A follow-up.
1. The snow on the roof melted during the week and Channel 7 did not come back. I've been trying slightly different places in the attic without luck.
2. Just for an experiment I aimed the antenna at 79 degrees. I could not pull in the Channel 42 (22.1) MPT, but it was there. That bodes well for when the antenna goes on the roof (or I get a better one for the attic).
3. For another experiment I moved the C2-V-CJM from the attic to the living room. The best reception there was on the floor angled at 60 degrees. Channel 7 came in just fine, but I lost some of the yellow UHF channels. [Antenna is now back in the attic for now, though I'm tempted to try it in an upstairs closet.]
4. I am still toying with another antenna for the attic. -- I remembered that years ago I had a Radio Shack antenna similar to the Winegard HD-9022 on my mother's roof. With it she was able to receive the UHF channels from the next town about 60 miles away (giving her choices). It was taken down when a roof was put on and is in the shed. It's UHF only but might be worth trying to see what happens (before considering buying another one for the attic). --- I understand the advantage of an antenna above the roof, but it's almost a challenge to get what I want in the attic. Plus I don't have to buy, rent or borrow a ladder (or hire someone to put it up on the roof).
5. BTW, for those in the Washington, DC viewing area it it looks like another subchannel is on air. For the past week I've been seeing get.tv on 14-3. It has a message that it starts in February. This network shows old movies. And at times 14.4 is showing with with a black screen.
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