 300 ohm combiner to bring leads from both antennas together, but will the UHF signals from the 3020 and the 4228 combine properly? Or will I get the possibility of a phase mismatch? To solve this, can I somehow disable or disconnect the UHF portion of the 3020 antenna and then use the 300 ohm combiner with the 4228? Also, if I mount both these antennas on the same mast, will they somehow interfere with one another? I'm assuming I could separate them by about a foot or so. Thanks in advance for any insight on this. Rick Sink |
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