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johnny
07-05-2006, 10:36 AM
I recently purchased a flat panel antenna that seems to perform well but I
keep losing a local station that returns at some later time (somedays
days later). I get all of the other local digital stations and the signal
strength hasn't changed for them. Is there something internal to this
antenna that would cause 4-1 to disappear while 13-1, 13-2, 13-3 and 10-1
to still be received? I don't want to try opening up the antenna and thus
void the warranty. I seriously doubt that the station would be down for
over 3 days especially when the weather conditions are good.

howardhometheater
08-05-2006, 03:13 AM
johnny Wrote:
> I recently purchased a flat panel antenna that seems to perform well but
> I
> keep losing a local station that returns at some later time (somedays
> days later). I get all of the other local digital stations and the
> signal
> strength hasn't changed for them. Is there something internal to this
> antenna that would cause 4-1 to disappear while 13-1, 13-2, 13-3 and
> 10-1
> to still be received? I don't want to try opening up the antenna and
> thus
> void the warranty. I seriously doubt that the station would be down
> for
> over 3 days especially when the weather conditions are good.

Good weather to you isn't necessarily good weather to RF--go to
www.antennaweb.org and see where the various transmitters are located,
then orient your directional antenna accordingly to maximize your
coverage area.


--
howardhometheater

johnny
08-05-2006, 05:28 AM
On Sun, 07 May 2006 12:54:21 +0000, howardhometheater wrote:

>
> johnny Wrote:
>> I recently purchased a flat panel antenna that seems to perform well but
>> I
>> keep losing a local station that returns at some later time (somedays
>> days later). I get all of the other local digital stations and the
>> signal
>> strength hasn't changed for them. Is there something internal to this
>> antenna that would cause 4-1 to disappear while 13-1, 13-2, 13-3 and
>> 10-1
>> to still be received? I don't want to try opening up the antenna and
>> thus
>> void the warranty. I seriously doubt that the station would be down
>> for
>> over 3 days especially when the weather conditions are good.
>
> Good weather to you isn't necessarily good weather to RF--go to
> www.antennaweb.org and see where the various transmitters are located,
> then orient your directional antenna accordingly to maximize your
> coverage area.

KDUH & NETV are in the same direction, NETV comes in all the time, KDUH
does not.