I cannot get Fox5 NY at all. I don't know if they moved the frequency range beyond what the analog converter will find. I do not want to buy a new HD TV just for channel 5. I'm calling the FCC on this to see if they have any advice. I've had this problem before and I was always able to adjust my antenna to receive most signals.
Now I am stumped as to what occured to lose Fox5 NY. Still, this is very inspiring and beyond my expectation! Is there any kind of meter available to test signal strength in order to place my leaf-type antenna in the optimal spot?
Can you use two or more leaf-type antennas in different areas to improve reception? But, I'm not sure how accurate they are. I usually just connect my antenna to my TV and aim until I get reception. The thing is that an antenna location that works for one channel often doesn't work for another.
So, using your TV as your meter might be the most accurate. Yes, you can connect two antennas for better reception using a coupler. On my tv 50in the thing u screw in for the antenna broke off from tv order one for 70 dollars took the other one out put new one in it want pick up nothing before it broke I picked up 40 channel will I have to buy the hole pannal board no telling what that will coast. I did the scan and it found and listed the channels but when I select those channels all I get is channel not available.
Any ideas? I'm a halfway smart person, but I can't figure out this problem at all. Nothing is on the other end of the coax cable. I took the Dish down but left the cable on the roof in case I ever wanted to put an antenna up.
About a year ago I tried a cheap antenna that's range said 60 miles. The channels in my area are about 30 miles away. No luck. This past weekend I bought an antenna that's range says miles and hooked it up. Still no luck. Yesterday I was doing some yard work and stopped to talk to my neighbor and noticed that he had the exact same antenna that I had just hooked up.
I asked him if it works for him and he said that he gets channels. Both antennas are feet off the ground and about 50 feet apart. His works and mine doesn't. I've made sure the TV was on antenna and scanned several times. Note that the "range" ratings of antennas are often bogus. There are so many factors that determine the real reception range that it's impossible to simply assign a range to an antenna.
Experimentation with position usually gives the best results. It's possible that your TV's tuner is not as good as your neighbor's, or even flat out broken. Try swapping the cable as well. Hello, I am having a strange situation, I have an outdoor antenna but it is facing the opposite direction from the broadcast towers and there is nothing I can do to fix that I live in an apartment with my windows and balcony facing North and the towers are South and only about 15 miles away now I tried MANY antennas and found one that works somewhat, but I had to add a pre-amp and a Amp the amp came with the antenna now the strange things is I get almost NO channels on the TV that is about 10 feel from the outdoor antenna and a ton of channels on the TV about feet away.
I am thinking its because the pre amp and the amp is bringing a signal to strong for the TV closest to the antenna, but great for the TV furthest away. Any Suggestions?
Thank you. It's hard to answer for sure without knowing the exact location of the amp along the cable relative to the antenna and TVs. However, there should only be one amp, as close to the antenna as possible.
Try removing the other amp. Hello Bryan, I have a new Sony and have cut the cable. I use You Tube TV, and a 15' copper wire, stripped on one end and plugged into the antenna connection for over the air. My question is, would my reception or total number of channels improve by purchasing an indoor antenna. I am in zip , at the top of a hill about 13 miles from most broadcast towers. Based on the number of channels in your area, and the number you're getting now, I don't think you'd get a huge number of useful new channels if you purchased a new indoor antenna.
You might just get more foreign-language ones that you don't really need. Someone gave my hubby an old 39" Samsung LCD tv and when I hooked up an antenna to it yesterday, the picture on every station was choppy and squiggly. The antenna is good, it was hooked up to a different tv and worked fine but doesn't get some stations due to not having an amplifier. In my quest to try to troubleshoot the choppy signal, I connected a coaxial cable to the tv intending to connect it through a small AV receiver I had lying around and discovered the channels were still there before I even connected the other end to the receiver.
Mind officially blown. Furthermore, the picture on all available channels cleared up after awhile. I turned it on again today and the air channels are still viewable and clear despite just that coaxial cable being connected only on the tv end, with the other end dangling.
Only a handful of channels are coming through so I guess I will need an antenna with an amplifier for this particular tv. But how cool to have some channels without an antenna! Yes, you must have some strong signals in your area! Some folks even use a paperclip as an antenna for testing purposes. Note that an amplifier does not always improve reception, in my own experience, and from hear from a lot of readers.
I took a length of coaxial cable, chopped off the connector at one end and stripped off about 18 inches of the braids and shields. You can leave the white foam insulation. I draped the exposed end of the cable over my TV cabinet and ran auto tune.
All the TV channels came in nice and clear. Works great. No need to buy anything. Great, thanks for sharing!!! Yeah, a piece of wire, coat hanger, or even a paperclip can be an effective antenna if your signals are strong. My digital tv does not have a built in signal strength meter. Learn how to turn your Android smartphone into a TV tuner. I'm not talking about live streaming TV channels through the internet - I'm talking about using an actual digital TV tuner to pick up free local over the air channels with an antenna.
Here are a few you might want to consider this holiday season. Did you know many local channels will be changing their channel number soon? This is part of the recent FCC auction of locals that will force many channels to switch channel numbers this year or next year. That is on top of all the new locals that went live earlier this year and will be rolling out later this year. The ability to scan your antenna with your TV to only show stations you can pick up is a great feature.
Are you thinking about cord cutting? Are the high cable TV costs plus the fees and long-term contracts driving you crazy? There is good news. Enter your address in the box below and click Go! The DTV coverage map will list all stations in your area. Viewers may contact their local stations with additional questions; click on the link to a station's public inspection file for contact information in you have questions about a specific station.
For more information on antennas, see the Antenna Guide.
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