On February 11, 2009 at 10:44, bliggy said...
I live just east of hamilton Ontario (43.07227359766744,
-79.5695972442627) and would like to pick up the Ham/Toronto
HD stations, do I need clear line of sight? What would
the compass heading be to point this antenna and pick
up these stations? Please help
I know I am going to get an argument on this one but here goes .....
antenna secret # 1 many times water does not count in distance ... that is Toronto may be 50 miles away from you but it will seem like 20 because you are looking across the bay at it .
antenna secret # 2 directional antennas are not truly directional but rather are 100% effective when pointed to station 60% when backwards and 30% when sideways to the station ..... mental picture for you point to Buffalo with antenna for best Buffalo signal get Toronto off the antenna left , London off the antenna right and Kitchener from the back of the antenna.
