Too Much Antenna??

[Dominic26]

I am on the RI-CT border down on the water. It's been suggested to me to get an Antennas Direct 43XG with a range of 15-60 miles. I will be using a Channel Master 7777 and a rotor with the antenna 5 to 10 feet above the roof line. Of my local station transmitters (Providence-New Bedford), four are in a 40-50 mile range, one 10.22 miles away, and one 21.77 miles away.

I was hoping to move up to the 91XG with a range of 50-70+ miles in order to receive Boston, MA stations in a 60 to 75 mile range. I know it will be a tough call on the Boston stations. But my real question is, will it cause an overload on the stations 10 and 22 miles away?

[SolidSignal_Mike]

In my opinon you would be overdriving your antenna by using a 91XG with a CM7777 when you have a station 10 miles away. However, I would have thought the 43XG would have done that.

On the chance that you swamp your tuner with too much signal, you can use a attentuators to reduce the signal. I recommend an adjustable attentuator, you can lower the signal just below the point over overdrive.

There is this generic one:20dB Variable Attenuator for VHF UHF HD Off-Air Reception | 1296F [] | antennuator anttenuator attentuator attenuators multipath
And the Winegard model:Winegard TA8700 Variable Attenuator 0-18 dB for Off-Air Antenna (TA-8700) | TA-8700 [Winegard] | TA-8700 attenuator TRAPS Pre-amp preamp

-Mike

[Dominic26]

Mike,

The 10 mile distance station is not a huge issue as all the other stations are in the 40 to 50 mile range. Do you think the Antennas Direct 43XG would be enough without the Pre-amp?

Thanks,
Dominic