Need Help - Can't get any channels

bhaines23 · 17-Feb-2012, 12:22 AM

Here's my report:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...0b86420e1094df

I'm very interested in cancelling my cable television since I don't watch much TV except during football season (I'd probably get cable tv again during the season).

I live in a townhouse, end unit, with my neighboring unit being to my NW direction. I have two TV's I'd like to get reception, the one in my bedroom faces the NE direction, and the one in the living room is on the SW side of the house.

I bought the RCA Antenna ANT111 from Amazon and I tried it on both of my Samsung TV's. I had the TV set to AIR (not Cable) and I tried auto scan. No channels were picked up.

Am I doing something wrong or does my location prohibit me from picking up anything with an indoor antenna? I saw reviews for the Mohu Leaf antenna and thought about trying that, but I don't have high hopes.

The channels I'd like, ignoring their signal strengths, are CBS, FOX, ABC, NBC. But at this point any channel would be great!

Thanks for any help!!

Electron · 17-Feb-2012, 8:34 AM

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MisterMe · 17-Feb-2012, 4:54 PM

To follow-up on Electron, your primary problem is that you have obstructions between you and your best transmission towers. You can't fix your situation, but can make it better. You need an outdoor antenna mounted at least 20 feet above ground-level. If you can raise it above 20 feet, the higher the better. Redo your TV Fool Radar plot. You will see that as your antenna goes higher, you will convert several stations from red to yellow.