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Old 17-Aug-2013, 7:06 PM   #1
Joetech
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Reception Advice

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My dad has switched back to OTA tv. He lives close to me, so a similar channel setup.

However, he currently has a ANT-7287 antenna, pointed roughly at 50-70* and about 20 feet in the air, with 75 feet of good coax to his TV.

Any suggestions if he should go with a pre-amp to get in more channels?
Currently he doesn't get a few of the channels that are in the yellow area for example.

Thanks!
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Old 17-Aug-2013, 8:52 PM   #2
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Get the antenna Up in the air so reception is not impeded and blocked by the roof and building in the directions of , North East , East , North West , West.

Try aiming 1 panel at about 52 degree magnetic compass direction.

And the other panel at about 267 degree magnetic compass direction.

Here is how to aim antennas , http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html.
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Digital Tv Tuners can develop -Digital Glitches- that are not cleared out with simple channel scans.

Do Double Rescan.

http://www.wchstv.com/DoubleReScanAlert.pdf.

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How is the reception now??

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It is a good idea to rescan from time to time because New Tv stations/channels can begin transmitting at any time with No advance notice.

Last edited by teleview; 17-Aug-2013 at 10:26 PM. Reason: Clarify information and typos.
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Old 24-Sep-2013, 12:09 AM   #3
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Thank you Teleview.
We have it on a clear line of sight.
Gets 10.1, 14.1, 20.1, 59.1 and 69.1 clearly.
29.1 is intermittent.
The channels from Detroit come in on clear nights only.
Any suggestions if an amplifer/pre-amp would help?

Thank you!
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