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June 16, 2009
| Exact Location: | | Elbow Lane
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| Terrain: | | slightly rolling with trees and fields
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| Antenna Model: | | Not sure, an old roof top version
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Zenith HDV420
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | I will not fall for this cable company plot to get me to buy their service. Seems like china made out well too, getting US taxpayer money for all those converter boxes. What a fiasco
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City: Landenberg ZipCode: 19350 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
I am down to Channels 12 and 17, I rec'd 3,6,10, 12, 17.29 from Philly and a 11 and 13 from Baltimore before this disaster of digital TV.
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May 16, 2009
| Exact Location: | | 1 block from Lorraine Elementery school
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| Terrain: | | some trees off in the distance
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| Antenna Model: | | antennacraft HBU44
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| Ant. Location: | | Chimney Y mount about 30 feet high
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| Ant. Information: | | high band VHF UHF HDTV 44 elements with a winegard AP8780 preamp.
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| Tuner: | | Motorola HDD200
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| Installation: | | self installed
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| Comments: | | It seems I either get the station extremely clear or not at all. Channel 10 WCAU seems to be the strongest at 93%. Channel 29 WTXF seems to be the weakest at 19 to 33%. Freezes and fades in and out. This can probably be over come by adding an antenna rotor. I would also gain more channels by doing so. I am thinking about it. I priced one at $65.00 including shipping.
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City: Reading ZipCode: 19606 County: Berks
Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
I am currently receiving 23 channels out of the Philadelphia, Reading, Allentown area.
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October 21, 2008
| Exact Location: | | South Philadelphia
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| Terrain: | | Row Homes
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| Antenna Model: | | CM4221
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| Ant. Location: | | 2ND Floor window facing 40' w Alum siding
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| Ant. Information: | | CM 7777 AMP
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | INSIGNIA NS-DXA1
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| Comments: | | Would love to get WFMZ and WLVT from Allentown, will try with an outside rooftop antenna after the big switch in Feb.
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19019 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - Excellent
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
NBC WCAU-DT - Excellent
PBS WHYY-DT - OK Channel is listed as 50
WB WPHL-DT - Excellent
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Excellent
UPN WPSG-DT - Excellent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WNJS Ch23 OK, WMCN Ch44 Fair, WGTW Ch48 Excellent, WTVE Ch51 OK, ION Ch61 Excellent, WUVP Ch 65 Excellent
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August 27, 2008
| Exact Location: | | Wind Gap, PA
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| Terrain: | | Tall maple tree blocking some signal
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof-mounted, 30' above ground
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| Ant. Information: | | 8-bay bow-tie. Using CM 7777 pre-amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | Self-installation
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| Comments: | | At 55 miles from Philadelphia and over South Mountain and with a tree in the way, I am amazed at how good the reception is. You only need 10% signal strength on the meter to lock the station. I am getting about 50% signal strength on most of the Philadelphia stations, and average 90% on CBS. There are occasional momentary drop-outs, probably due to planes flying overhead. I am getting 32 digital channels and looking forward to telling the cable company good-bye!
If you are on the fringe reception area like I am, you will need an 8-bay antenna like the CM 4228 or Antennasdirect DB8, plus a powerful amplifier like the CM 7777. You will need to get the antenna as high as possible (i.e. roof-mount it). Worth the investment and effort to save $70/month or whatever you currently pay for cable.
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City: Wind Gap ZipCode: 18091 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Fair
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
PBS WHYY-DT - Good
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
FOX WTXF-DT - Good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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October 09, 2007
| Exact Location: | | Abbey Downs
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| Terrain: | | Neighborhood
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| Antenna Model: | | Terrestrial Digital DB4
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof
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| Ant. Information: | | Mutli-directional
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self installed
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| Comments: | | Putting an antenna on the roof was the difference for WHYY, for some reason just couldn't get it from inside the house. Also, could not believe that i could pick up Fox43 and sometimes the two Baltimore stations. Those transmitters are over 80 miles away, incredible! If I had a rotator total channels would be around 40, but settled on one position and near 30 channels. Amazing and all free. Great to pick up other markets for watching NFL games.
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City: Royersford ZipCode: 19468 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - multi-cast 12.1,12.2,12.3
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT - multi-cast 10.1 and 10.2
ABC WPVI-DT - multi-cast 6.1,6.2,6.3
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT - multi-cast 17.1,17.2
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get 61.1,2,3,4 (Ind), 48.1-5,Fox43 (York). Sometimes get 69.1-3 (Reading) if pointed correctly, same with NJ 39.
Occasionally get WGAL 8.1-2 (Harrisburgh) and two Baltimore stations (11.1-2 and 13.1)
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September 04, 2007
| Exact Location: | | Ewing
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| Terrain: | | Tall mature trees
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| Antenna Model: | | RCA??
