Hi All, I am looking for help getting a better signal for one channel, WLOS CH 13 VHF in Asheville, NC. I can get Channels 4,7,21 and 62 without an Antenna, all of these channels except 7 and 13 are UHF. I tried my cheap Ebay antenna and an old 130" boom antenna but neither brought in Ch 13.
I purchased a Antenna's Direct Clear Stream 5 VHF antenna, pointed it at Ch 13 tower and I am able to get CH 13 sporadically, it also brought in Ch 33 as well as channels 4,7,21,62. I believe Ch 13 and 33 are on the same tower per DTV.gov.
Signal strength for channels 4,7,21,62 are all somewhere between 80 to 97%. Channel 13 signal strength is 10 or 20 % and Ch 33 is around 30 to 40%.
I have tested the signal strength for Ch 13 by directly attaching my TV to the antenna with a 10ft cable and it will vary from 0 to 30%. The antenna was attached to an 8ft ladder inside my garage. I hope to mount the antenna in my attic but my signal strength is even less in the attic. I may mount it in my garage since I have 11ft ceilings. From the garage the antenna cable goes to the side of my house to a 3 way splitter to feed 3 TVs. The signal strength does drop a little bit going through the splitter but not much.
Here is my TVfool at 12';
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...f1f0b3ae4926b6
I would like to try a preamplifier to increase the signal for Ch 13, without overpowering my other channels.
What would you guys suggest?
Thank you for any suggestions.