[suzanrush]

It's no wonder that the nation is lost in Dtv-land. No one is giving correct information. Like how important is not to buy these stupid, waste-of-money, and time antennas that are available locally in stores.

As with most things in life, I you want the best, you've got to get the best. And that's a Winegard antenna, specifically an outdoor (roof-mounted ideally) Winegard Square Shooter 2000 for those of us who are far away from tv stations and towers. Those who live closer-in and who don't want to bother with attaching antennas to the roof can get by with an indoor (rabbit ears) antenna but I'd still get the best one which is still a Winegard. They have a long proven history with electronics equipment. They are the best money can buy and the really good news is that the price continues to drop, for those who are just finding out about this great free dtv signal.

Also, if you live in the sticks (rural and far away), it can be very useful to attach a rotor to your outdoor antenna. This way you can turn it in different directions (careful not to turn full circle) and pick-up stations in different areas. This is what I do because my signals are all scattered in somewhat of a buckshot pattern. So rotors are very helpful and don't fret because it's a one time cost. Pay once to set it up and never ever pay again to watch tv.

Now then, about those inaccuracies ... for zip code 19930, you say that I should get 10 channels and I actually get 16+ (when I turn my rotor) - - this in an area that only got 2 measly snow (analog) channels before the transition.

This is a great example of how Commerce and money drive this country. There's simply no money to be made on telling people the truth. That's a harsh reality and it's sickening. The government (FCC, NTIA, which is part of Commerce ...) did everything they could to prevent the citizens of this country from discovering the real truth about DTV. The pay-tv industry should've been finished, at least how we know it, with the introduction of the digital broadcast signal.

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Here's the specifics of the errors on the channel line-up:
You say that I should receive W65EF 41 (65.1) out of O.C., MD but I don't.
Also, I don't get WNDC 2 (11.1). _________________________
I do however get FOX 21.2 and
WMDT-2 (The CW) 47.2 plus
2 extra channels each on the 3 PBS networks, 23.2, 23.3 NJN (PBS) +
28.2, 28.3 MPT (PBS) +
64.2, 64.3 WHYY (PBS)
These PBS channels are the best with no commercials!! which I absolutely love love love and they replace many (a dozen or more) of the pay-tv channels such as the History channel, Food Network, HGTV, CNN, MSNBC, just to name a few.

They have the only decent news broadcast, BBC World News, which there's nothing better. Talk about more news in less time, this truly is because it's commercial free and not filled with garbage/spin news, if you understand my meaning. It's tops, bar none, in a category all it's own. It's smart tv without those stupid, insulting, assaulting, lying commercials and advertisements.

So there you have it. It's too bad that all my uninformed neighbors are still paying for sub-par 100 channels of crap tv with no customer service and outages and don't know they have this free option available to them because of the lies the government perpetrated and kept secret. Why? To keep people ignorant of course and to keep them paying. Greed of money!