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| Ant. Location: | | indoor
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| Ant. Information: | | Amplified
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | |
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08618 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 2/10 bars
PBS WHYY-DT - 3/10 bars
NBC WCAU-DT - 3/10 bars
ABC WPVI-DT - 3/10 bars
CBS KYW-DT - 3 out of 10 bars
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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June 04, 2007
| Exact Location: | | Abbey Downs
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| Terrain: | | neighborhood
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| Antenna Model: | | Terk
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| Ant. Location: | | First floor
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| Ant. Information: | | Indoor antenna
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | For some reason, I just can't get PBS WHYY in at all. The kids really like it, so I am going to try and install a outdoor antenna on the roof this summer. I also hope to pick up some other market stations.
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City: Royersford ZipCode: 19468 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT - Can be a little touching, but majority of the time is good signal
NBC WCAU-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get
Digital, 17.1,17.2,48.1-5,61.1,61.2,61.3,61.4
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February 25, 2007
| Exact Location: | | Exton, Top of Valley Hill Road
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master Advantage 3020
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | DTV Compatible
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | still tweaking but will probably leave as is and just give up on pbs since we really only care about fox and abc
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City: Exton ZipCode: 19341 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - great quality
(Ind) WYBE-DT - seems to come in fine
WB WPHL-DT - a little worse than nbc
NBC WCAU-DT - occassionally drops out/freezes
FOX WTXF-DT - great quality after changing direction of antenna
PBS WHYY-DT - comes/goes, lost completely with amplifier
ABC WPVI-DT - great quality after changing direction of antenna
CBS KYW-DT - best signal in all directions
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
spanish stations also come in great
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January 28, 2007
| Exact Location: | | New Freedom Road, Monroeville, NJ
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| Terrain: | | Flat Farmland with local Trees
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | | Rooftop
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TUHDS20
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| Installation: | | Came with the home I purchased
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| Comments: | | My antennae has full 360 degree clearance. I was totally impressed with the reception from the house antennae. And it's free !! My friend has cable at $40 per month and it is no better than mine
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City: Monroeville ZipCode: 08343 County: Gloucester
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Very Sharp
ABC WPVI-DT - Very Sharp
PBS WHYY-DT - The BEST Picture Reception of all
FOX WTXF-DT - VERY Sharp......football was great
NBC WCAU-DT - Very Sharp
WB WPHL-DT - Okay Reception
UPN WPSG-DT - Good Reception
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Okay Reception
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 18, 2007
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | |
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | |
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19136 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 27, 2006
| Exact Location: | | off Horsham Rd
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| Terrain: | | some other houses
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| Antenna Model: | | DB-8
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| Ant. Location: | | in attic
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| Ant. Information: | | channel master 7777
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | Actually using Samsung 260F tuner (not listed). Strong signal from all Philly stations. Works great!
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City: North Wales ZipCode: 19454 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 11, 2006
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | | DB2
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| Ant. Location: | | Indoor on floor near patio window
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| Ant. Information: | | N/A
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | Self -- using a small camera tripod.
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| Comments: | | Very stange. It seems for my location, the lower I place my antenna-the better. Works best when 1 1 1/2" from the floor. 2 or more inches and I'll start to loose some frindge channels.
I don't need to rotate the antenna at all ('cept for channel 44).
I am unable to pick-up 12.1 lately while other stations at similar distances and orientation are very strong?
I get a unstable (1 of 10, on the signal strength meter) but the distance and orientation are basically the same as the others. I not sure the distances reported by antennaweb.org are accurate.
It doesn't make sense that I'm able to receive other stations that are much further away.
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City: Willow Grove ZipCode: 19090 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - - and 1 subchannel /strong (7 of 10 bars)
UPN WPSG-DT - strong (8 of 10 bars)
(Ind) WYBE-DT - strong (8 of 10 bars)
NBC WCAU-DT - - and 1 subchannel /strong (10 of 10 bars)
FOX WTXF-DT - strong (7 of 10 bars)
PBS WHYY-DT - cannot receive after station changed to channel 50.
ABC WPVI-DT - - and 2 subchannels /strong (8 of 10 bars)
CBS KYW-DT - strong (10 of 10 bars)
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
48.1 - 48.5 (5 of 10 bars)
61.1 - 61.4 (7 of 10 bars)
69.1 - 69.3 (4 of 10 bars)
44.1 (3 of 10 bars)
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November 02, 2006
| Exact Location: | | Willow Grove (Tower hill)
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| Terrain: | | High density housing
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| Antenna Model: | | Radioshack 15-2160 U-75R
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| Ant. Location: | | Off 2nd story roof line.
