All the DTV in my area is UHF. We are 65-75 miles away from the transmitters. Lots of hills. The channels come in great. HD channels are beautiful. I'm using a 4-bay bow tie antenna with a preamp. Antenna just at roof level with RG6. Picture breaks up once in a great while on some channels, but I don't have a rotor and the transmitters are a bit scattered.
Chuck WB2EDV > And don't believe what they tell about coverage and being able to use > less power. They are using about the same power as their analog on ch 3, > and people even as close as 2-3 miles away cannot watch it without a > decent outdoor antenna. "Rabbit ears" or any indoor antenna won't cut it > with DTV. And the picture isn't any better to boot-when you can see it... > > The good news is that the Ch2 will be moving to UHF ch 17 at the > cutover. The will leave the lowest ch. here as 8 I think. > > > I live about 30 miles west. I don't expect to be able to see anything > watchable over the air, even with a good antenna. Digital pixelation is > overwhelming now even for people close in. >
