[AT] local television

[Bill Bruer]

I didn't have to go as far as John, but I did have to add an amplifier at 
the antenna that I didn't need for the analog signal.  I already had coax 
cable running from the antenna into the house but the digital signal is 
evidently much weaker.

When the transition first occurred I assumed I would have to get a new 
antenna etc.  I called a local outfit that sells and installs antennas. 
They were honest enough to test the signal strength at my antenna and tell 
me that I was actually receiving quite well.  The cable run was just long 
enough that it needed the amplifier.  We now get more channels than we ever 
did though some still fade out in really bad weather.

Bill Bruer
Murfreesboro, TN
bill_bru at bellsouth.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Slavin" <chaunceyjb at sbcglobal.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 2:53 PM
Subject: [AT] local television


Ron:

Are you sure you have the right antenna?  Some of the stations when they 
went digital, went from vhf to uhf during the transition and then some came 
back to their original channel, some stayed where there were in UHF, and 
some went to an altogether new channel, which could be UHF or VHF.  If you 
have a vhf antenna only (or perhaps a channel specific antenna, it won't 
receive the vhf signal at all.  Here is what I did:  1)Got rid of all my old 
300 ohm cable lead to my house and replaced it with 75 ohm coaxial cable; 2) 
bought a new UHF antenna, (this is the antenna that will really reach out 
there, but it's uhf only and highly directional necessitating a rotor: 
http://www.antennasdirect.com/store/91XG_HDTV_Antenna.html); 3) bought a 
signal amplifier, 4) bought a new digital rotor (the new rotors can be added 
to universal remotes to avoid the accumulation of remotes).

John Slavin