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Old 25-May-2011, 11:48 PM   #6
GroundUrMast
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By chance, does your antenna look like this?

Given your location, I am thinking that you would need a very large antenna such as the one I have provided the link for. The example antenna is 14 feet long.

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About this time each year we also lose ABC out of Albany (WTEN) and were told it was because of the leaves on the trees interfering with reception. YIKES! What gives?
Based on the information in your TV Fool Report, that diagnosis is not unreasonable.

I have a general idea of the terrain in the area around your location. Using the TVF Interactive Map tool, I can see that a few yards in any direction can make signal conditions better or worse in part due too changes in elevation. Though I don't know your exact location, it looks like you have neighbors on Huff Rd. who are up high on the hill. They have dramatically better signal conditions due to the 100 to 200 feet of added height. For Example

Can you consider installation of a tower or other major change to your installation?
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