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Old 21-Jun-2012, 4:56 AM   #4
MisterMe
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: USA Gulf South
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You are receiving WLVI-RF41 at 249° magnetic and WHDH-RF42 at 239° magnetic. The fact that you are receiving signals on two adjacent channels and nothing else hints that your amplifier is filtering out everything else. My recommendation to you is to ditch the amplified antenna. You have ample signal strength on numerous channels. The total power that you are receiving is causing your amplifier to behave anomalously. If you have no choice but to use an indoor antenna, then your indoor antenna should be placed in window with a view of the southwest. All of the stations that you can receive with an indoor antenna are in the UHF band. Aim your UHF antenna at about 245° magnetic.

BTW, you cannot expect to use your amplified antenna unpowered. Without power, the amplifier is an attenuator. It will significantly reduce your signal. You need a plain passive antenna. A standard UHF loop or bowtie will probably do the trick.
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