Hello all,
Thanks for hosting and participating in a great group; I've consulted past threads many times in my initial trials at OTA DTV reception and you all have been very helpful.
Unfortunately I haven't had the trouble-free reception I'm hoping for given my proximity to the towers. I'm looking for the usual ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX and PBS and others would be nice too, but have had spotty reception issues ever since installing in the attic (I know, it gets worse) on the 4th floor of my townhome. I get 50ish% showing on my TiVo Premiere for most channels; I have never seen it hit 60 or above. I get complete dropouts about half the time. I'm currently running a Winegard SS-3000 in the attic, and I suspect serious multipath issues as there are a number of 20-30 story buildings about 1 mile away directly in my path to the towers, which are 13 miles away. It's the Houston Medical Center, complete with a helipad or two, and I'm sure it's not great for reception.
The house has an aluminum roof and stucco siding, so it's certainly not radio-signal friendly (told you it got worse) in the attic. So after thinking through some of the safety ramifications of climbing on top of my 50' house, I'm ready to try to put something outside. I would love to minimize my time on the roof (and risk of death by falling) by getting just the right outdoor antenna so I don't have to keep going up there to tweak it.
My current thought is the ANT-751 pointed at 212 deg. true, but I'm here for advice. Here's the TV Fool link:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...40333607666047
Any thoughts?