WISN reception

[bkurkiewicz]

I have a Mits 65869 and a Terk 55 antenna. I receive WISC on 3.01, UPN14 on 3.02, PBS on 10.x, WTMJ on 4.01, and WHA on 21.1 and 21.2. All of these stations come in pretty good. I receive WISN on 12.01 intermittently, but the sound is shaky and the picture is worse - like a digital image in freeze frame.

The Terk is on my roof and the cable is 75' of RG6. There is a amp on the antenna.

Is channel 12 broadcast bad or is it my setup? Any ideas? I need this fixed by SuperBowl time.

[mnr929rr]

you are probably closer to madison,stick with that.i am in oconomowoc and i go with madison.

[mnr929rr]

Superbowl should be on all abc networks.
26-1 is abc in madison.

[P a u l]

I am looking at our Coverage map and you should get us just fine. Eagle is in the SW corner of Waukesha county, right? Is the terk a directional antenna? Try tweaking your antenna a bit. Just a bit to the left if looking towards milwaukee, and I mean a very small bit......or is that byte?

[borghe]

One thing I will say about 12's reception is that it seems to be much more dense than the other channels. What I mean by that is on most other channels if I have a signal of 70 or higher that occasionally drops into the 60's I will still get a perfect picture with no breakups. With 12 it seems that if the signal drops into the 70's (all readings aer on my Hughes E86) I will start getting mild to sever breakup. The only way I am guaranteed a perfect picture on 12 is to fiddle with the antenna to get a constant 90's with an "occasional" drop into the 80's. Much more finnicky than the other stations. Fox I can grab without breakups with a 44 signal (granted it's 480p). :p

[Pat]

Terk's have a bad reputation.  Many seem to have trouble with them.  Since WISN's signal is among the strongest around, I wouldn't be surprised to find the amplifier is distorting or over-driving the signal.

You might want to consider removing the amp from the signal path.  Its sure cold to be doing that though.:bang:

[Ron Pollitt]

I am considerably west of Eagle (Fontana) and I can pick up WISN, as well as CBS, and NBC, fine with a small 4 bowtie UHF antenna and a UHF preamp located 10' over roof line.  I don't know if those Terk antennas are worth the price.

Ron

[Greg Oman]

I don't know if those Terk antennas are worth the price.

And I'd say that as well for more rural areas.  The 55 has a relatively small gain amp which again is suited more for metro areas.  I thought the TV-60 was cool, until I learned it costs about $400.  In Eagle, you need function, not fashion.  Winegard, Channel Master, or Radio Shack-- give me a call, you've got the number.

Based on my dad's experience (also in Eagle), you probably more need to compensate for the 75' of cable, and if you had a reasonable receptor, that would make all the difference in the world.

Greg O.

[bkurkiewicz]

I replaced the Terk with a Winegard 7084 and I get all stations. Thanks.