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DonM · 02-23-2004, 09:07 AM

My old Winegard antenna on a 30' tubular tower was damaged from flying branches in a bad storm last fall. I am now getting a new Toshiba 57HX93 set and need a good antenna for OTA broadcasts locally. I live about 25 miles from the towers in Chicago. I prefer a one antenna solution but if the reception for HDTV would be better I could do the 2 antenna with a UHF and seperate UHF/VHF/FM route. I hear of people putting UHF antennas in the attic(I have a ranch style house) but I can't imagine that's the best performance. Any help or advice here fellas? I have a clear shot to the stations in line of sight.

02-23-2004, 09:07 AM	#1 of 4
DonM Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Local Time: 07:46 PM Local Date: 11-22-2008 Posts: 248	My old Winegard antenna on a 30' tubular tower was damaged from flying branches in a bad storm last fall. I am now getting a new Toshiba 57HX93 set and need a good antenna for OTA broadcasts locally. I live about 25 miles from the towers in Chicago. I prefer a one antenna solution but if the reception for HDTV would be better I could do the 2 antenna with a UHF and seperate UHF/VHF/FM route. I hear of people putting UHF antennas in the attic(I have a ranch style house) but I can't imagine that's the best performance. Any help or advice here fellas? I have a clear shot to the stations in line of sight. The MATRIX is all around us!