Looking for some guidance........

[jimc]

Good day!

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I am in a location where my cable company delivers both NY and Philly stations. In the past when I had an antenna and rotor, I was able to receive both NY and Philly analog stations.

I currently have an Antenna's Direct DB8e installed on the roof. It is attached to a SAMSUNG TV with no splitters and 50' of cable. I have the antenna pointing to 46 degrees true north. I am only concerned with New York stations especially WNYW (5.1) because I am a NY Giants football fan.

With my current setup, I cannot receive WABC channel 7, WNYW (HD) channel 5.1 or WNBC channel 4.1. I can receive 5.3 which is WNYW (SD). I also understand that WABC is VHF and my antenna may not be currently capable of VHF, but I understand I can purchase a separate VHF antenna.

I don't really care about WABC for now, but why can't I get WNYW (HD) or WNBC????

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Jim

[ADTech]

but why can't I get WNYW (HD) or WNBC????

You have nearby adjacent stations whose local power levels are such that they exceed the power of the distant stations by an amount that the tuner cannot handle. The limit is about 35 dB.

WNYW is swamped by WNJT on channel 43 with a margin of about 50 dB.

WNBC is bracketed on both sides by WGTW and WUVP by more than 35 dB each.

I cannot receive WABC channel 7

Wouldn't expect the DB8e to pick up a very weak channel 7, you would need a capable VHF antenna added to the system as you noted.

I can receive 5.3 which is WNYW (SD).

5.3 is NOT part of the same signal as 5.1 & 5.2, it's actually part of the signal that carries WWOR which displays as channels 9.1-9.4. It's done through the magic of virtual channel numbering.

[jimc]

So, there is no hope of me picking up WNYW ota??

Thank you for the very detailed explanation.

[ADTech]

Only if you can eliminate WNJT or move twenty miles closer to NYC.

Since the channels will be getting repacked in a few years, things will be changing. The new channel allocations will likely become public sometime in 2017.