i have read a bit more on this and have successfully created a simple
dipole which gets VHF & some UHF too.my favorite channels come in with
no snow, but with some ghosting.

i read that raising the dipole in the sky would cure it but would
require building a tower.

would adding a reflector help with this? i read that a dipole's
reflector is a piece of wire a bit longer than the diapole. would it
make any difference if i get more drastic and use a rectangle of foil
or chicken mesh to block out everything coming from behind the diapole?


thx