Hi everyone,
Location: Chicago, IL 60616
Analysis:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...267e066ec86438
Antenna: Philips MANT510
We have just moved into a new place, and can't seem to pick up many channels here except 20 and 38. This place has only southeast facing windows and is adjacent to the lake. It is a highrise and I believe we are about 300-400 feet up. We're on the 25th/30 floors. It's also a fairly new building (2009), so I think it'll have a lot of concrete between units.
We've tried pointing the plate of the antenna towards N/NW and cannot get any channels. Pointing NE and out the window nets us the two channels above. The building is only wired for Comcast AFAIK. From the wall socket, there is a coax cable coming out into a EVO1-DB-6 (splitter?). Not sure what that is for.
We would prefer not to get cable as even the basic package runs close to $40/month (and that's without HD!). We're not allowed to put any dishes up, so cable is our only option. Is there an antenna which we can pick up that can net a better signal? Or are we pretty much stuck at this point? We would like to get at least the basic TV channels (i.e. CBS, NBC, ABC, CW, Fox).
TIA for helping and getting through the long winded post.