Newbie Reception problem

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psherry wrote:
>
> I seem to live too close to my local nbc affiliate, which would be vhf
> 12. My UHf reception is v poor, 23 and 35 especially and i live within
> 10 miles of both. My question is am i likely to have same issue with the
> hdtv programming which is available completely on UHF? Im tempted to
> try a hdtv set top tuner and bring back if i still have all these local
> channel problems. Sat/cable does not factor into this problem.Anyone
> help???? Thanks.

Have you tried Web Site: http://www.antennaweb.com to view

both mileage to & direction of your local TV Transmission towers?

Enter both your 9 digit Zip Code & Digital to get HDTV info....

Do you live in a Big city or the country? Tall Multi story

buildings cause reception problems....

What type of UHF antenna do you have? Make & model No.......

Using a $25 Channel Master 3021 4 bay bow tie does wonders for

good UHF (Chan 14 thru 59) HDTV reception. Also use RG-6 antenna
cable.

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Thanks 4 the input.I did try that web site and heres the thing. NBC 2.1
miles,abc 3.4,cbs 3.4,pbs 3.4,fox 8.8. I mean i cant be closer to the
channels!! I do have a basic antenna, because i attempted a roof top
one a couple of years ago and either i installed it wrong or it didn't
seem to make it any better. I live in suburbs of richmond va about those
3.4 miles outside. I mean there are a decent amount of trees, i just
didn't know if id be fighting the same problems should i go looking 4
the hdtv local signals. Does just looking for uhf signals mean that they
could come in clearer that an antenna looking for both? Excuse my
ignorance on the whole thing, all info much appreciated.

Dennis Mayer wrote:
>
> psherry wrote:
>
>>I seem to live too close to my local nbc affiliate, which would be vhf
>>12. My UHf reception is v poor, 23 and 35 especially and i live within
>>10 miles of both. My question is am i likely to have same issue with the
>> hdtv programming which is available completely on UHF? Im tempted to
>>try a hdtv set top tuner and bring back if i still have all these local
>>channel problems. Sat/cable does not factor into this problem.Anyone
>>help???? Thanks.
>
>
> Have you tried Web Site: http://www.antennaweb.com to view
>
> both mileage to & direction of your local TV Transmission towers?
>
> Enter both your 9 digit Zip Code & Digital to get HDTV info....
>
> Do you live in a Big city or the country? Tall Multi story
>
> buildings cause reception problems....
>
> What type of UHF antenna do you have? Make & model No.......
>
> Using a $25 Channel Master 3021 4 bay bow tie does wonders for
>
> good UHF (Chan 14 thru 59) HDTV reception. Also use RG-6 antenna
> cable.

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psherry wrote:

> I seem to live too close to my local nbc affiliate, which would be vhf
> 12. My UHf reception is v poor, 23 and 35 especially and i live within
> 10 miles of both. My question is am i likely to have same issue with the
> hdtv programming which is available completely on UHF? Im tempted to
> try a hdtv set top tuner and bring back if i still have all these local
> channel problems. Sat/cable does not factor into this problem.Anyone
> help???? Thanks.

At your distances your problem may be multipath. The answer would be a
receiver using an LG 5th gen chip.

The only ones I know of are the BBTI and the Dvico FusionHDTV5 Plus.
Both are PCI cards and I am using both at this moment.

These are the only receivers that anyone should buy if you want the best
results or are in multipath areas. Multipath areas can be virtually
anywhere however. LG has a couple of integrated HDTV sets that have the
same tech also.

Bob Miller