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Re: OTA TV reception

The tilt is preset by the bar that comes with the antenna....might be less than 45..... We don't have a 3-way splitter (or any splitters)- but we do have a distribution box/amplifier. We did do the station locator at TV fool & all the stations come in good & strong that we wish to receive. Checked them out before we even started putting the system up (great website!) Sometimes the CBS will come in OK......but not reliably. Usually it's awol just when Hawaii Five-O comes on etc. We have no problem getting even extra stations from farther away with the two small tv's (19" + 22") & the reception is great on both at all times. But, with the 55" Vizio in the living room- we can't get the farthest away stations & CBS from about 35 mi away fades in & out & is often pixilated. We will check for FM interference- we do have a small religious radio station on the outside of town.....but would think that it would affect all stations & tv's? We figured the metal roof somehow must be the cause- but the door thing blew us away! We tried opening windows off to the side, but that didn't make any difference. We tried this door thing for days.....always the same.
Bob4
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New Jersey

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Bob4

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If you don't have a splitter, how are you connecting multiple TVs? Does the amp have multiple outputs?

What does TVFool say for the real and virtual channel numbers for CBS?

Cabal
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join:2007-01-21

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You need to find a way to get the antenna vertical. That near-45' slant is going to ruin any marginal channels.

Anonymous_
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127.0.0.1

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said by Brrrr :

The tilt is preset by the bar that comes with the antenna....might be less than 45..... We don't have a 3-way splitter (or any splitters)- but we do have a distribution box/amplifier. We did do the station locator at TV fool & all the stations come in good & strong that we wish to receive. Checked them out before we even started putting the system up (great website!) Sometimes the CBS will come in OK......but not reliably. Usually it's awol just when Hawaii Five-O comes on etc. We have no problem getting even extra stations from farther away with the two small tv's (19" + 22") & the reception is great on both at all times. But, with the 55" Vizio in the living room- we can't get the farthest away stations & CBS from about 35 mi away fades in & out & is often pixilated. We will check for FM interference- we do have a small religious radio station on the outside of town.....but would think that it would affect all stations & tv's? We figured the metal roof somehow must be the cause- but the door thing blew us away! We tried opening windows off to the side, but that didn't make any difference. We tried this door thing for days.....always the same.

I can use a 2.4gHz router to block out your TV signal. sorry this is why digital sucks hands down.

Cabal
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Cabal

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said by Anonymous_:

said by Brrrr :

The tilt is preset by the bar that comes with the antenna....might be less than 45..... We don't have a 3-way splitter (or any splitters)- but we do have a distribution box/amplifier. We did do the station locator at TV fool & all the stations come in good & strong that we wish to receive. Checked them out before we even started putting the system up (great website!) Sometimes the CBS will come in OK......but not reliably. Usually it's awol just when Hawaii Five-O comes on etc. We have no problem getting even extra stations from farther away with the two small tv's (19" + 22") & the reception is great on both at all times. But, with the 55" Vizio in the living room- we can't get the farthest away stations & CBS from about 35 mi away fades in & out & is often pixilated. We will check for FM interference- we do have a small religious radio station on the outside of town.....but would think that it would affect all stations & tv's? We figured the metal roof somehow must be the cause- but the door thing blew us away! We tried opening windows off to the side, but that didn't make any difference. We tried this door thing for days.....always the same.

I can use a 2.4gHz router to block out your TV signal. sorry this is why digital sucks hands down.

LOL.

Anonymous_
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Anonymous_

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said by Cabal:

said by Anonymous_:

said by Brrrr :

The tilt is preset by the bar that comes with the antenna....might be less than 45..... We don't have a 3-way splitter (or any splitters)- but we do have a distribution box/amplifier. We did do the station locator at TV fool & all the stations come in good & strong that we wish to receive. Checked them out before we even started putting the system up (great website!) Sometimes the CBS will come in OK......but not reliably. Usually it's awol just when Hawaii Five-O comes on etc. We have no problem getting even extra stations from farther away with the two small tv's (19" + 22") & the reception is great on both at all times. But, with the 55" Vizio in the living room- we can't get the farthest away stations & CBS from about 35 mi away fades in & out & is often pixilated. We will check for FM interference- we do have a small religious radio station on the outside of town.....but would think that it would affect all stations & tv's? We figured the metal roof somehow must be the cause- but the door thing blew us away! We tried opening windows off to the side, but that didn't make any difference. We tried this door thing for days.....always the same.

I can use a 2.4gHz router to block out your TV signal. sorry this is why digital sucks hands down.

LOL.

buffalo WHR-HP-54G

does nasty things to the reception of the DTV broadcasts

CylonRed
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join:2000-07-06
Bloom County

CylonRed

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I have a 2.4 ghz router less than 3 feet from my TV with a digital box attached - no issues...

tschmidt
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said by Anonymous_:

does nasty things to the reception of the DTV broadcasts

I have no problem with our Access Point, or separate router, or any other electronic gear for that matter, interfering with Over the Air TV.

Given that OTA uses much lower frequencies (VHF 55 - 211 MHz & UHF 471 - 693MHz) the problem is probably not due to Wi-Fi radio but radiated or conducted noise from the box itself.

At far as the pros and cons of DTV vs analog and different types of DTV modulation, we live in a rural area with a roof mounted antenna, have good reception of both NH and Boston station and due to sub channels many more TV channels then before. We were also lucky that the NH stations are on VHF and the Boston on UHF. That means by using separate VHF/UHF antennas we no longer need to use a rotor.

/tom

cablegeek01
join:2003-05-13
USA

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said by Anonymous_:

buffalo WHR-HP-54G

does nasty things to the reception of the DTV broadcasts

Sounds like a shitty router. 2.4Ghz should not interfere with broadcast TV in any way shape or form.