Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum, and to that matter, to this topic too.
I am trying to learn a bit more about antennas, understand the principles behind this to maybe improve my setup.
First thing first, I wanted to ditch my cable bill (who doesn't?
) so last weekend, I came accross this antenna at BestBuy :
https://www.antennasdirect.com/store...V-Antenna.html
I figured I'd try it and see if I can at least get HDTV signal at my home, then work from there.
At ground level, I was surprised I could already receive 4 channels (yeah more on that later, I live in Quebec city, so only a few channels are available).
So yesterday night, I decided I'd put it temporarily in the attic just to see if my signal would improve and it did, got the 5th channel I was "supposed" to receive.
Now, I have a few questions for you guys.
First, my radar plot :
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...f1f0ba7883f9cb
I am not sure why, but the channels listed in there aren't exactly what I am getting.
I am getting GTN, TQ, TVA, V and SRC, but on the chart, it seems like SRC shouldn't be strong.
What's weird is that on the ground level, I couldn't get V to work (but I was receiving SRC) but in
the attic I am receiving both clearly.
Also, the channels numbers don't match for SRC channel
TVFool Info : Channel name + Channel # in the chart / "On the field Info" Channel name + Channel # displayed
GTN CKMI-DT Channel 20 / GTN CKMI-DT Channel 20
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKMI-DT
TQ CIVQ-HD Channel 15 / TQ CIVQ-HD Channel 15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Qu%C3%A9bec
TVA CFCM-DT Channel 17 / TVA CFCM-HD Channel 17
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFCM-DT
V CFAP-DT Channel 39 / V CFAP-DT Channel 39
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFAP-DT
SRC CKTM-DT Channel 28 / STC CBVT-DT Channel 25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBVT-DT http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/fr/de...uebec-cbvt-tv/
I did some more research and found this site (sorry it's in french, but you will still understand the map)
http://www.tvhdcentral.com/deploieme...tenne-tvhd.php
It list the channels I should get in Quebec
12-1 SRC, 20-1 GTN, 17-1 TVA, 15-1 TQ, 39-1 V, so then again, I don't get the difference for SRC channel. But at the same time, it's not a big issue as long as I receive it right?
And it also has a Google Maps where all antennas are listed :
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer...0.knp-ZvR5O61c
If you zoom in the Quebec city region, you will see that the antennas differs a bit from the tvfool map (if you enter ZIP Code G3A2W1)
My questions are :
-Should I keep this antenna, or should I try even cheaper, UHF only antenna? I can get a few different Digiwave models for 60$ even 40$... Considering I can't get more than 5 channels
it is my (basic) understanding that as long as I find an antenna that receives all those channels, I'm good?
-Can the difference between the antenna listed on TVFool and the other site explain why I'd receive a stronger signal for SRC than V at ground level? I mean, can it be that there
are slight errors in the antennas listed on TVFool website? Or it's the other way around?
-Concerning the antenna, I mentionned I could get Digiwave antennas, but I could also buy a bit more expansive but yet cheaper than the Antenna Direct (paid roughly 120$ for it),
Winegard antennas such as :
http://www.amazon.ca/Winegard-HD-903...557591&sr=1-14
http://www.amazon.ca/Winegard-HD-880...557591&sr=1-12
It might be a bit of a long post, sorry about that, but I thought I'd give as much detail as I could even though I am not sure I understand all the things I wrote
Thanks for your help!!!