Hello all,
Any help I can get would be much appreciated. My location information is as follows:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...60b5a3f376cbf3
I've gone through a lot of trouble with indoor and outdoor antennas. I finally caved and bought a LAVA 2805 antenna at the recommendation of a coworker who has had fantastic success with that model. I've since read some snide comments online that these are cheap, but I've seen many others who say they work great.
I've mounted the antenna to a mast about 8 feet above the peak of my house. I've found that with some tweaking, I can get most of my UHF stations to come in. I have found that the VHF signals won't come in at all, however. In an effort to troubleshoot the problem, I moved the TV upstairs and hooked the antenna directly to the TV, completely bypassing the amp that came with the antenna. Lo and behold, I get both 9 and 7! (These are ABC and NBC, respectively). Thinking my gain was up too high, I reconnected the amp and turned it down all the way. Again, no dice. What's most frustrating is that I can get Fox (at 27/28) with no amp, low amp, and high amp, so I'm confused about why the lower frequencies refuse to show up when amplified. My preferred stations are as follows: PBS (32), Fox (27), ABC (9), and NBC (7). I can pick up a bunch of other channels I could care less about (though they are a nice bonus). Fox isn't an issue, but the other three are consistently giving me trouble. I would just go unamplified, but when the TV is in the spot it belongs, I have a much longer cable run. Unamplified does not work in that configuration.
If anybody can offer some tips for troubleshooting, I would greatly appreciate it. I think my hair is going to fall out if I keep this up by myself.