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HD Antenna Issues
Posted on 11/3/18 at 9:55 am
Posted on 11/3/18 at 9:55 am
Trying to get WAFB. It won’t load when I do my channel setup. I’m easily in range. Help!
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Posted on 11/3/18 at 10:11 am to JudgeHolden
Antenna Tower Locater
Type in your address and it will show you what angle the tower is at. You can use your phones compass or a real compass to turn your antenna toward that degree.
Type in your address and it will show you what angle the tower is at. You can use your phones compass or a real compass to turn your antenna toward that degree.
Posted on 11/3/18 at 10:20 am to JudgeHolden
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 11/5/18 at 1:38 pm to JudgeHolden
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There is no such thing as a HD or digital antenna
Posted on 11/5/18 at 1:42 pm to JudgeHolden
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Trying to get WAFB
seems to be easier for me to get NOLA channels in Denham than BR CBS
Posted on 11/5/18 at 5:16 pm to GrammarKnotsi
Make sure your antenna is VHF capable. WAFB and WBRZ are both still VHF channels. If you have UHF only, you are hosed.
Posted on 11/5/18 at 10:30 pm to JudgeHolden
In Baton Rouge, this took care of my channel 9 reception.
Mounted in attic using the antenna directional info that pretty much centers in on all the local towers.
Went from aggravation trying to watch channel 9 to no worries.
The 70 mile version will probably be even better.
Mounted in attic using the antenna directional info that pretty much centers in on all the local towers.
Went from aggravation trying to watch channel 9 to no worries.
The 70 mile version will probably be even better.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 2:17 pm to JudgeHolden
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