I am 10-15 miles line-of-sight from the transmitters in a elevated location with a very large outdoor antenna with a rotor and I'm having a lot of trouble getting the digital signals consistently. Apparently there is a lot of reflection in the UHF signals which is causing the dropouts, even though my set is receiving a 95% + signal strength. I am hopeful that the situation will improve after the transition and some of the stations revert back to the VHF signal, but I have my doubts. And if I can't get a usable signal 15 miles from the transmitter with an outside antenna, there are going to be a lot of complaints come transition day.
One thing about the converters, they will make 16x9 picture fit into a 4x3 screen, resulting in a very small picture overall. I don't think anyone has been told about this, at least sufficiently. Richard P. >>In our neck of the woods it basically means people are going to lose >>90% of their channels, as the digital signals just won't penetrate up >>here. > > Not just the woods. Here in DC I am 120 feet off the ground and line of > sight to many transmitters. The DTV signal quality is not as good as > analog. I had to get a high-end indoor antenna and fuss with positioning > it. By sheer luck it fell over one day to point at a crazy angle that > finally gave me an adequate signal. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
