So here's another "which is best" thread. What outdoor antenna would you go with? I got an insurance check and some of it was for the antenna. Currently it has a rotor (busted I think, I never use it) however all the tv statioins I watch are broadcast from essentially the same direction. I'm still thinking about that option.

Please post your antennaweb.org or tvfool.com results and/or try a thread for your local DMA in the Local HDTV Info and Reception section of the forum.

I feel your pain!

A major ice storm last Dec wrecked mine. Now it's just a mangled droopy pitiful mess.:(

I still use it though. I'm scared to get up there and install a new one.

How well did your old antenna work? If it received everything with no problems why not go back with the same or similar?
That way you're fairly sure of what results you will get.

the winegard platinum series vhf/uhf combos are the best constucted antennas for adverse weather conditions. The Platinum series of antennas has a unique way on how the antenna cross elements are designed, connected, fold, and lock (within a channel) onto the antenna.

This design was proven a few years ago in the buffalo area during a terrible heavy snow and ice storm. the winegard platinums survived and all others were damaged and had to be replaced.
YES, THEY ARE VERY TOUGH!!! You can tell how well built they are if you ever have to fold 1 up!!

Please post your antennaweb.org or tvfool.com results and/or try a thread for your local DMA in the Local HDTV Info and Reception section of the forum.

I took another look at antennaweb and found that the antenna that I now have is probably overkill, unless I want to rotate it to get stations NW of me. All the broadcasting in the Minneapolis area is done from a tower almost directly east of me and from downtown, SE from me. I suppose it's time to check the rotor. According to tvfool, the near stations are all -43 to -60 dBm and then it jumps to -111 dBm. So I don't think there's really any reason to go back to the big setup. Thanks for the help.

One of those cheapo little three element VHF/small UHF section specials from Menards should work great. The FMs, all of which are on shorewood towers (try fmfool.com (http://www.fmfool.com/)) are all really strong.