I'm in San Diego community of Rancho Penasquitos. I installed an Antennas Direct ClearStream 4 on a 10 foot chimney mount. That puts it probably 30 or 40 feet high. I pointed it at 150 degrees - aiming for my primary goal of KPBS.
Here's my TVFool report. I used the interactive map to get an accurate location:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...9900fbd4edb6d4
I bought a 50 foot outdoor RG6 coax cable that runs from the antenna through a bushing into my house. I cut the cable, to fit, and crimped a new connector on the end. I tested that the signal on my TV did not degrade due to poor crimping. The coax runs into a surge protector then to my TiVo.
Unfortunately I barely get KPBS. It goes in and out. In the mornings it'll come in around a strength of 30 - 36, around 34 is the cut off point of problems on my TV. KNSD is even worse.
Here's my signal strength, as recorded during a partly cloudy evening:
Channel : CallSign: peak
2-1 : KCBSDT : 0
2-3 : KESQDT7 : 0
4-1 : KNBCDT : 0
4-2 : KNBCDT2: 0
5-1 : KTLADT: 0
5-2 : KTLADT2: 0
5-3 : KTLADT3: 0
6-1 : XETVDT: 24
6-2 : XHGC-SD: 23
7-1 : KABCDT: 0
7-2 : KABCDT2: 0
7-3 : KABCDT3: 0
8-1 : KFMBDT: 94
8-21 : KFMBDT2: 95
9-1 : KSDXLD: 0
10-1 : KGTVDT: 77
10-2 : KGTVDT2: 79
10-15 : KGTVDT15: 79
12-1 : XEWTDT: 0
15-1 (Frequency 30) : KPBSDT: 23
15-1 (Frequency 42): KESQDT8: 0
15-2 (Frequency 30) : KPBSDT2: 26
18-3 : ? : 0 (My TiVo "found" this channel, but has no call sign nor info for it)
24-1 : KVCRDT: 0
24-2 : KVCRDT2: 0
24-3 : KVCRDT3: 0
24-4 : KVCRDT4: 0
28-1 : XHJKDT: 0
29-1 : XHTITDT: 0
30-1 : KPXNDT: 0
30-2 : KPXNDT2: 0
30-3 (Frequency 38) : KPXNDT3: 0
30-3 (Frequency 30) : ?: 21
30-4 (Frequency 30) : ?: 21
30-9 (Frequency 30) : ?: 21
30-10 (Frequency 30) : ?: 20
31-1 : KVMDDT: 0
31-2 : KVMDDT2: 0
31-4 : KVMDDT4: 0
31-5 : KVMDDT5: 0
31-6 : KVMDDT6: 0
31-7: KVMDDT7: 0
31-8 : KVMDDT8: 0
31-9 : KVMDDT9: 0
31-10 : KVMDDT10: 0
33-1 : XHASDT: 0
33-2 (Frequency 42): KESQDT4: 0
33-2 (Frequency 34): XHASDT2: 0
36-1 (Frequency 36): KBNTLD: 0
36-1 (Frequency 36): KDTFLD: 0
36-2 (Frequency 36): KDTFLD2: 0
36-2 (Frequency 36): KBNTLD2: 0
36-3 (Frequency 36): KDTFLD3: 0
39-1 : KNSDDT: 0
39-2 : KNSDDT2: 0
39-3 : KNSDDT3: 0
40-3 (Frequency 40): ?: 0
40-4 (Frequency 40): ?: 0
42-1: KESQDT3: 0
42-2: KESQD10: 0
49-1: XHDTVDT: 0
49-2: XHDTVD2: 0
50-1 (Frequency 48): KOCEDT: 0
50-1 (Frequency 50): KSDYLD: 0
50-2 (Frequency 48): KOCEDT2: 0
50-2 (Frequency 50): KSDYLD2: 0
50-3 (Frequency 48): KOCEDT3: 0
50-3 (Frequency 50): KSDYLD3: 0
50-4 (Frequency 48): KOCEDT4: 0
51-1: KUSIDT: 0
54-1: KAZADT: 0
54-2: KAZADT2: 0
54-3: KAZADT3: 0
54-4: KAZADT4: 0
57-1: XHUAADT: 0
57-2: XEQ: 0
63-1: KBEH-DT : 33
63-2: KBEH-DT : 33
63-3: KBEH-DT : 34
63-4: KBEH-DT : 34
63-5: KBEH-DT : 34
63-6: KBEH-DT : 34
63-7: KBEH-DT : 33
63-8: KBEH-DT : 32
69-1: KSWBDT : 36
69-2: KSWBDT2 : 31
69-3: KSWBDT3 : 28
Ideally I'd like to receive one each of the major networks & KPBS. Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, CW & KPBS. Currently I get CBS & ABC really well. I get KPBS with some regularity, NBC rarely and the CW never.
Here's a highlight of the channels I'd like to get (signal strength may vary as I took another reading):
Fox 69-1 : 29
CBS : 8-1 : 93
NBC : 39-1 : 0
ABC : 10-1 : 61
CW : 6-1 : 0
PBS : 15-1 : 38
I'd prefer the local channels, but an Los Angeles stations would be fine. I'm considering purchasing a second antenna and pointing it north.
As a bit of background. When I first installed the antenna I had it on a 5 foot mast. I added another 5 feet, hoping that would help. My TiVo did notice, and add a handful of channels when I did that - but most of them have 0 signal strength. Kind of odd. Additionally I had tested the antenna in the attic - that didn't seem to work very well at all.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Joseph Elwell.