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Forum: Help With Reception 16-Sep-2010, 2:55 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 57,540
Posted By Dave Loudin
WPCW and WQED broadcast on high-VHF channels...

WPCW and WQED broadcast on high-VHF channels (look at the real channel coumn). If they are not important to you, you do not need an antenna that picks up that band. The Winegard covers channels 7-51...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Sep-2010, 1:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,552
Posted By Dave Loudin
You're getting two relatively weak stations and...

You're getting two relatively weak stations and not the top two? What antenna are you using now? Do you have an amplifier? If you do, remove it or turn it off (don't unplug the power) and tell us...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Sep-2010, 1:07 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 57,540
Posted By Dave Loudin
Before we're finished, you need to rerun your...

Before we're finished, you need to rerun your report and vary the antenna height at the point where you can drag the receive marker on the map. Every time you click away from the box, the predictions...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Sep-2010, 8:38 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 57,540
Posted By Dave Loudin
What are you looking to do? You're practically...

What are you looking to do? You're practically next door to the Youngstown stations, plus you have Pittsburgh to the SE, Wheeling/Steubenville to the S, and Akron to the W. Going after anything but...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Sep-2010, 3:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,575
Posted By Dave Loudin
The Terk to use is the HDTVi (no amplifier), NOT...

The Terk to use is the HDTVi (no amplifier), NOT the HDTVa. You need the rabbit ears part of the HDTVi to get the Fox station.
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Sep-2010, 3:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,731
Posted By Dave Loudin
Location is important

You need to share the TVFool report for your exact location if you want us to help you. Use the start MAPS option. When you get the map with the red pointer, drag it to your location (zoom in on the...
Forum: Help With Reception 9-Sep-2010, 3:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,494
Posted By Dave Loudin
Figureing out what extra networks are available...

Figureing out what extra networks are available over-the-air on station subchannels requires a little work. Your TVFool report shows what network is carried by the main digital channel. The dtails on...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Sep-2010, 2:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,900
Posted By Dave Loudin
You're on the right track, since you have...

You're on the right track, since you have stations on UHF and both VHF bands. You should consider the Winegard HD8200P, as it appears to have similar performance to the AntennaCraft HD1850, but costs...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Sep-2010, 5:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 27,206
Posted By Dave Loudin
City ordances cannot trump the Feds. You have the...

City ordances cannot trump the Feds. You have the express right to install a TV antenna up to 12 feet above your roofline. See this (http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html) page.
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Sep-2010, 3:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 12,360
Posted By Dave Loudin
You've got line-of-sight to the NYC stations! Go...

You've got line-of-sight to the NYC stations! Go for a Winegard HD7694P that will pull in all the stations in the green part of the table in your report. If you'd like to expand your choices and add...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Sep-2010, 2:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,778
Posted By Dave Loudin
Click on any of the stations at the top of the...

Click on any of the stations at the top of the list in your report. You'll see that you are in the shadow of a hill between you and Mt. Wilson where 98% of the LA TV transmitters are. You are almost...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Sep-2010, 2:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 10,757
Posted By Dave Loudin
We need to see your TVFool report. Follow the...

We need to see your TVFool report. Follow the instructions that John linked to.
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Sep-2010, 2:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,708
Posted By Dave Loudin
If you look at your report, then you can see that...

If you look at your report, then you can see that KTVE does come from almost due north.

Let's try a hunch: do you get KETZ 12.1? It's real RF channel is 10, so maybe your TV is getting confused?...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Sep-2010, 1:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 15,507
Posted By Dave Loudin
The Silver Sensor you have is a UHF-only antenna,...

The Silver Sensor you have is a UHF-only antenna, so it won't work very well with WJLA and WUSA, which are VHF stations. Terk has an antenna modeled after the Silver Sensor that includes integrated...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Sep-2010, 9:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,693
Posted By Dave Loudin
Please read this...

Please read this (http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=4), then we'll have enough information to be able to help. Be sure to run the report for the correct antenna height.
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Sep-2010, 9:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 25,641
Posted By Dave Loudin
I'll answer what I know: There is no real...

I'll answer what I know:

There is no real benefit to gold connectors (just marketing.)

Once a DTV receiver locks on a signal, the picture quality is fixed. You will get all the resolution a...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Sep-2010, 2:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,197
Posted By Dave Loudin
You should rerun your report for the antenna...

You should rerun your report for the antenna height that you think you will use. Consider using the "start MAPS" option to be sure that the receive location is in the right place (drag the pointer to...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Sep-2010, 11:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 25,641
Posted By Dave Loudin
^^^ Right! Please, no amplifier. Aim the antenna...

^^^ Right! Please, no amplifier. Aim the antenna southeast, about 120 degrees. You'll get channel 10 off the back.
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Sep-2010, 9:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 25,641
Posted By Dave Loudin
You're only a half-mile from one station...

You're only a half-mile from one station (low-power, but still...) and pretty close to channel 10, so it is very likely any kind of amplifier will end up overloaded. A lower-gain antenna that covers...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Sep-2010, 9:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 25,641
Posted By Dave Loudin
Wow! You have very strong signals available to...

Wow! You have very strong signals available to you. There are 19 digital stations with noise margins of +35 or more, so you don't really need an antenna with any gain in order to catch usable...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Sep-2010, 9:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 25,641
Posted By Dave Loudin
The forum where you typically ask for help is...

The forum where you typically ask for help is "Help with reception." Perhaps this will get moved there. In the meantime, some basic concepts:

1) Digital TV receivers need a minimum signal strength...
Forum: Help With Reception 31-Aug-2010, 1:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,212
Posted By Dave Loudin
The Winegard you're looking at will be OK to pick...

The Winegard you're looking at will be OK to pick up KNSD or stronger. If you'd like to see XETV's eventual digital operation reliably, you should spring for the HD7698P. If the antenna does not have...
Forum: Help With Reception 31-Aug-2010, 12:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 12,373
Posted By Dave Loudin
First off, you will not get Bravo or the Food...

First off, you will not get Bravo or the Food Channel over-the-air. PBS offers the Create sub-channel that has similar programming to the Food Network, however. Before going forward on antenna...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Aug-2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,215
Posted By Dave Loudin
Yes, you should try a Terk HDTVi (no amp) first,...

Yes, you should try a Terk HDTVi (no amp) first, before you try the external route.
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Aug-2010, 12:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,797
Posted By Dave Loudin
There's FMFool.com, too. ;)

There's FMFool.com, too. ;)
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