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Old 23-Feb-2010, 5:46 PM   #2
mtownsend
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[QUOTE=jayinc1;632]my TVFool.com radar plot here

Hello and welcome!

This tvfool report was only done to zip code level accuracy. To best understand your signal situation and any possible terrain blockage, it would help if you could post a report for your exact location and antenna height.

The address lookup engine might not be able to provide an accurate fix for your location, so sometimes it's better to start out with the Interactive Maps tool (located here). With it, you can map your location, switch to "satellite" view, zoom in to your house, and adjust the location being analyzed (drag the orange marker to the correct location). You can also play with antenna height. Any time you move the marker or edit the antenna height, the channel list will automatically be recomputed based on the new information. Once you are done editing the location to be analyzed, press the "Make Radar Plot" button. This will create a new report with the current setting and you can post that report back here.



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i have added a dipole antenna on top of it (rabbit ears antenna). but it's not helping as yet with kera. however, all the other channels have an extremely strong signal.
FYI, KERA is on channel 14, which is a UHF station and should be picked up by your 4-bay antenna.

The important column for antenna selection is the "Real" channel. That's the frequency the transmitter is broadcasting. The "Virt" channel is the virtual channel that is shown on your screen when you watch the channel. Most stations have chosen to set their virtual channel to match their old analog broadcast channel. The virtual channel number has nothing to do with antenna selection and is merely being provided for informational purposes.

Before we try to figure out what is causing problems on KERA, please post a more accurate tvfool report for your location. There might be something blocking the signal that isn't showing up in the generic zip code level analysis.
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