Channel 58 Reception Issues

[sajanisch]

I cannot seem to pull channel 58 anymore, is anyone else currently having issues?

[Gregg Lengling]

Nope got a solid 75 here with no problems in Cedarburg.


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Gregg R. Lengling
RCA P61310 61" 16x9
(Built in DTC100 w/Directv)
HiDTV Pro 2 computer reciever card
glengling@ameritech.net

[sajanisch]

ok, thanks, time to pull out the old rotor and hook it up, boy it's fun going up on the roof this time of year! (I was up there yesterday replacing my RG59 coax with a new run of RG6 - I probably ended up with my antennae pointed in a slightly different direction)

a related follow up question...

I have split the signal from my antennae, one side going to my hdtv pc card the other to a vcr/tv (for ota analog stations) - could this split have caused enough signal weakening to cause my loss of channel 58?

[Gregg Lengling]

That is 2 to 3 dB loss so if you had a marginal signal that could do it...but I'd go align the antenna and improve the signal as much as possible...you should be able to make up the 3dB.

Better get it fixed the Packers game is on 58 tomorrow (and no it's not in HD).


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Gregg R. Lengling
RCA P61310 61" 16x9
(Built in DTC100 w/Directv)
HiDTV Pro 2 computer reciever card
glengling@ameritech.net