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| Ant. Information: | | 40" UHF Yagi
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Sony DHG-HDD250 v1.2.13 & Samsung SIR-T451
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| Comments: | | WHYY was transmitting their digital programming on UHF Channel 55 but had to recently relinquish this channel to another broadcaster. This has taken 3-1/2 weeks to transition to UHF channel 50 as of 11/1/2006. NOTE: Most all set-top-boxes and TV's will have to re-learn this new configuration. When properly configured you should end up with 12.1 12.2 and 12.3. 12.3 at this time has limited daytime programming. BAL
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City: Willow Grove ZipCode: 19090 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - 94% (Channel 3.1)
ABC WPVI-DT - 94% (Channel 6.1)
PBS WHYY-DT - 83% (Channel 12.1) NOW ON CH.50 as of 11/1/2006
FOX WTXF-DT - 94% (Channel 29.1)
NBC WCAU-DT - 94% (Channel 10.1)
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 94% (Channel 35.1) picture quality poor
UPN WPSG-DT - 88% (Channel 57.1)
WB WPHL-DT - 88% (Channel 17.1)
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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October 07, 2006
| Exact Location: | | Southern part of Hopewell Township
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| Terrain: | | Trees, Houses blocking
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| Antenna Model: | | Terrestial Digital DB8
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| Ant. Location: | | Inside Garage
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| Ant. Information: | | CM 7775 pre-amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | Self-install (amateur)
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| Comments: | |
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City: Pennington ZipCode: 08534 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Very Good
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Not too bad
NBC WCAU-DT - Very Good
FOX WTXF-DT - Satisfactory
PBS WHYY-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
NJN 52 - Good
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May 22, 2006
| Exact Location: | | Wenonah / Pine Acres Section of Deptford
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack 150-2160 (U75R)
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | UHF
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self Installed
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| Comments: | | This antenna for $25 is a steal. Connected to the new Directv H20. Go get one and you wont be disappointed. I went with this antenna from reading a review on the site in this area.
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City: Wenonah ZipCode: 08090 County: Gloucester
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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May 05, 2006
| Exact Location: | | West Vincent Township
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| Terrain: | | 450 ft AMSL
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| Antenna Model: | | Taco D1338-BB
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| Ant. Location: | | East side of Attic, looking through window
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| Ant. Information: | | 4 ft parabolic with Rayson MMIC preamp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Attic installation -- using a 30 year old Taco broadband parabolic aimed east through a window towards the Roxborough antenna farm to receive the Philadelphia/Wilmington/South Jersey stations. I also have a Scala paraflector aimed north through a plywood/asphalt shingle roof to receive Allentown public TV station WLVT. Both antennas are commercial grade, salvaged from decommissioned cable TV headend sites.
Reception of WHYY-DT is generally good, but requires use of the preamp. WHYY's antenna pattern on Ch 55 discriminates against northern Chester County, but their signal here should improve following the NTSC sunset when digital is moved to Ch 12.
I have tried to receive WNJS-DT Ch 22 (New Jersey Network) but don't have quite enough signal to decode reliably. WMCN Ch 44, which transmits from the same site, is usually OK.
TV Set is a Samsung TXP3075 with internal DTV tuner.
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City: Chester Springs ZipCode: 19425 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Excellent
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Excellent
UPN WPSG-DT - Excellent
FOX WTXF-DT - Excellent
PBS WHYY-DT - Very good - occasional pixelation
NBC WCAU-DT - Excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPPZ-DT Ch 31 Wilmington
WGTW-DT Ch 27 Burlington
WUVP-DT Ch 66 Vineland
all excellent
WFMZ-DT and WLVT-DT from Allentown-Bethlehem on second
antenna
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March 01, 2006
| Exact Location: | | suburb setting, Blandon, PA
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | | terk hdtvi
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | ChannelMaster 7777
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | | Also can get the NBC and Fox from Harrisburg. The preamp is the necessity. Make sure you have an antenna that does UHF and VHF
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City: Blandon ZipCode: 19510 County: Berks
Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
ABC(WNEP-DT)Ch 16
CBS (WYOU-DT)Ch 22
NBC (WBRE-DT)Ch 28
PBS (WVIA-DT)Ch 44 1-4
Fox (WOLF-DT) Ch 56.1
WB (WOLF-DT2) Ch 56.2
IN (WFMZ) Ch 69
PBS (WLVT-DT) Ch 39 1-4
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February 19, 2006
| Exact Location: | | 4th Avenue (Roebling American Legion Building)
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| Terrain: | | 3 Story row homes with large trees
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| Antenna Model: | | 20" custom built UHF log perodic 75 ohm yagi
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| Ant. Location: | | single story building, chimney mount 4' mast
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| Ant. Information: | | no drop outs in heavy winds
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| Tuner: | | Motorola HDD200
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| Installation: | | Installed by Andrew Napolitan, 609 499-4779
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| Comments: | |
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City: Roebling ZipCode: 08554 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - 94
NBC WCAU-DT - 98
FOX WTXF-DT - 90
CBS KYW-DT - 94
ABC WPVI-DT - 94
UPN WPSG-DT - 94
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 90
WB WPHL-DT - 96
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Channel 52-1 thru 5
Channel 61-1 thru 4
Channel 65-1 thru 2
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January 27, 2006
| Exact Location: | | 150 Cherry Street
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| Terrain: | | residential neighborhood
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| Antenna Model: | | Winegard PR8800
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| Ant. Location: | | Off Chimney, 15' above grade
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| Ant. Information: | | 8-Bay UHF only with AP4700 PreAmp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Just installed today, with nice weather. Cannot tell if there will be any breakup during rain/snow/cloudy weather. Antenna pointed towards Roxborough and still receive Allentown Stations due to proximity. Did not try to receive any Scranton Stations. Newer receiver may do better regarding reception.
