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05-26-2016, 07:32 PM | #1 |
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Digital tv
Is there ANY Free "Over The Air" digital TV stations here by the lake?
I have tried some of the cheep digital antennas to see if there was any stations I can receive but had no luck. |
05-26-2016, 07:46 PM | #2 | |
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http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...hlight=digital which will lead to other threads. Without a tall mast and highly directional antenna with rotor you won't have much luck. |
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05-27-2016, 06:56 AM | #3 |
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General statements on this topic are fairly meaningless. I am in Meredith and went out on Amazon. Got a $30 1byone amplified antenna with 50 mile radius. I point it east and pick up all of the Portland stations in HD perfectly. Bye bye Metrocast.
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05-27-2016, 07:45 AM | #4 | |
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I think it may also have to do with the television and if it has a solid tuner or not. Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk |
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05-27-2016, 08:02 AM | #5 |
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When they switched to digital they switched to UHF which is much more line of sight than the old VHF. If you are on high ground you'll probably have reception. I bought a good sized antenna when they switched and I couldn't get the Portland or Boston channels. I even tried a different converter box. Then I went to directv.
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05-27-2016, 08:09 AM | #6 |
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Reception is very location specific. The referenced threads lead to two tools to estimate reception at your specific area:
http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/ and https://www.tvfool.com/index.php?opt...pper&Itemid=29 The prediction for Glendale is two moderate strength Maine signals given a roof mount antenna: VHF high station 8-1 and UHF station 6-1. From the west side of Welch we get Vermont ch 31 and 41 with a roof mount high gain UHF antenna. Even with a high gain VHF High antenna, we can't get ch 9. And only marginal reception of Maine 8-1 from the reflection off of Mt. Major. Nothing looking east, too many trees. |
05-27-2016, 02:35 PM | #7 | |
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Channels 7 through 13 were in the VHF high band and still are. So we get channel 8-1, just barely, on a high gain high gain Yagi antenna designed for only VHF high band. Most "digital tv" antennas sold today are UHF antennas of various designs that have only a token gain in the VHF high band. Thus shortchanging channels 7 through 13. |
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