newheart722:
If you file a petition with the FCC you would be able to leave it up until a decision was made, but I think you would lose. The burden of proof, however, is on the HOA.
Even if you could leave it up, the problem is most likely that fact that the VHF noise floor is higher than on UHF; and higher on VHF-low than on VHF-hi. This means that a stronger signal is needed to give you sufficient SNR (>16 dB) above the noise for the digital signal to decode. If you have ever listened to a digital TV signal, it sounds like random noise.
GroundUrMast made an interesting post about VHF noise:
http://forum.tvfool.com/showpost.php...8&postcount=19
In it he gives a link to a powerpoint presentation:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...8o0pVbxGO9doXw
on this thread:
Low VHF reception (2 - 6) Experience & Opinions
http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=2858
I have made some measurements of the noise floor at my location using a signal level meter (SLM) while developing a method to hunt for channels missed during a channel scan:
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The noise floor measured about -10 dBmV on VHF-lo and about -20 to -25 dBmV on VHF-hi, which doesn't leave quite enough margin for reliable reception of CH11. I need to improve my VHF-hi antenna.
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http://www.avsforum.com/t/381623/the...#post_22100205
In terms of dBm, those noise floor figures would be about -59 dBm and -69 to -74 dBm respectivly, which is a lot stronger than your -87.1 dBm CH2 signal.
But, it certainly is worth a test in the attic as long as you have the antenna.
The KSNV profile doesn't look too promising, see attachment.