I live in Lockport, NY....i am 34-37 miles north of the Buffalo,NY ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX affiliates for DTV and 49 miles SSE for CBC, and CTV from Toronto,NY .....i am also 55 miles W of the rochester ABC affiliate (which is relatively unimportant considering i have a better line of sight to the buffalo ABC affliate.)
I have pretty much settled into either a Antennas Direct DB2 or Channel Master 4220 which i can mount outside of my window at my apartment...i am on the 3rd floor of a 3 floor apartment building.
What i am stuck on is which preamp i should use. I have a fair amount of tree's/vegetation to deal with...though none withing a couple hundred feet of my home. I was looking at either a Channel Master CM0068DSB or a Winegard AP 4800 preamp. Which would better serve my purpose? I'll be aiming the Antenna mostly Northward to maximize gain from Toronto while trying to allow for Reception from Buffalo as well without having to move the antenna regularly.
Any assistance or useful alternatives would be appreciated.
Side Note: I can get all the mentioned channels with my Terk HDTVa, but the reception from Toronto is just enough to hold the picture with occasional breakups....i to also have to set the indoor antenna outside pointed directly at Toronto to achieve this.
I have pretty much settled into either a Antennas Direct DB2 or Channel Master 4220 which i can mount outside of my window at my apartment...i am on the 3rd floor of a 3 floor apartment building.
What i am stuck on is which preamp i should use. I have a fair amount of tree's/vegetation to deal with...though none withing a couple hundred feet of my home. I was looking at either a Channel Master CM0068DSB or a Winegard AP 4800 preamp. Which would better serve my purpose? I'll be aiming the Antenna mostly Northward to maximize gain from Toronto while trying to allow for Reception from Buffalo as well without having to move the antenna regularly.
Any assistance or useful alternatives would be appreciated.
Side Note: I can get all the mentioned channels with my Terk HDTVa, but the reception from Toronto is just enough to hold the picture with occasional breakups....i to also have to set the indoor antenna outside pointed directly at Toronto to achieve this.