“The stations I need to receive are close but in 3 different directions: at 17 mi. at 55 degrees, , 5 mi., 215 degrees, and 9 mi., 260 degrees? Will signal strength/quality be dependent on orientation of the antenna?”
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The stations I was after were all between 247 and 250 degrees, at about 45 miles away and minor tweaks to the direction this was pointing did make a big difference. I had to have someone in front of the TV telling me when the signals were good while I adjusted the direction. Some sources say that beyond a 40 degree difference, you will likely have trouble. Having said that, the local PBS station 8 miles away at 150 degrees comes in fine with it pointed toward the other stations at about 248 degrees. In other words, it does, apparently depend on distance and you MAY be close enough for it to work if you pointed somewhere in between (say 120-145 degrees). To be safe, an omni-directional (all directions) antenna may be what you need. But with how close you are to the signals, I would go with two of the lesser expensive, shorter range multi-directional antenna and connect them using a 2-way OTA combiner.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It works in all directions, but it does depend on obstacles such as trees, roof, power lines etc.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It will. You would need to try multiple placements with the antenna to find the one position that hopefully will allow you to pull in the desired signals from the three points. Often when signals are coming from multiple directions it can be challenging to be able to pull them all in. Not impossible in all cases but you will need to try multiple positions to know if it is possible.
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