Anyone using 'over the air' TV antenna?

Slickcraft · 01-20-2014, 11:15 AM

See: http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/

Put in your zip code to start and then move the red marker to your location. You see will that reception is highly location variable. The results assume a roof mount antenna and even then Ch 9 is very hard to get in this area unless your location is ideal. Reception of Ch 9 in this area with a mid size in room antenna is highly unlikely.

From the west side of Welch we can get Maine Ch 8 with a high gain roof mount VHF High band antenna aimed toward Mt Major, a signal reflected off the mountain.

We also get VT channels 31 and 41 with a high gain roof mount UHF antenna aimed to the west. There is a pre amp on the antenna mast that combines the VHF and UHF antennas.

We are not able to receive Ch 9 from that location even with the high gain VHF high band antenna.

BostonWhaler · 01-20-2014, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

See: http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/

The TVFool link I posted above will go into a lot more detail, as it accounts for terrain and antenna height, and will give accurate positioning recommendations.

As an example, here's the address for the Laconia PD, with an antenna height of 25' above ground level:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...5b94ddddf0e941

Slickcraft · 01-20-2014, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BostonWhaler

The TVFool link I posted above will go into a lot more detail, as it accounts for terrain and antenna height, and will give accurate positioning recommendations.

As an example, here's the address for the Laconia PD, with an antenna height of 25' above ground level:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...5b94ddddf0e941

The FCC tool is based on a National Bureau of Standards propagation model and in fact uses an actual digitized terrain data based on specific location. Any underlying calculations in the TVFool model would be based on the same Longley-Rice Irregular Terrain Model used in the FCC tool.
The calculation results should be the same, the TVFOOL is probably easier for non technical users.

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Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,301 Thanks: 1,222 Thanked 2,088 Times in 955 Posts	FCC TV reception tool See: http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/ Put in your zip code to start and then move the red marker to your location. You see will that reception is highly location variable. The results assume a roof mount antenna and even then Ch 9 is very hard to get in this area unless your location is ideal. Reception of Ch 9 in this area with a mid size in room antenna is highly unlikely. From the west side of Welch we can get Maine Ch 8 with a high gain roof mount VHF High band antenna aimed toward Mt Major, a signal reflected off the mountain. We also get VT channels 31 and 41 with a high gain roof mount UHF antenna aimed to the west. There is a pre amp on the antenna mast that combines the VHF and UHF antennas. We are not able to receive Ch 9 from that location even with the high gain VHF high band antenna.