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Old 21-Sep-2010, 4:38 PM   #1
sdchris
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Antenna help in SoCal

My analysis is: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...a3626e4b7ff9a0

I'll tell you what I have and what I have tried. I currently have a 91xg above my chimmey and a db5 vhf about 4 ft below that on the same mast. Both of these antennas hook into a channel master 7777 preamp which feeds down to the tv area. I'm getting both vhf affiliates fairly reliably with some cut outs or loss of service every once in awhile. However, the UHF signals are either non-existent or spotty. I get the Fox affiliate 69-1 fairly reliably with some cutout here and there. The NBC affiliate 39-1 is very spotty. It will work for 20 seconds and then cutout for 20 seconds. I can't get the other UHF affiliates at this time. I realize that I'm at a long distance from the towers and I'm stuck in a valley.

Anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking about jacking up the antenna another 6 ft with hopes that it might work. Also, I'm sure the planes flying overhead (close airport) add the spotty reception on a few stations, but should there be a reason that I get some UHF, but not all, from the same transmitting location?

Thanks in advance,
Chris

Last edited by mtownsend; 21-Sep-2010 at 5:02 PM.
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