Re: [IRCA] OT UHF Yagis

2013-01-06 Thread Patrick Martin
Karl wrote: Highly recommended is the Channel Master 8 bay bow tie. It has a lot of gain. it is light with a low wind profile. It is broader than a Yagi and not susceptible to fading. It's bandwidth is appropriate down to Channel 7. Highly recommended. It's what I use. Thanks Karl. A couple more

Re: [IRCA] OT UHF Yagis

2013-01-06 Thread Craig Healy
I live on the Northern Oregon Coast as many of you know and I am trying to receive some translators 25-30 miles away... The antenna you have does look good. Karl recommended the 8-bay antenna which is also very good. I've used that 8-bay on my tower since TV went digital. It's aimed at

Re: [IRCA] OT UHF Yagis

2013-01-06 Thread Patrick Martin
Hi Craig, Thanks for your help. Much appreciated. The antenna you have does look good. Karl recommended the 8-bay antenna which is also very good. I've used that 8-bay on my tower since TV went digital. It's aimed at Boston stations around 40 miles away, and the local stations are 90 degrees off

[IRCA] OT UHF Yagis

2013-01-05 Thread Patrick Martin
I know several DXers also are heavily into TV/FM DX, since I am also not a member of the WTFDA, I thought maybe I could post a question here that is a bit off topic. I live on the Northern Oregon Coast as many of you know and I am trying to receive some translators 25-30 miles away (Gray's River

Re: [IRCA] OT UHF Yagis

2013-01-05 Thread Karl Zuk
Hi Pat: Highly recommended is the Channel Master 8 bay bow tie. It has a lot of gain. it is light with a low wind profile. It is broader than a Yagi and not susceptible to fading. It's bandwidth is appropriate down to Channel 7. Highly recommended. It's what I use. Use the pre-amp and some