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Best outdoor antenna???

Just picked up a Kenwood KT-917 and being that this is my first tuner ever, I am a bit in the dark here looking for a good antenna that could pick up stations located at two opposite directions. I live 10 miles outside of San Antonio,Tx. with Austin 80 miles on the opposite direction with great stations I prefer to ones in San Antonio. I have tried doing some research on antennas and thought of the "Yogi" but they are supposed to be very directional and rejects other stations except ones in it's pointed direction. Does this mean I will not hear the stations in my own city if I directed it towards Austin? If not the "yagi", then what is your suggestion?

One more question, Is it better to use the twin lead 300 ohm
connection or the 75 ohm single lead coaxial? I would truly
appreciate any input on these issues I can get from those of
you with the experience.

John
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topanga
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The Only way to go and with an antenna rotor.

http://www.antennaperformance.com/ (antenna)

http://www.warrenelectronics.com/Antennas/ant_rotors.htm
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r_f_sayles
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I like the Magnum Dynalab ST-2FM antenna. It is an omni directional whip style 75ohm single lead antenna. I am located in a tree filled urban area between Detroit and Ann Arbor, MI. Both public radio stations have exceptional music programming and excellent fidelity and bandwidth. I can also receive some Canadian stations very well. Enjoy!
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tomr1
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I agree with the magnum dyna labs whip antenna have used one for years
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owl
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The ST2 doesn't have much gain if you're trying to pick up the Austin stations. I am 45 mi's from Boston and it had problems...If you're that distant you should consider a yagi and rotor.
newbee
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Yagi's should be used with a rotor, however they are not as effective at reducing signals from the rear as they are from the side, therefor if your two favorite stations are 180 degrees apart you can point it at the furthest one and you may get a usable signal from the other. With San Antonio only 10 miles away you should be able to do this easily. But get a big Yagi (lots of elements). Use the 75ohm coax - it's more immune to interference and can be routed anywhere/way. Using an Omni not only doesn't sufficiently amplify distant signals, it can cause multipath problems (in some areas). Have fun.........
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