Gary, Yes, I used to have an Winegard SC650 FM Yagi for years, until the weather broke it up. I even replaced it, but it did not last long again. I only had it 20 feet above the ground on a pole too. The strong winds are bad for antennas here. I got FM regularly from Vancouver to Eureka and over to Eastern WA (Spokane, Tri Cities, etc). It was great. Of course, that was before the dial filled up. I still have my Pioneer 9100 in the other room, but it needs a new off/on switch. That is complicated, not the usual two wire job, so I haven't used it in sometime. But it was a good receiver. It blows the circuit breaker when I turn it on. A short of some kind. When I lived in Portland both Bill Block & I DXed TV skip, got lots of E Skip, even Ch 4 from Columbus OH, a double hop. Got about 100 TV QSLs and 200-300 on FM. So it was fun. But again, our bad winds have been worse the past few years, so no antenna other than some commercial grade one, would survive. I need to replace a bunch of elements on my little TV antenna after our winds of late. I was even a member of the WTFDA for several years. I am sure any radio will get TPs here. I had a little GE handheld portable with earphones (I think I still have it somewhere), that got the powerhouse JJs. Someone reported hearing TPs with a Crystal Set some years back. It doesn't surprise me as JOUB can be S9+40DB often.
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