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Old April 7th, 2004, 12:19 AM
Svend Tang-Petersen
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Default OT TV antenna


The channels probably dont come from the same transmitter. So if you
accidentially rotated
your new antenna differently than the old one you are most likely getting a
better signal from
the channel 3+6 transmitter now than you did before.

Larry L wrote:

A couple days ago the wind blew hard enough to break the 10 year old
supports on our TV antenna mast. We have a tile roof and a falling antenna
could get very expensive so I took the damn thing down.

Then I took a trip to Radio Shack and found a long bar like "amplified"
antenna that I could just tack on the gable eves of the house.

In the past ( old antenna ) we got several channels with 3 and 6 ( my
beloved PBS) being the weakest and 10 and 13 being among the strongest.

Now, I get 3 and 6 far better :-) but don't get 13 worth a damn.

I know less than nothing about such things, and don't watch much TV so I'm
not going to pay for a dish or erect another tall mast antenna like the one
I took down. But, I'd like to get 13 ( CBS ) to watch Andy Rooney tell it
like it is G Anybody got any clues on why this antenna would reverse my
reception? I "think" all the towers are towards Sacramento, north of me,
btw.

Suggestions? from somebody that understands how Andy get into that box in my
living room ?


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