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City: Hellertown ZipCode: 18055 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Intermittant
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
FOX WTXF-DT - Fair/Good
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WLVT-DT Channel 39 Allentown Freq 62
WFMZ-DT Channel 69 Allentown Freq 46
WBPH-DT Channel 59 Bethlehem
Freq 9
WPPX-DT Channel 61 Wilmington
Freq 31
WGTW-DT Channel 48
WUVP-DT Channel 65 Spanish
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January 10, 2006
| Exact Location: | | Voorhees, NJ
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| Terrain: | | Trees, Hills, >4 Story Building Near
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack
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| Ant. Location: | | Indoor, powered
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| Ant. Information: | | Powered Yagi
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | |
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City: Voorhees ZipCode: 08043 County: Camden
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - Occasional breakup
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 11, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Horsham
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| Terrain: | | Flat; 1 & 2 Story Buildings
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack Model 15-1870
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| Ant. Location: | | Indoor
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| Ant. Information: | | 45dB Gain, Programmable Rotor
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self Installation
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| Comments: | | Receiver is Dish Network 942 HD/DVR. Location is within 12 miles of all broadcast towers. Reception of DTV is superior to most SD content provided by E*. HD programming is available on CBS, NBC, PBS, WB, ABC, and FOX.
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City: Horsham ZipCode: 19044 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - 78-82/100
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 88-92/100
ABC WPVI-DT - 88-92/100
CBS KYW-DT - 87-92/100
PBS WHYY-DT - 72-80/100
FOX WTXF-DT - 77-84/100
NBC WCAU-DT - 86-90/100
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPPX 61.1 & 61.2, WPVI 6.2 & 6.3, WCAU 10.2, WHYY 12.2
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November 23, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Countyline and Upper State Rd
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| Terrain: | | My home sits on a hill with a clear view to most antennas
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| Antenna Model: | | Terk TV42
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| Ant. Location: | | On the roof
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| Ant. Information: | | Antenna mounts to satellite dish
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | | Antenna installation only took 20 minutes. Had to rotate on the outside of the dish to get the best reception. OTA local stations look better then the satellite local stations.
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City: Lansdale ZipCode: 19446 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - 91%
FOX WTXF-DT - 81%
PBS WHYY-DT - 62% Still get a good picture
CBS KYW-DT - 85%
ABC WPVI-DT - 85%
UPN WPSG-DT - 71%
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 72%
WB WPHL-DT - 78%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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November 14, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Bear, DE - Clairborne
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| Terrain: | | Flat Residential
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack 90" UHF Yagi $4.99 Closeout
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic - Pointing toward Baltimore mainly for better Sunday football selection (Comcast for Philly HD)
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| Ant. Information: | | Channel Master Spartan 3 Preamp, No Rotor
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Radio Shack Accurian HD STB $89 Closeout
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| Comments: | | Only wanted CBS and FOX from Baltimore to get Ravens football and a different selection of Sunday football games. Use Comcast Cable for all other HD TV. Reception is good enough for this with antenna in attic, can't justify moving to the roof. If pointed toward Philly towers I could get all those but lose Baltimore.
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City: Bear ZipCode: 19701 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
UPN WPSG-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
ABC WPVI-DT - Still Strong
CBS KYW-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
PBS WHYY-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
FOX WTXF-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
NBC WCAU-DT - Strong until turned toward Baltimore
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WMAR Baltimore ABCHD 2 Strong
WBAL Baltimore NBCHD 11 Strong
WJZ Baltimore CBSHD 13 Strong
WBFF Baltimore FOXHD 45 Strong
Occasionally get the 4 networks in HD from Washington DC about 85 miles away and 2 from Salisbury MD.
