Ok, I'm trying to get as many OTA channels as possible here. Problem is, half the channels come in good from one direction, and the others from the complete opposite. I have two antennas (both were free & from radioshack), one is an 80" model, and the other is the 160" model. From what I've read there doesn't really sound like theres a good way to go about combining antennas, but I thought I'd post and see what my options were. I'm trying to get my signals smooth as possible before super bowl sunday since I'm the only family member with a HD set, everyone is planning to come over here! :eek: Any help is appreciated!

Since the game is only being shown on one network, why do you need to get channels from two different directions?

Well, the direction I have the big antenna pointing now gets every network BUT CBS in HD. I can recieve CBS in HD in the opposite direction. Seeing how the wife won't let me spend anymore money on TV stuff, I can't buy a rotor. I thought since I had two antennas, I could work something out so i could pick up channels from both directions. I'm going to be putting the antenna at a higher location before then, so the problem might be remedied that way. I'm just figuring out my plan of attack here....

The way it is pointed now (West)I pick up alot of channels, I only gain about 5 channels pointed east but as of now I can only get CBS if I point it east. I'm not down for losing FOX, NBC, and ABC, and a few other only to gain CBS. I really don't wanna have to be on the roof spinning the antenna on superbowl sunday either!

The big problem with combining the inputs from two antennas is that signals from the same station, coming in via the two antennas, will usually produce multipath interference. The simplest solution is to buy an A/B switch and switch in whichever antenna you need at the moment. They're not very expensive, probably less than $10 for a simple one, so maybe your wife won't mind. :)

There is also a device called a "Jointenna," with two inputs and one output, which blocks a specific channel from one input, and passes only that channel on the other input. This might work for you, since you need only one station from the east. However, you'd have to spend money for one.

Well, I broke out the welder and some pipe today and now the antenna is well above teh roof line. Let me tell ya, putting up a 160" antenna WAY up in the air is no easy task by your lonesome! Now I pick up CBS, ABC, FOX, and NBC beautifully. For some reason my ABC station hasn't been getting sound for a couple of months now though. i sent the station an e-mail to see if they have a problem since i don't see how it could be on my end. Since my tv has two antenna inputs, I'm just going to mount the smaller antenna and connect it to the input I'm not using instead of trying to combine the two together. More cables to deal with, but seems to be the easiest solution.