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Old 25-Sep-2015, 1:39 AM   #4
rabbit73
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Sorry to hear that you are having a problem. Now you know why I mentioned trees in my previous post. Most people want to put their antenna in the most convenient location, but it needs to be put in a location where the signals are good.

There is no magic antenna that will "see" through trees. Sometimes it is possible to mount the antenna in the best location you have, and add a preamp if the signals are weaker because of the trees. Attachment 1 shows how a tree will damage a signal and attachment 2 shows many trees in your area, but I don't have your exact address.

The problem in strong signal areas is that the preamp might be overloaded because of too much of a good thing. It's not just a matter of signal strength, but also of signal quality to have as few errors possible in the digital stream of information which cause pixilation and picture freeze.

Can you show us a photo of where the antenna is aimed at 301 degrees magnetic so that we can see what's in the way?

How long is the RG6 coax from the antenna to the TV? How many TVs are you feeding. What TV or other device are you using as a tuner?

If it's just a matter of too much loss because of long coax lines to more than one TV, then a distribution amp can replace a splitter.

If you are having a problem with just one TV, then MAYBE a preamp might help. There is no way I can guarantee it will help, but you might be willing to gamble on a Channel Master 7778 or an RCA TVPRAMP1R preamp mounted at the antenna.
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File Type: jpg SOBTVtvf FM est.JPG (107.8 KB, 667 views)
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