I'm in the hunt for the best advice and equipment out there to enable me to pick up off-air HD channels in the Ajax area. I've been told that the Delhi 4228 and Square Shooter antennas are very good and should do the trick. I'm interested in picking up FOX, ABC, NBC, CBS primarily in HD quality.

I'm not rich but cost is not an issue for me. I have a directv tivo and cannot get those local channels in my area since I cannot reach the directv spot beams from Ajax so the off-air antenna is a work around.

Any suggestions/advice on this would be a great help. Also, if anyone knows of any companies that can provide the equipment and installation that would be great.

Thanks team.

Offairguy,

I'm in Toronto, Main & Kingston Road, I'm using a CM 4228 with a UHF preamp. My antenna is mounted 10' above my southerly eave pointed due south towards Buffalo and Niagara. I'm slightly elevated above the Toronto Beaches area due to the rise that Kingston Road takes on it's way into Scarborough.

I receive with good signal strength (70%-99%) ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN, PBS, CBC-E, CBC-F, CTV, & Sun TV. City TV comes and goes. In the near future I will add another antenna to solve the City TV problem by mounting a 4-Bow Tie UHF antenna pointing westerly directly towards the CN Tower.

Some of my work associates live out in Oshawa and have simular results with just a 4-Bow Tie UHF antenna. Again some stations like City TV they can't get.

I purchased my antenna equipment from Sal's TV Service, 6525 Kingston Road, 416 284-7333.

I hope this helps...



This message was edited by DeadAir on 09/07/05 15:11 ET.

DeadAir - Thanks for confirming this. I plan to get the CM 4228 since i've heard very good things about it.

Hi DeadAir.

Are your work associates in Oshawa using the Channal Master 4221 4-Bow Tie antenna? Are they also using a preamp?

South Ajax here, I get all the Buffalo and Toronto channels, using roof mounted antenna.

Weblurker,

Sorry for the late response to your question. No my Oshawa associates were not using a preamp with their 4-bay Bow Tie UHF antenna...