Here in the SF Bay area, people have reported success using a CM4221 or CM4228 (both UHF-only bowties setups) to pick up KNTV-11, which broadcasts in VHF channel 12.
Perhaps if your local VHF station is also on 12, you can use a UHF antenna to receive it too.
Note that I don't use a 4228 to pick up KNTV-11, I actually find that they are on VHF to be a huge advantage. I use a Yagi to pick up KNTV-11 and use a VHF/UHF splitter reversed (in combiner mode) so that the yagi picks up KNTV-11 and my 4228 picks up the UHF signals. This is advantageous because KNTV-11's transmitter is in a different location than some of the others, and this lets me aim each antenna better.
If your channel is in VHF-Hi (7-13), you can use a much smaller yagi than you think. This is helped by the better signal propagation of VHF over UHF.
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why not the LS2/LS7? @ Apr 6th 2008 1:40PM
Here in the SF Bay area, people have reported success using a CM4221 or CM4228 (both UHF-only bowties setups) to pick up KNTV-11, which broadcasts in VHF channel 12.
Perhaps if your local VHF station is also on 12, you can use a UHF antenna to receive it too.
Note that I don't use a 4228 to pick up KNTV-11, I actually find that they are on VHF to be a huge advantage. I use a Yagi to pick up KNTV-11 and use a VHF/UHF splitter reversed (in combiner mode) so that the yagi picks up KNTV-11 and my 4228 picks up the UHF signals. This is advantageous because KNTV-11's transmitter is in a different location than some of the others, and this lets me aim each antenna better.
If your channel is in VHF-Hi (7-13), you can use a much smaller yagi than you think. This is helped by the better signal propagation of VHF over UHF.