Thread: Help for 47906
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Old 23-Aug-2011, 4:11 AM   #1
nickhasser
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Help for 47906

Looking to help my parents (in their early 60s) fix their OTA reception. Here is the Radar Plot.

They currently have a roof mounted antenna from a local electronics shop "tuned" for WLFI. From what I understand they were told was that the elements are cut for that station specifically. From what I've seen, all the elements of the array are exactly the same length. From the antenna, the coax runs into the basement, along the ceiling, then into the living room wall, where it is patched to the TV (recent LG 1080p model). The entire coax run (antenna to TV) is probably 200-300 feet.

Their reception (according to strength meter on the TV) has never been strong, but has been sufficient for WLFI. Recently, however, they are not receiving WLFI more often than they are. The antenna orientation has been checked and is still aimed directly at the transmitter according to the radar plot. The coax run still looks good (i.e. no critters have chewed it up, etc).

They MUST have WLFI. Everything else is a bonus. The stations at 129-132 degrees would be preferred over others after WLFI. I don't know their price range, yet, though, so I'm open to all suggestions.

If there is anything else that could be helpful, I'll provide it to the best of my knowledge.
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