One station in opposite direction

jsmalone1 · 22-Sep-2014, 1:24 PM

I cancelled Dish last week and so far we are very happy. Have local channels with great reception except one. We live in a very rural area but there are large towers 10 miles to our east that broadcast all but one channel. It broadcasts from the west. I assume, if I want to watch this channel, I need another antenna with a separate coax, to an A_B switch or a separate input on my TV??? My question is how should I do this?

StephanieS · 23-Sep-2014, 7:52 PM

Please post your TV fool reception map. It'll help us help you better.

jsmalone1 · 25-Sep-2014, 1:03 PM

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...d243f69e4c4d57

ADTech · 25-Sep-2014, 5:03 PM

Which specific one to the west is of interest?

jsmalone1 · 25-Sep-2014, 5:15 PM

KRBK 49 Fox @268 degrees

Jake V · 25-Sep-2014, 5:34 PM

What antenna are you currently using? Where is located? [Roof? Attic? Living room?]

If mounted on the roof with LOS east and west I would expect Fox to be received on the backside of the antenna.

jsmalone1 · 25-Sep-2014, 5:56 PM

I mounted the following antenna on my roof pointing about 101 degrees.

Antennas Direct C2-V-CJM ClearStream 2-V Long Range UHF/VHF Indoor/Outdoor DTV

jsmalone1 · 25-Sep-2014, 6:00 PM

and with this configuration and antenna I do not receive channel 49

tomfoolery · 25-Sep-2014, 6:22 PM

The reflector is probably knocking it down enough to become unreceivable. 25-30 degrees off straight off the rear, the gain seems to be way down to around -15 dB or worse, especially at the higher frequencies of the UHF band. I don't know if it's removable as easily as the DBxe series, but it's something I would try, especially if it can be remounted.

ADTech · 25-Sep-2014, 6:57 PM

Try turning the antenna around and aiming it at Springfield instead of at Fordland. See if the Fordland towers come in off the back. Do you have a decent line of sight back towards Springfield? KRBK's Springfield tower (near Sunshine and 65) isn't very tall or powerful so its signal doesn't penetrate obstacles very well.

The newest version of the C2V has a very easy to remove reflector, however, the reflector holds the VHF assembly. If the reflector is removed, the VHF assembly must be mast-mounted via heavy zip ties. It's easy to tell if the C2V is the newest version as the reflector and the loop element will be the same height. Older versions have a reflector that's several inches taller.

jsmalone1 · 26-Sep-2014, 12:58 AM

Right I'm not sure about that tower, they say it's near Division & 65 and I am straight east out Division 12 miles. There is a huge tower near their station there assuming that's where they broadcast from I should get a good signal. So in addition to try pointing it east I should try simply removing the reflector? If so I can rig that up easily. Thanks