Will I get any kind of OTA reception with my antennas?

Remembering Spock · 28-Jan-2016, 7:00 PM

Hello everyone, I'm sorry for what might be a remedial post. I currently enjoy very decent OTA VHF/UHF reception where I live. We are thinking of moving to a new neighborhood, and I ran a TVFool report to see how the signal strength would change. Report is pasted below.

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...513469e85b1731

I use a DB8e for UHF, about 3 feet below it is a Y10713 for VHF, and both antennas run into a RCA PREAMPR1 for amplification before going into a splitter to run into two different TVs. The home we are thinking of buying is a single story, so I ran the report for 25' AGL in the potentially new neighborhood. In order to get the major networks (KPIX, KGO, KNTV, KTVU, KQED) it looks like I would need to set up at 151* magnetic (my antenna mast doesn't rotate) and some of the signal strength begins at -17 NM.

So... based on my TVFool report, will I get any kind of decent reception at the new place? I have no idea what gain the antennas will provide.. is it even worth it?

Thanks...

shoman94 · 28-Jan-2016, 7:49 PM

Can you do a run at 40, 50 and 75ft?

Remembering Spock · 28-Jan-2016, 7:58 PM

Thanks for the response. I just ran the report at 50', which would be very challenging to engineer due to local zoning restrictions of 12' above rooftop; but regardless the numbers don't appear to have changed much.

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...513475c92b43c6

Remembering Spock · 28-Jan-2016, 7:59 PM

Here is the report for 75'... looks just as bad.

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...51343c7070ac87

ADTech · 28-Jan-2016, 8:55 PM

Quote:

So... based on my TVFool report, will I get any kind of decent reception at the new place?

Short answer: no

Long answer: noooooooo

Remembering Spock · 28-Jan-2016, 9:09 PM

Haha, thanks.

I just looked at the topographical map feature on TVFool, and now it all makes sense to me. The area I am looking at purchasing is known as "Hidden Valley" and as you would expect... it is surrounded by large mountains! There is no good solution on that side of town.

Thanks for the responses.

shoman94 · 28-Jan-2016, 9:13 PM

That sucks... Sorry to hear