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Old 6-Aug-2010, 1:11 PM   #9
Dave Loudin
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Originally Posted by Billiam View Post
Second that on the 91XG. I am getting rock solid reception on Channel 15 which is 75 miles away over hilly terrain despite the fact the NM is at about 9.6. The signal strength reads consistently around 70% or even a little higher on this channel!
Every path is different, which is why checking the path profile (by clicking on a station's listing in TVFool) is pretty handy. In his case, the ridges seem to be right at the path midpoint, which puts him beyond the radio horizon for Columbus. He has to rely on the generosity of Mother Nature to bend signals over. The modelling of the path for signal strength at broadcast reliability indicates no reception.

Is your NM + or - 9.6? Is this with antenna gain/preamp noise figure or without?
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