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Well, I am in need of a good DAC and was looking at WHAT I can sell! Looked at my tuner and thought to give it a last try before potentially parting with it. SUCCESS!
Pointed the antenna in the right direction this time. Figured this out by using an inside simple dipole. Only took me three years to figure this out. Note that it's direction is perpendicular to the HDTV antenna in the picture. I'm in a valley, so I hardly know how the signal reaches me. But, sounds good.
Follow Ups:
You need four items to do it precisely enough.Download (i) a GPS-based compass app to your phone. It won't be affected by cars or garages, etc.
Get a topographical map (ii) that includes your block and the transmitter site.
Using a ruler (iii) draw a straight line between the two, and a geometry type arc compass (iv) to get an approximate bearing.
Swing antenna through that bearing - using that compass app - until the Signal Strength / sound* is best.
Lock antenna in place.
* Why ? You will almost certainly find that your tuner's SS meter is not good at discriminating at higher SS levels.
Also see above.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
Edits: 02/04/16 02/04/16
height and direction -
The two most important aspects of an antenna
Glad its working!
Happy Listening
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