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August 31, 2005
| Exact Location: | | 509 N 2nd Street
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| Terrain: | | Mountain 2 miles away to the south
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack - Catalog #: 15-2185
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| Ant. Location: | | Chimney - 30 Ft
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| Ant. Information: | | High-Definition Amplified Outdoor TV Antenna
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | Antenna aimed towards Roxborough
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City: Emmaus ZipCode: 18049 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
FOX WTXF-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Antenna needs to be dead on
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WNEP 16-S Scranton
WBRE NBC-Wilkes-Barre
WVIA PBS -Wilkes-Barre
PAX - Philadelphia
WFMZ Allentown
WLVT Allentown
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April 18, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Yardville NJ - S.E. Mercer County
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| Antenna Model: | | DB8 Multidirectional HD Antenna from antennas direct
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| Ant. Location: | | 30 ft off ground
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | RCA DTC100
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| Comments: | | its been over 1 year since I installed my HDTV system and since then there has been a VAST improvement for most of the NYC channels 53 miles away from my location in NJ. I'm still wating for PBS 13, WNYC 4 and WNYC FOX 5 to improve their transmitter siginal to my area. All Philadelphia stations are near 90 - 100%
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08620 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - No sound if I set the local ZIP, If I remove my local area and do a MANUAL SCAN I can get sound from this channel
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WCBS 2 - 90%
WNBC 4 - 50% - Sometimes cuts out
WNYC 5 - 45% - Sometimes cuts out
WABC 7 - 85%
WWOR 9 - 80%
WPIX 11 - 70%
WPXN 31 - 70%
WXTV 41 - 80%
WFUT 68 - 80$
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April 10, 2005
| Exact Location: | | close to route 113 and 73
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| Terrain: | | few trees, few houses
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| Antenna Model: | | channel master 4228 and antenna direct xg91
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| Ant. Location: | | out side approx 30 ft
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| Ant. Information: | | 4228 is an 8-bay multi-bow and the xg91 is a deep fringe yagi. I have these antennas stacked with a rotater and pre-amp.
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| Installation: | | Self installed. .
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| Comments: | |
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City: Skippack ZipCode: 19474 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WBPN 60 out of Bethleham
WPPX 61-1 thru 4 Pax tv
WGAL 8 Lancaster Lebanon
WPMT 43 FOX Lancaster Lebanon
WLYH 15 UPN Lancaster Lebanon
WLTV 39 1 thru 4
NJN 52 1 thru 5
WFMZ 69 1 thru 3
WNEP 16 1 thru 2
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February 28, 2005
| Exact Location: | | East Windsor, near West Windsor & Washington Township
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| Terrain: | | trees, no hills
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| Antenna Model: | | Winegard 9095
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside, roof
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| Ant. Information: | | UHF/pre-amp
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Donelly Antenna and Satellite
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| Comments: | | Motorized antenna pulls in HD signals from Philadelphia (40 miles) and New York City (45 miles); HD receiver is Dish 811;
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City: Hightstown ZipCode: 08520 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT - strong
FOX WTXF-DT - strong
NBC WCAU-DT - strong
PBS WHYY-DT - strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Wilmington PBS Channel 12; New Jersey Network Channel 52; New York City Channels 4, 5, 11, 13
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February 27, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Near Center City Vineland
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| Terrain: | | Sparse trees mix of 1 and 2 story homes
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack VU-90R
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof/Eave mount
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| Ant. Information: | | VHF/UHF 90 mile, no amplification
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TU-DST52
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | I filed a reception report on January 18th before relocating my antenna. I was getting "poor signal quality" consistently for WTXF (Fox)for months. After writing to the WTXF Engineering department I received what ended up being a solution to the problem. I formerly had my 90 mile antenna mounted in the attic of my one story home. WTXF Engineering told me "The WTXF antenna in Roxborough is several hundred feet lower than the other DTV broadcasters, so the height of your antenna relative to WTXF's may be an issue."
So I gambled and purchased a 10 foot mast and eave mount from Radio Shack and mounted my antenna outside. This resulted in a net 12 feet higher antenna position in addition to getting the antenna out in the open. Not only did this instantly result in a perfect WTXF reception, but it's been perfect since February 5th. Not a bad $30 investment to get the Super Bowl and the spring NASCAR races in HDTV.
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City: Vineland ZipCode: 08360 County: Cumberland
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - Great
NBC WCAU-DT - Great
FOX WTXF-DT - Great now (see notes)
CBS KYW-DT - Great
ABC WPVI-DT - Great
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Great
WB WPHL-DT - Great
UPN WPSG-DT - Great
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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February 09, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Exton/West Chester
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| Terrain: | | Up on the hill with tree within 20 feet
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack U-75R UHF only
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof top of 2 story building
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| Ant. Information: | | Mast mounted CM Preamp Titan Model 7778
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| Tuner: | | Mitsubishi SRHD500
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| Installation: | | Self installation
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| Comments: | | Tried indoor settop models Zenith/Philip ZHD-TV1/PHD-TV1 and got OK results.
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City: West Chester ZipCode: 19380 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - OK
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Very good
FOX WTXF-DT - Very good
NBC WCAU-DT - Poor
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 24, 2005
| Exact Location: | | 1479 Eck Road, Allentown, Pa.
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| Terrain: | | 1 tree close by otherwise flat
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside mounted on chimney 25 feet high
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| Ant. Information: | | Wineguard
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | |
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City: Allentown ZipCode: 18104 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - Fair to good lose signal when very cold
FOX WTXF-DT - Fair to good lose signal when very cold
PBS WHYY-DT - poor to none
CBS KYW-DT - Strong 95 percent no drop outs
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong signal 95 percent
(Ind) WYBE-DT - None
WB WPHL-DT - Strong signal 90 percent
UPN WPSG-DT - Fair to good lose signal when very cold
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 18, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Nearly center city Vineland
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| Terrain: | | Spare trees mix of 1 and 2 story homes
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack VU-90 XR
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | VHF/UHF 90 mile
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TU-DST52
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | Would love to know why Fox (WTXF) is consistently unpredictable with it's reception when antenna pointing guides show this tower at the same degree setting as three others in Philly that I receive consistently well. I've noticed this particular station to be weak for several others as well. I was receiving the NASCAR broadcasts in the fall with greatr success. I've had poor signal quality since. With the Superbowl on Fox this year, it would be nice to have reception that day. Football should only be watched in HD widescreen. Maybe they can get their hampsters spinning to faster music that day to pump out a stronger signal for us folks down in south Jersey.
