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I live in Lititz (about 30 miles southeast of Harrisburg, 8 miles or so directly north of Lancaster), and currently am using a cheap monoprice indoor antenna located in my living room. It gets fox but that's about it reliably. I ran a tvfool report and it looks like I should be able to get almost everything within 35 miles or so.

I'm interested in the most stations possible with the antenna in a windowless attic and no power near the antenna. I want as many stations as possible, but simplicity (not having to rotate the antenna etc) is more important than extra stations to me.

I've tried to figure this out on my own and always get lost. It sounds like an antenna can be "too powerful" but I don't get what that means I should buy.

Any suggestions?

Joel

It looks like the field of view I need is about 110-115 degrees. Will a multi-directional antenna be sufficient?

Joel

Please post your Tvfool link.

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dcc498d1f69fb7f

Sorry if that isn't a clickable link.

Thanks for asking!

Joel

Attic installs are hit and miss. It reduces the signal to the antenna and can cause multi-path problems, but they do work for some people. If the insulation in the attic is foil backed then forget about it.

WHTM, 2 edge on channel 10 will be your biggest challenge. I recommend a medium VHF/UHF combo antenna like the Antenna Craft HUB-33. It is currently available from Solid Signal for $51 delivered. It is 80 inches long, so make so you have room for it in the attic. Also be sure to use a good quality new rg-6 cable. Point it to the west and make small adjustments north and south for the best signal on all channels.

I have a cheap-ish RCA antenna with rabbit ears and a loop and I was able to get everything except for WHTM.

Surprised you don't get WGAL.

I'm in Lititz, Lancaster County, PA and I'm getting the following channels with a modest outdoor antenna:
8-1 WGAL 8 NBC
8-2 THIS
15-1 WLYH CW
15-2 Cool TV
21-1 WHP CBS
21-2 MyNetworkTV
27-1 WHTM ABC
27-2 RTV (Retro-TV)
27-3 AccuWeather
33-1 WITF PBS
43-1 WPMT Fox
43-2 Antenna TV
43-3 Fox News 24/7
49-1 WGCB Ind./Christian
49-2 Me-TV

The "-1" channels are HD; the rest are SD.

I have the Channel Master CM-3016 antenna (5.5' long at $48)
and it is rated for 45 miles. With it, I am getting stations
up to 35.7 miles away. And I did have to compromise
by aiming west to get stations both northwest and southwest.
Positioning the antenna is a little tricky to get all the channels.

I'm considering getting a mega-antenna in an effort to pick up
Philadelphia stations. Does anybody have experience with this?

Please post a TV fool report for your location including the mounting height for the antenna.

There are a few users on this board who can help, N3NTJ for one.

I would agree with pamajestic's post, a TV Fool report will help.