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In Reply to: RE: Rooftop antenna suggestion posted by HighEndWire on June 13, 2009 at 05:12:15
One tv is digital and two others are analog with converter boxes. The antenna they have now is about 35 years old. Probably why some digital stations don't pick up a signal even though they live within 25 miles of the statons.
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The age of their antenna is probably not the issue. It may be VHF only and I have not looked recently but the overwhelming majority of stations broadcasting digital were via UHF and a few were in the upper VHF area. Some may change after yesterday. I have to rescan mine. For that kind of distance you don't need anything elaborate. I am west of DC (about 25 miles) and many of the TV towers are north of DC. Baltimore is up the road. I have a 10 ft. VHF/UHF antenna in the attic I put in years ago and I pointed it in a manner with a preamp (signal amp) and an attenuator to get Baltimore and DC. One station (public TV) is in a slightly different direction and I put in (the attic as well which cuts down the range) a 4-bay Channel Master UHF bow-tie for that station (and an A/B switch downstairs) and it is not a problem. The antenna was about $21-22. If you mount something like that outside (and don't forget to properly ground it), it should be fine (and it is not large perhaps about 12x16 inches).
Some local stations come in fine while other local stations break up. Maybe the antenna just needs a little adjustment.
The old antenna works fine. I re-scanned after the digital change and all stations come in.
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