ginginlala
14-Dec-2011, 10:47 PM
Here's my reception map:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d40338eaf12a2d3
I live on the third floor of a 5 story concrete building. The block is fairly tree-lined, and there are 3 story buildings lining the opposite side of the street. My antenna is on a south-facing windowledge, facing across the street.
After failing to have much luck with rabbit ears, I purchased this antenna: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3730720
The TV in my apartment is located in a room with south-facing windows -- almost directly due south. The antenna is currently on a ledge outside one of the windows. There are no windows facing any direction but south that can be used.
The antenna is currently sitting on the ledge. It is NOT mounted. I MAY be able to mount it to the wooden edge of the window, but the rest of the building and outer structure is concrete.
THE PROBLEM: I get CBS (WCBS), NBC (WNBC), and FOX (WNYW) perfectly fine. ABC (WABC) is somewhat glitchy. WPIX, which is a very important station for me, is varying degrees of unwatchable almost all of the time.
This is bothersome because, as you can see from the chart, I'm about 5.1 miles from all of the relevant transmitters! Unfortunately, I am unable to face the antenna to the northwest.
Any ideas? I'm very reluctant to pursue a rooftop solution because that will require negotiation with my landlord, and because...well, that just seems silly given that I'm 5 miles from the transmitters (right?).
Thanks in advance, and apologies for length here -- thought I'd err on the side of oversharing.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d40338eaf12a2d3
I live on the third floor of a 5 story concrete building. The block is fairly tree-lined, and there are 3 story buildings lining the opposite side of the street. My antenna is on a south-facing windowledge, facing across the street.
After failing to have much luck with rabbit ears, I purchased this antenna: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3730720
The TV in my apartment is located in a room with south-facing windows -- almost directly due south. The antenna is currently on a ledge outside one of the windows. There are no windows facing any direction but south that can be used.
The antenna is currently sitting on the ledge. It is NOT mounted. I MAY be able to mount it to the wooden edge of the window, but the rest of the building and outer structure is concrete.
THE PROBLEM: I get CBS (WCBS), NBC (WNBC), and FOX (WNYW) perfectly fine. ABC (WABC) is somewhat glitchy. WPIX, which is a very important station for me, is varying degrees of unwatchable almost all of the time.
This is bothersome because, as you can see from the chart, I'm about 5.1 miles from all of the relevant transmitters! Unfortunately, I am unable to face the antenna to the northwest.
Any ideas? I'm very reluctant to pursue a rooftop solution because that will require negotiation with my landlord, and because...well, that just seems silly given that I'm 5 miles from the transmitters (right?).
Thanks in advance, and apologies for length here -- thought I'd err on the side of oversharing.