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HD antenna
Posted on 11/27/16 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 11/27/16 at 5:58 pm
I live in Santa Maria and purchased a Terk HD indoor antenna that supposedly has a radius of 65 miles. I put the antenna close to the window as instructed and all I get are channels 44 and 33, no 2 or 9. Any suggestions?
Posted on 11/27/16 at 6:36 pm to CallMeCaitlyn
Which model? If you got the bulky model with the blades and rabbit ears, I found it to be junk, while the unamped Winegard Flatwave brought in all the channels.
Channel 9 (WAFB) is always a challenge. You just have to experiment. Small changes in position and orientation can make a big difference. If applicable, try with and without amp.
Channel 9 (WAFB) is always a challenge. You just have to experiment. Small changes in position and orientation can make a big difference. If applicable, try with and without amp.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:07 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Per WAFB
The best practice for receiving a DTV signal is to use an outside VHF antenna. An outdoor antenna should be the type that you remember seeing outside everyone's home from the 1950's, long elements in back and shorter elements in the front. The antenna is pointed like an arrow head with the short elements facing the TV tower that you want to receive. WAFB's transmission tower is located approximately 6 miles south of LSU's Tiger Stadium, on River Road. Exact transmitter coordinates are 30°21'58"N, 91°12'47"W.
An indoor antenna is subject to multipath signals and digital will not work if multiple signals reach the TV receiver. An indoor antenna also will get 1/2 the signal level of an outdoor antenna. Many indoor antennas are marketed as HD or digital and have an amplifier built in. There is no such thing as a HD or digital antenna and most of these antennas are poor VHF antennas even when marked UHF/VHF. The built in amplifiers can do more harm than good and if you are using an amplifier you might try turning it off and see if the signal gets better.
WAFB is operating on channel 9, a high VHF channel. Channel 9 has a greater loss on an indoor antenna due to its frequency, needing an antenna that is 30" long at half wavelength. Most indoor antennas are much smaller than the 30" 1/2 wavelength of channel 9. If you want to use an indoor antenna it may take much trial and error moving the antenna to different locations to get enough signal to work. If you have rabbit ears they will usually work better than the more expensive indoor antennas. The rods should be extended to 30" and be pulled out horizontally. The best place for an indoor antenna is near a window or door facing our transmitter site.
The best practice for receiving a DTV signal is to use an outside VHF antenna. An outdoor antenna should be the type that you remember seeing outside everyone's home from the 1950's, long elements in back and shorter elements in the front. The antenna is pointed like an arrow head with the short elements facing the TV tower that you want to receive. WAFB's transmission tower is located approximately 6 miles south of LSU's Tiger Stadium, on River Road. Exact transmitter coordinates are 30°21'58"N, 91°12'47"W.
An indoor antenna is subject to multipath signals and digital will not work if multiple signals reach the TV receiver. An indoor antenna also will get 1/2 the signal level of an outdoor antenna. Many indoor antennas are marketed as HD or digital and have an amplifier built in. There is no such thing as a HD or digital antenna and most of these antennas are poor VHF antennas even when marked UHF/VHF. The built in amplifiers can do more harm than good and if you are using an amplifier you might try turning it off and see if the signal gets better.
WAFB is operating on channel 9, a high VHF channel. Channel 9 has a greater loss on an indoor antenna due to its frequency, needing an antenna that is 30" long at half wavelength. Most indoor antennas are much smaller than the 30" 1/2 wavelength of channel 9. If you want to use an indoor antenna it may take much trial and error moving the antenna to different locations to get enough signal to work. If you have rabbit ears they will usually work better than the more expensive indoor antennas. The rods should be extended to 30" and be pulled out horizontally. The best place for an indoor antenna is near a window or door facing our transmitter site.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:17 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Posted on 11/27/16 at 8:59 pm to CallMeCaitlyn
Just build a $20 Grey-Hoverman antenna. Mine works great in BRLA.
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