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Originally Posted by blackstone
I'll be returning the RCA and trying a different one... I have Ace Hardware, Busy Beaver lumber, and Walmart.
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I recommend getting one from Walmart or Walmart.com. My recollection is that they were generally of good quality with way fewer issues than the Amazon.com ones. Anecdotally, mine came from Walmart.com and works well.
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Originally Posted by blackstone
How could the signal degrade that much in such a short time?
Only 4-5 hours.
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I'm not at all surprised by this. It is not uncommon to see signal strength change by 5-6 dB (factor of 4) as weather patterns change. Especially for deep fringe situations. As a peronal example, last year on Superbowl Sunday, I was getting the FOX affiliate for 18 hours with 3 dB to spare, leading up to Sunday afternoon. Then at 2pm, signal strength began to decline and by 4pm it was gone completely... Murphy's Law.