I had another thread on here but it was getting a bit long. Here is my report:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...1dda3f0182c29a
I ran other reports, but it doesn't seem to matter much how low or high the antenna is.
I installed an HD7698P on a chimney mount at the peak of my roof and pointed it at 40 degrees. It's on new coax connected directly to one TV with one splice to add on a bit more coax. I got channels 6 and 49(which is 30-KPDX) and 2 intermittently. I am not using my original cable coax because I am using it for the internet.
So I turned it a series of 5 degrees and the best I got was 6, 32, and 49(30) and 12-but it was poor and dropped and I lost 2 completely. If I move the antenna even 2 inches, it makes a difference in getting a channel or not.
I have it running directly to one TV. When it is split, I lose the signal. I put on a Winegard HDP-269 preamp but I lost all signal. So I returned it and purchased a RCA TVPRAMP1R. When I put that on I also lost the signal even when it went directly to the TV without splitting it. So it I'm assuming it's not the preamps but something that is happening when I connect it.
So-I am clueless. It seems to me that there might be something loose at the box that is on the antenna that causes my signal to disappear. Everytime I disconnect and connect something I lose the signal and I have to wiggle things around a bit to get the signal back. Maybe when I'm attaching the preamp something's not quite connected good or something is not quite right on the antenna. I'm assuming that with the preamp I shouldn't lose the signal completely. Is there something that's touchy about the 7698P? Could it be a faulty antenna or it's connections? I hate to try to send it back because it is so large, but I'm about ready to just purchase a series of different antennas to see if something else works better. I don't know much about this whole thing, but when I look at my report, I think that I should be getting 8, 10, 12 before the ones that I am getting.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, or maybe even suggestions on a different antenna?