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City: Vineland ZipCode: 08360 County: Cumberland
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good 6-1 HD , 6-2 SD , 6-3
CBS KYW-DT - Good
PBS WHYY-DT - Good- great HD content
FOX WTXF-DT - Worst - intermittent and no reception for weeks
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PBS NJ 22-1 thru 22-5
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January 16, 2005
| Exact Location: | | Lansdowne Borough
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| Terrain: | | Flat; Trees & Houses
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| Antenna Model: | | Terk HDTVi Antenna Pro
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| Ant. Location: | | 1st Floor
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| Ant. Information: | | Indoor non-amplified
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self -Samsung TX-P3271H
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| Comments: | | Samsung tv (TX-P3271H) w/built-in tuner. Reception with indoor antenna is flawless as long as antenna is pointed towards Roxborough. House is all stone & brick, so I thought I would have some problems, but we are only about 12 miles from the antenna farm.
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City: Lansdowne ZipCode: 19050 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 19, 2004
| Exact Location: | | near bottom of hill in south Wayne by the Radnor Township building
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| Terrain: | | tall trees (75 feet) nearby in line towards Conshohocken towers
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| Antenna Model: | | ChannelMaster
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| Ant. Location: | | roof mounted on 15 feet pole
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| Ant. Information: | | 4308 (UHF Yagi) and no pre-amp
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | My DTV tuner is an EyeTV 500 (Firewire to a Mac)
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| Comments: | | I had Airwaves Electronic Service (215-424-1100) to do the antenna install as I'm afraid of heights! Pretty much all is good but my ABC reception is not reliable. I don't understand why, but I'm investigating this further.
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City: Wayne ZipCode: 19087 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - solid
WB WPHL-DT - solid
(Ind) WYBE-DT - can't always lock signal
ABC WPVI-DT - problematic (can't lock in signal)
CBS KYW-DT - solid
PBS WHYY-DT - solid
FOX WTXF-DT - solid
NBC WCAU-DT - solid
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPPX (PAX) is strong as well as Univision and one other Spanish-language channel
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December 19, 2004
| Exact Location: | | 2156 peppermint drive
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| Terrain: | | relatively flat, low mountain about 3 miles away
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| Antenna Model: | | antennas direct
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| Ant. Location: | | outside, elevated to about 15 feet
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | |
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City: Macungie ZipCode: 18062 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - very good
FOX WTXF-DT - very poor / intermittent signal
PBS WHYY-DT - excellent reception
CBS KYW-DT - good
ABC WPVI-DT - color not correct
WB WPHL-DT - good reception
UPN WPSG-DT - good reception
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
wfmz allentown
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December 15, 2004
| Exact Location: | | 4th floor apartment
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| Terrain: | | some tall buildings in area
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| Antenna Model: | | zenith silver sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | closet
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| Ant. Information: | | set-top, plus radio shack amplifier
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | actually its a sirt451, self installed.
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| Comments: | | i receive all channels on my tv with just a cheap ota antenna! great alternative to cable
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19103 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
some spanish channels and religion channels
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December 08, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Willow Grove, Pa
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| Terrain: | | RESIDENTIAL
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| Antenna Model: | | 2 RadioShack Antennas-First: 50" 18-Element pointing towards Lafayette Hill, Second: UHF-only pointing towards New Jersey
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| Ant. Location: | | ROOF
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| Ant. Information: | | Basic splitter/combiner near antennas, nothing used at receiver end.
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | NOTE: DTV Tuner is a SAMSUNG SIR-T451 new model
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| Comments: | | Samsung SIR-T451, much improved from previous models, VGA and DVI outputs, VGA ti conventional PC monitor but looks best on LCD PC type. Also contains Optical and Coaxial Audio Outputs along with Composite and Component Connections. BIG NOTE: When setup for Over-Air, only receives HD channels, excludes analog type transmissions. Can also be setup for Cable with QAM support.
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City: Willow Grove ZipCode: 19090 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - 100% after 1-second re-lock
FOX WTXF-DT - 100%, excellant programming
PBS WHYY-DT - 100%
CBS KYW-DT - 100%
ABC WPVI-DT - 100%, 6-1 regular ABC,6-2 ABC NEWS NOW,6-3 StormTracker Live from WPVI-6
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 95%, seems original broadcast material not that great of quality.
