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Post by dxstuboy on May 27, 2009 22:39:18 GMT -6
Anyone else see KUCW-DT coming in worse than normal. I only get about 20% signal pointing directly at the tower, all other stations come in fairly well. (Channel 30 analog looks good).
Another question I have is, are stations holding back on power levels until June 12? Seems like you should be able to use a coat hanger and get 100% signal in Salt Lake, especially with the towers line of site. Various channels around here come in worse than others on the signal meter, but all are able to lock and picture looks good. Maybe its my bad antenna, I don't know.
My final question, which I guess we may not find out until the day itself, but, what other channels should we expect to see here in SLC?
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Post by CAwasinNJ on May 28, 2009 0:13:06 GMT -6
KUCW-DT is coming in right now for me with the same signal strength it has for a long time, which is about the same as the other Farnsworth DTs. KUBX-LD has a construction permit for Ch 47 right next to KJZZ-DT (46) and KUCW (48), so if they went on the air that could cause a problem. I have been noticing intermittent dropouts on K-Jazz for the last week or so. Nothing major, but mildly annoying. I don't watch CW30 much so I haven't seen anything there. No new signals on air as far as what I can receive from Weber.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on May 28, 2009 0:18:24 GMT -6
Oops. Forgot your other question. The only stations we know pretty much for sure we'll be getting will be KTMW/20 and KPNZ/24. Barring a last minute reprieve from the gubbermint again, they either have to go digital or dark. KCBU may move to 11 from 3 once KBYU leaves, but the coverage area is virtually identical. The application to move the new 11 DT to near Payson is still pending. Translators aren't being forced to do anything yet, so any change there is on their own timetable. I haven't heard anything there.
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Post by dxstuboy on May 29, 2009 11:36:20 GMT -6
Hmm, seems when I have my antenna pointed perpendicular to KUCW, it comes in better. Go figure?
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Post by CAwasinNJ on May 30, 2009 0:30:07 GMT -6
Perpendicular? What type of antenna are you using? That sounds really bizarre. Are there any large buildings in the direction that the antenna is pointed at?
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Post by dxstuboy on May 30, 2009 21:22:15 GMT -6
No large buildings between my roof and Farnsworth et al, just trees. My antenna is a Quantum-FX Ant 104, or in other words, cheap. It has 5 UHF elements and only 2 VHF. I thought you could just throw a coat hanger up to receive SLC signals just 14 miles directly west, but apparently not.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on May 31, 2009 2:43:27 GMT -6
Actually I was wondering if the signal was reflecting off a building and then reaching your antenna pointed in the "wrong" direction. That could explain it, but seems unlikely.
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Post by dxstuboy on May 31, 2009 23:27:05 GMT -6
Nah, its just a quirky antenna. I have it hooked now to my brand new radio, and the UHF section works better than the VHF did. Go figure again!
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Post by wallywombat on Jun 8, 2009 9:46:03 GMT -6
Another DTV question... If you had to get an indoor antenna what would be your first choice...
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jun 8, 2009 22:34:57 GMT -6
Bigger is better.  |
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Post by kenglish on Jun 9, 2009 9:38:57 GMT -6
If you really MUST get an indoor antenna, you can try a regular, un-amplified pair of rabbit ears, being sure they have both (VHF) rods and a (UHF) loop. Stay away from amps (which add noise and will overload), and those "tune-able" ones (some boxes do one complete scan, without being able to "add" channels without losing the existing ones) which can't be tuned as fast as the box is scanning anyway.
Rabbit ears are bi-directional, though, so you may want to just spring for a "Silver Sensor" (UHF) or it's Terk clone (with VHF rods), and be safe. Still,stay away from amplified indoor antennas...."If the signal ain't there (indoors), no amp is gonna make it better".
A good-quality preamp on an outdoor antenna might be OK, though.
BTW, KUCW is having some signal-to-noise problems right now. The engineers are checking on it.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jun 9, 2009 21:55:46 GMT -6
If you're in Salt Lake, I completely agree with you that an amplified antenna is a bad idea. But what about if you're in a fringe area? If you're almost getting enough of a signal but not quite to have it be stable then an amplifier might boost the signal enough so that the receiver could deal with it. The noise gets boosted too, but hopefully there would be enough signal so that it wouldn't matter.
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Post by kenglish on Jun 10, 2009 9:00:19 GMT -6
If you are in a fringe area, you won't likely have enough signal strength, or a stable enough signal, in your living room anyway.
That's where you'll need a decent outdoor antenna....maybe with a good preamp.
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