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UHF Antennas & Such(LONG)

Posted by cyclone on February 5, 2010 at 10:37:37:
When digital television started our main TV (40" Mitisubishi) was on cable, $85 @ month. We lost cable for a couple of days because of a problem somewhere on the cable between our home and the cable company. So I borrowed an older 4-bay bowtie UHF antenna and RCA DTA800B converter from my son which I had to return later. I had a few 2-bay bowtie antennas but reception with them was not very good in our living room with the RCA Converter. Although I am using a 2-bay sucessfully with a new 19" Digital LCD TV in another room. I decided to drop cable and save money. I researched and decided to buy a Channel Master CM7000 Converter Box. It Outperformed the RCA box, Better reception, plus Better picture (S-Video output) and Better Guide to what's on TV. Then I had to buy a new UHF (all our digital channels are on UHF) antenna. I researched the internet and bought a Antenna Systems DB8 8-bay thinking it would outperform the older 4-bay. Wrong, it did not perform as well, even though it was mounted in the same location. It had smaller elements than the older 4-bay. So then I ordered a Winegard HD8800 8-bay. It performed worse on all the channels than the DB8. While the 2 new antennas are both very good performers, it bothers me that the older antenna performed better. I'm using the DB8 right now but would like something better. Plus I have the HD8800 which I don't need.