Ellioctt City, MD Problem with Ch.38 (ABC)

[TsabPapa]

I have recently experienced a problem with intermittent reception problems with C Channel 38 (2.1), Baltimore ABC. My antenna signal and symbol quality fluctuate and I often loose reception. I have been having this problem for three months. I currently have a Winegaurd HD7694P in my attic (app. 25' ) connected to a HD Homerun dual tuner using about 30 feet of coax cable. I have no splitters , pre-amps or anything else attached. The antenna was originally pointed at 62 (Baltimore towers) and then at 220 (DC towers). I can catch the DC ABC station with better signal quality than the Baltimore ABC station. Channel 38 (2.1) reception is sporadic no matter what I tried. I have moved the antenna several times with no change. Any ideas on how to overcome the Baltimore ABC station signal issue?
Thanks

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[rabbit73]

Are there any trees in the signal path?

If you have the problem with CH 38 when your antenna is aimed at 62° magnetic, and you don't have trouble with 40 or 46, I suspect tuner overload even though the antenna is in the attic. Try some attenuation like adding a splitter or two in the coax. A 2-way splitter gives 3.5 dB, a 4-way gives 7 dB attenuation.

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[TsabPapa]

I added a 2-way splitter and the Ch 38 signal quality appears better with less drop outs