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Default Simple TV antenna work better than big one

"Danny D." wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:16:50 -0600, Caulking-Gunn wrote:

On my house, I have a large tv antenna that is rated at 100 miles


TV antennas are rated by miles?


They have been doing that for as long as remember, 60's.

The better companies will give more info. DB gain varies between channels.

This is a large UHF antenna rated at 60 miles. Probably one of the best.
Outdoor antennas with long cable runs benefit with amplifier.

http://www.winegard.com/kbase/upload/HD-8800.pdf

Greg