WB WPHL-DT - 100%, sometimes goes off-air for no reason, no transmitting i.e. no reading on signal strength meter
UPN WPSG-DT - 100%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PAX 61-1,61-2,61-3,61-4 also being received at 100% -3,-4 religious programming.
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November 09, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Cricklewood
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| Terrain: | | Flat
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4228 8-Bay Bowtie UHF
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | Channel Master 7775 Titan2 UHF Preamplifier with Power Supply
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Very nice combo with the Bowtie and the pre-amp/amp setup. It's in the rafters in my attic and I have no complaints.
I am using my DishNetwork HD receiver since it's not listed in the drop down box above.
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City: Middletown ZipCode: 19709 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 89%
WB WPHL-DT - 92%
ABC WPVI-DT - 88%
CBS KYW-DT - 85%
PBS WHYY-DT - 89%
FOX WTXF-DT - 74%
NBC WCAU-DT - 91%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Channel 11 out of Baltimore.
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November 04, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Near Comcast Cable
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| Terrain: | | rolling hills
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| Antenna Model: | | ChannelMaster Crossfire 3677
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| Ant. Location: | | Chimney/Rooftop
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| Ant. Information: | | ChannelMaster Spartan3 0068DSB Preamp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | Self-install
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| Comments: | | No rotor, possibly better reception with CM 3671 antenna???
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City: Coatesville ZipCode: 19320 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - No luck
FOX WTXF-DT - good reception
PBS WHYY-DT - No luck
CBS KYW-DT - came in with directional tweaking
ABC WPVI-DT - good reception - 3 feeds
WB WPHL-DT - came in with directional tweaking - 2 identical feeds
(Ind) WYBE-DT - good reception
UPN WPSG-DT - good reception
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WUVP-65 (Univision) - 2 feeds
WPPX-61 (Pax) - 4 feeds
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October 12, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Suburban
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| Terrain: | | trees, buildings
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| Antenna Model: | | Antennas Direct DB-4
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| Ant. Location: | | Outdoor, above roof peak, about 50 '
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| Ant. Information: | | no preamp
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | I have a US Digital OTA tuner (not listed)and am well satisfied. I do experience occasional dropouts when aircraft fly over.
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City: Audubon ZipCode: 08106 County: Camden
Receiving the Following Stations:
(Ind) WYBE-DT - strong
UPN WPSG-DT - strong
WB WPHL-DT - strong
ABC WPVI-DT - strong
CBS KYW-DT - strong
PBS WHYY-DT - strong
FOX WTXF-DT - strong
NBC WCAU-DT - strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Ch 61-1, Pax; 61-2 Pax West; 61-3 Worship; 61-4 Faith; 65-1 & 65-2 Spanish Programming; WHYY 12-1 and 2;
Also receive ch 48 Burlington/Philadelphia Trinity Broadcasting with good signal but overmodulated sound
I have also received signals from stations in York and Allentown, PA
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October 11, 2004
| Exact Location: | | sunwood farms in phoenixville, just across from freedoms foundation
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| Terrain: | | small hill not many trees, towers right on top of hill
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| Antenna Model: | | zenith indoor
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| Ant. Location: | | Basement
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | | Professional install looks great on 70in sony xbr along with comcast and directv hd
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City: Phoenixville ZipCode: 19460 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - always crystal clear
FOX WTXF-DT - somtimes drops out, seem to have antenna in right position
PBS WHYY-DT - somtimes drops out
CBS KYW-DT - always crystal clear
ABC WPVI-DT - always crystal clear
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 22, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Street / Neighborhood
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| Terrain: | | Tall pine trees nearby
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| Antenna Model: | | Winegard SS-1000
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside - 6' off ground - Fixed (No rotor)
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| Ant. Information: | | Squareshooter (No Amp)
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Tuner: Hughes Directv HD10-250
I used a Samsung SIR-TS360 tuner with this same setup. The OTA signal strength meter on the Samsung tuner was just about useless. The signal meter never displayed a stable reading on any station (always fluctuating between 0 and 75) even when using different antennas. I wonder if the meter is broken on this particular unit or if there is a problem with this model.
The HD10-250 signal meter is much better. It displays more stable readings and also records the peak reading for a given channel. Note that the signal strength is provided as a number between 0-100.
The Samsung model also had no audio on channel 57-1. The channel 57-1 audio on the Hughes/Directv tuner was fine.
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City: Claymont ZipCode: 19703 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 85 - Stable
WB WPHL-DT - 71 - Stable
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 30 - Fluctuates wildly - No reception
ABC WPVI-DT - 92 - Stable
CBS KYW-DT - 88 - Stable
FOX WTXF-DT - 92 - Stable
PBS WHYY-DT - 75 - Stable
NBC WCAU-DT - 92 - Stable
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PAX (WPPX-DT) Ch 31: 88 - Stable
UNI (WUVP-DT) Ch 66: 85 - Stable
PBS (WNJS-DT) Ch 22: 6 - No reception
PBS (WNJT-DT) Ch 43: 10 - No reception
IND (WMCN-DT) Ch 44: 10 - No reception
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September 21, 2004
| Exact Location: | | street
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| Terrain: | | trees
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| Antenna Model: | | radio shack
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| Ant. Location: | | inside/second floor -- top of tv
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TU-DST52
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | Cheapie Radio Shack job actually works pretty good on most channels. Must point ant. in general
direction of Philly to get the stations.
