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Post by snuffy » Thu. May. 12, 2016 12:30 am

You might consult transition.fcc.gov. At this site you can get the signal strength of available broadcasters. In my area the signals are listed as weak and poor and that is with an assumed 30 foot tower so it makes no sense for me to even try.
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Thu. May. 12, 2016 1:56 am

Get one of these?

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Post by Rob R. » Thu. May. 12, 2016 5:33 am

Richard S. wrote:I Going up on the roof tomorrow with a TV, not sure why I didn't think about doing that today. If the neighbors were amused today they are really in for show tomorrow. :P
:lol: Let us know how it works out.

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Thu. May. 12, 2016 7:43 am

Kind of funny a free antenna ad at the bottom of the page. :D

 
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Post by warminmn » Thu. May. 12, 2016 8:18 am

When you go on the roof with the TV, make sure to wear a tin foil hat! :lol:

Thats a simple way to check. (taking tv to check)

 
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Post by coalnewbie » Thu. May. 12, 2016 8:24 am

Rob and I have PMed on this before. It is a source of amazement to me that he can get a good selection of TV channels in a location where even the glaciers get lonely. As for me in the middle of civilization, (if you can call living next to a bunch of liberals civilized) I can received very little. Luck of the draw I guess.

 
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Post by Richard S. » Thu. May. 12, 2016 4:42 pm

No luck on the roof but the neighbor was getting good laugh, even had Dad laughing when I told him what I was going to do. Not sure if I should pull the trigger on a better antenna or not, even if I had partial signal cutting in and out but I'm not seeing anything. Maybe I'll climb a tree tomorrow with TV in tow. :lol:


 
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Post by grumpy » Thu. May. 12, 2016 4:48 pm

You are using a digital receiver yes ?

 
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Post by Richard S. » Thu. May. 12, 2016 4:57 pm

grumpy wrote:You are using a digital receiver yes ?
Yes, it's newer TV with ATSC tuner. ;)

 
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Post by warminmn » Thu. May. 12, 2016 7:18 pm

coalnewbie wrote:Rob and I have PMed on this before. It is a source of amazement to me that he can get a good selection of TV channels in a location where even the glaciers get lonely. As for me in the middle of civilization, (if you can call living next to a bunch of liberals civilized) I can received very little. Luck of the draw I guess.
They put transmitters long distances from towns often for various reasons, so it does pay to live in the country. Some are in towns of course, but they look for high spots, and cheap land to build on, away from airports and close houses.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Thu. May. 12, 2016 8:14 pm

Those small interior antennas work good with a "hot signal"...not so much with a weak signal, or a VHF frequency.

Try giving these folks a call and see which antenna they recommend: http://dennysantennaservice.com/ They will allow you to return it if it doesn't work.

http://www.solidsignal.com also has a nice selection and will recommend an antenna.

 
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Post by scalabro » Thu. May. 12, 2016 8:18 pm

I went here a couple years back and then went out bought the recommended "color" HD Broadcast antenna. It works great.

http://Www.antennaweb.org

 
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Post by Rob R. » Thu. May. 12, 2016 8:21 pm

scalabro wrote:I went here a couple years back and then went out bought the recommended "color" HD Broadcast antenna. It works great.

http://Www.antennaweb.org
They say that Richard can get only channel 32. :(

 
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Post by scalabro » Thu. May. 12, 2016 8:24 pm

Oh well. High speed internet & Netflix then :D

 
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Post by Uglysquirrel » Thu. May. 12, 2016 8:41 pm

Rob R. wrote:
scalabro wrote:I went here a couple years back and then went out bought the recommended "color" HD Broadcast antenna. It works great.

http://Www.antennaweb.org
They say that Richard can get only channel 32. :(
You mean Richard won't be able to get "Power Yoga" on Public Leftist Television ?


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