The tall buildings in the metro area are the problem. They reflect the signal from the transmitter and your antenna gets signals by many different paths. The timing is different for each path and as often as not the signal from one path will cancel the signal from the direct path. A highly directional antenna pointed at the station you want to receive is one possible solution. The other one is to move to the country.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [email protected] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hodges" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 6:57 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] TV/AM/FM Indoor Antenna >I am having problems getting reception on all of the above in my local >area, > and I don't know what the problem is. I'm only two blocks and a river > from > downtown Cincinnati, OH and most all broadcasting antennas are located > throughout the greater Cincinnati area, which is north of us. I can't > understand why I'm not getting good reception. I have changed antennas a > number of times. The latest antenna we got from Radio Shack for the AM/FM > radio has a plug-in pre-amp and a dial to increase or decrease > amplification; still not getting good reception. The TV antenna is a > Phillips with a loop and rabbit ears that all adjust also with a pre-amp - > it doesn't get good reception as we only get about 50 - 60% of the > channels > we should be getting. Both antennas costs about $30 - $40 each. > > > > Does anybody have any ideas? I just can't understand why I'm not getting > good reception when I live so close to the metropolitan area. > > > > Thanks, > > Tom > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > >
