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Old 21-Oct-2011, 12:18 AM   #7
GroundUrMast
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I can't guaranty you reliable reception of any of the Buffalo stations. I simply don't see a way to get reliable reception of WROC or WSEE with the signal available at you location. WBBZ, real channel 7 is made difficult by co-channel interference from CIII and weak signal over a two edge path. WNYO is even weaker but has the channel to itself. WPXJ is weaker yet and also faces co-channel interference. The best consumer grade antenna I could think to try would be the Antennas Direct XG-91, UHF and the Winegard YA-1713 or Antennacraft Y10713 high-VHF.

All of the Buffalo signals will require extreme measures... A potential use for the SiliconDust product includes placing the device at a location with better receiving conditions. This would require relatively high bandwidth internet access at both the remote site and your location. OTA ATSC transmits at over 19 Mb/s, an HD program can be sent at over 16 Mb/s, so for live viewing you would need a internet link capable of 20 Mb/s throughput. A remotely located HTPC would give you access to HD programs. If only modest internet access speed is available, recorded programs can still be transferred for later viewing. This would also require a HTPC at you location. Again, I realize this calls for more than modest OTA, IP networking and PC skill sets.
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