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Old 07-28-2011, 11:20 PM   #10
rjohnsonnm
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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I installed a Wingman several years ago and it made an insignificant difference. So, I bought 2 antenna boosters at Wal-mart and hooked them in series with the booster that's already on the switchbox. Holy cow!!! I went from 1 or 2 stations to 25 or more in most large towns. And I can pick up stations from large towns when I'm out in the boonies most of the time. I even get all the networks in San Diego, which was impossible before because they are located all over the compass. I even use the antenna many times when cable is available because I like the HD picture on my 37" flatscreen. Total cost was about $25.00 I installed regular 120V switches in a standard blue switchbox from Lowes so I can turn them off when not in use. It was a 30 minute job from start to finish. The hardest part was dealing with the cables in the back of the present switchbox.

Before the "techies" get on my case about "overdriving" the digital signal, I just turn one or two off.
Ron
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