OTA antenna selection for Bridgewater,MA

[quikone]

I'm looking to upgrade my house to HD, with DirecTv. Since being told that I would need a 5 LNB dish and that the HDTV tivo would not and would never work to bring in HD local channels, I've been searching for a reliable assesment for an antenna for my location. I've been to the antennaweb.org, and it says if I've read it correctly that I need a medium directional antenna. However what one?? Anyone have any ideas? Thanks...

[Jim5506]

Looks like you are 25+ miles south of Boston.

Go with a Channel master 4228 outside on a mast about 10' above your roofline.

If you want reception from other cities to the west, add a rotator and CM7777 preamplifier.

[tigerbangs]

Boston and Providence will be a piece of cake for you with a Channel Master 4228 if you use a rotator: be careful though, because WLWC-DT is only a couple of miles from your house, and, if you use a preamplifier, you risk overloading your tuner with signal. Where you are, you should be fine without a preamplifier, though. Here are some links with good antenna information:

http://www.channelmaster.com/pdf/AntInstallGuide.pdf
Antenna Installation Guide

http://www.channelmaster.com/
Channel Master

http://www.winegard.com/
Winegard

http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ISSUES/erecting_antenna.html
Erecting an Antenna

[quikone]

Thanks for all the input. As of right now it seems pretty obvious that the Channel Master 4228 is the favorite. I used the link to Channel Master and that unit seems to be a Large Directional, is that more than I need, or is it better to jump from Medium to Large? Also if the coax run from the antenna to the multiswitch was over 50' would the signal need to amplified?

[tigerbangs]

If you go with the 4228, there is a possibility that, if you have a multiswitch, you may need a preamp: you didn't mention how many television sets you have, but if you are feeding more than 2 sets, consider a Channel Master 0065DSB preamp, which will work from the power supply built into your satellite receiver.