Greetings! As one of my new year's resolutions this year I am looking to finally get my reception issues cleaned up around the house. Over a year ago we got rid of satellite (directTV) and switched over to a internet streaming & OTA setup. The setup works ok... unless it gets windy or cloudy or it is a Tuesday. Then we get some issues on certain channels. I would like to present my current setup and see if there are any suggestions for improving the current setup.
First the signal analysis:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...2c154d6da38fb0
The only stations that are of concern are really the top 5 of this chart (channels 49, 51, 47, 26, 11). They "should" be LOS, but in the ~16-17 miles between the house and the transmitters there are some hills and other terrain.
The setup:
So back when making the switch I researched antennas and ended up purchasing an Antennas Direct ClearStream4. This is currently mounted in my attic on a south facing wall pointed as close as possible to a 155-160 degree bearing. The wall construction is fairly standard plywood sheathing, tyvek and vinyl siding. The house sits down in a depression (there is a creek behind the house) and there is a large patch of woods directly south of the house. The antenna sits probably ~15 feet off the ground.
From the antenna I have probably about a 75' cable run to a splitter. I do not know the make/model of the splitter. The splitter has runs to 3 televisions, however, I would like to get that up to 6 locations if possible. A quick note - the house was built in 2011. As part of the construction I wired the house for comms during the construction. I ran a bundle of RG6 Coax (for TV), cat5 (for phone/backup internet), and cat6 (for internet) to each bedroom and common area. The runs from the central splitter to the wall outlets vary from ~20 feet to ~75 feet. I have a feeling that the length of the runs causes some issues as some channels that have trouble on some TVs work good on others.
I also tried to help the solution many months ago by purchasing an amplifier:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DFZ5EW
As I could not seem to get any better reception with this in place it is not currently connected.
My issues are:
Some of the televisions have issues on one or two of the channels, especially if it is windy or stormy. These happen to be the channels that carry NFL games which makes it very frustrating when trying to watch a game. Ideally a permanent solution would also allow the signal to be split out to 6 end points so that I could cover every location in the house.
Any suggestions/ideas are very much appreciated. Thanks for the help!