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Originally Posted by ZippyTheChicken
also if you read that thread on the other site i describe a number of channels I received with a test of my amazon purchased antenna .... A test which lasted about long enough to go through 10 scans as I pointed the antenna out different windows in my home.. not long enough to realize i don't get those channels dependably 24/7
Many of those stations are flakey..
In a probably 6 hour test I had time to do I found sometimes I would get signal and sometimes not..
Which lead me to believe I needed more antenna and or amp
But not many of the stations are reliable enough to depend on grabbing tv shows with my computer tv card.. which also seems to have a weaker tuner than my tv and thus fewer stations and worse quality..
well anyway .. back to my original question
can I please get some help understanding my report and the other questions related.
I appreciate it.
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If you are rescanning with every antenna change, I strongly suggest you try to find a way to add channels manually. Many televisions and converters can do this, even when it is not documented in the manual. Sometimes all you have to do is enter the real channel number into the remote, possibly followed by a period or hyphen. Don't be surprised if you see nothing on the screen initially, since most modern televisions don't show a picture unless a usable signal is present. Also, the most important things in the TV Fool report are the real channel numbers, the direction in which the station lies and how close the entry is to the top of the report.