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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast
Have you tried running 'barefoot' (no signal booster)? the strong signal levels shown on your TV Fool report suggest an amplifier may overload or cause the tuner to overload.
If that failed to resolve the problem, I'd try an RCA ANT-751. If that is too large, consider a Terk HDTVi (not the HDTVa).
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I have tried using this and other antennas without the booster. This is the best combination for picture quality and number of channels. It is very similar to RCA ANT 111. I am going to try a half wave dipole antenna for 176Mhz, or 31.9" to see if there is a signal for my location on 8.1. I haven't been able to get 8.1 having used 4 different antennas and two different signal boosters. I have moved the antennas to several locations with varying direction settings but no luck.
I can't put an antenna on the outside, too much bickering with the home owners association, so the 751 is out. If the HDTVi could be mounted upside down on the ceiling it might work. Right now I'm disinterested in spending more money unless I know it will work, plus my wife has to approve of the appearance. If it would get 8.1 she might. Trying to exhaust all options before buying more antennas.
If I can receive a signal on 8.1 with the dipole, how complicated is it to run two antennas in parallel? I know there can be issues with the antennas interfering with each other, just thought it might be worth a try.
Any ideas?
David
Antennas tried: Leaf, RCA ANT 1400, Orca Matrix