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The only Fox channel within your reach is real 34 at 82 degrees.
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There's no need to try to get Fox from Kansas City. The local Fox station is KTMJ on UHF 43. KTMJ is also simulcast in standard def as a sub-channel of KSNT on UHF 27 according to Trip's website. Sometimes you have to look beyond what's directly listed in the TVFool chart as there are gaps in the database.
Billiam,
He's only 5 miles from the towers. He shouldn't need a large antenna...
jeysiin,
The UVSJ on the kit, with an insertion loss of less than a dB, would not be expected to cause the loss of a single channel unless the signal was already just hanging on by a hair.
Most likely, the problem is directly related to the current location of the antenna. Given that you are using an existing dish mount, be ware that it's location was chosen so that the dish could see a specific point in the southerly sky. However, since your local stations are to your west and northwest, that raises the possibility that the antenna may be aimed point blank into your roof, your neighbors roof, or the aforementioned big tree, any of which can cause significant degradation of the signal's quality or integrity.
The best thing to do at this time is to re-evaluate the location of the antenna. Look for a spot that offers the best available line of sight towards your two primary transmitter locations and test-mount the antenna at that spot and retest. Don't drill any holes until you've successfully demonstrated reception.