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City: Claymont ZipCode: 19703 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - excellent
PBS WHYY-DT - good
FOX WTXF-DT - so-so -- drops out
CBS KYW-DT - good
ABC WPVI-DT - good, must re-adjust
(Ind) WYBE-DT - ok
WB WPHL-DT - good
UPN WPSG-DT - good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 13, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Glenmoore, PA
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| Terrain: | | Hilly with many trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack
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| Ant. Location: | | Garage roof mounted
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| Ant. Information: | | amplified multi-directional
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Can anyone help me with explaining why no sound on ch 57 dt and why i receive a signal under signal detection for channel 69 (Reading PA) but no pic??
Thanks!
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City: Birdsboro ZipCode: 19508 County: Berks
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - No sound - anyone with any ideas why??
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 02, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Yardville
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| Terrain: | | none
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| Antenna Model: | | DB8 Ultra Long Range Multi
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof - 31 ft off ground
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | | Whats strange is that UPN57 has no audio on my samsung HDTV reciever, otherwise all stations have dramatically improved with this new antenna
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08620 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT - no audio
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
N.Y Market - WCBS 2 - 60%, WABC 7 - 40%, PAX31 - 60%, Sometimes I can recieve WNYW FOX 5 & UPN 9
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August 24, 2004
| Exact Location: | | 1907 E Livingston St
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| Terrain: | | Some trees, buildings & distant hills
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| Antenna Model: | | XG91 Yagi Antennas Direct
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof tripod 40' above ground total
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| Ant. Information: | | LMR400-75 cable (no preamp), CM 9521a rotor
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Self (up and down many times until right)
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| Comments: | | MUST position antenna vertically & horizontally perfect or will get pixelation (use a level!). Higher the better too. No airport interference. Can pick up Harrisburg analog stations fairly well too.
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City: Allentown ZipCode: 18109 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 61% Weak, pixelates
WB WPHL-DT - 84% Stable
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 71% Stable
ABC WPVI-DT - 89% Stable
CBS KYW-DT - 84% Stable
PBS WHYY-DT - 61% Weak, OK at night
NBC WCAU-DT - 87% Stable
FOX WTXF-DT - 80% Stable
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
DT-45 WABC 59% Weak
DT-43 WNJT 67% Stable
DT-62 WLVT 82% Stable
DT-46 WFMZ 90% Stable
DT-23 WLYH 78% Stable
DT-49 WNEP 86% Stable
DT-41 WVIA 87% Stable
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August 15, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Yardville NJ - S.E Mercer County
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| Terrain: | | None
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| Antenna Model: | | UHF Yagi - Rca
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof - 31 feet off the ground
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| Ant. Information: | | none
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| Tuner: | | Hughes HSYSE8674
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| Installation: | | self intall
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| Comments: | | I'm curently in the process of ordering a new long range antenna to recive more NYC channels, I will update my results with the DB8 Ultra Long Range Multi - Directional antenna
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08620 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT - antenna needs to be pointed directly for this channel
PBS WHYY-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WCBS-DT NYC - no problems - 53 miles away
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June 28, 2004
| Exact Location: | | E Livingston St (Midway Manor area)
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| Terrain: | | some trees, 2 tall factory buildings
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 3021 UHF only
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| Ant. Location: | | Deck, 20ft telescoping mast (just over roof)
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| Ant. Information: | | Older, 4bay screen type, RG-6, RS ballast
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | Antenna has a rated 45mile range. Could not pick up WHYY or Scranton stations. All stable but KYW (LVI airport fading). No NJ stations (mountains in line of sight).
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City: Allentown ZipCode: 18109 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 65% Tall building in way - still get it
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 61% Stable
WB WPHL-DT - 64% Stable
ABC WPVI-DT - 72% Excellent
CBS KYW-DT - 54% Fades in and out
NBC WCAU-DT - 70% Stable
FOX WTXF-DT - 69% *antenna must be dead on or 0%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
39-1 thru 39-4 WLVT(4 different content PBS incl 1 HD)80%
69-1 thru 69-3 WFMZ(3 different content)65%
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June 25, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Neighborhood
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| Terrain: | | trees and hills
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel master UHF 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside
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| Ant. Information: | | Bow NO - AMP
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self installed
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| Comments: | | I live a good 50 miles from my Philadelphia stations and everyone I talked to said I would not be able to pick up those stations. I decided to try anyway. I bought a Channel Master model 4228 UHF 8 bay ant. with NO pre-amp. Much to my surprise I got almost ALL Philly stations. I am not interested in a rotor, my concern was the HDTV locals. It works Great!
Here is what I pick up pointed south about 179 degrees. I live northeast from Philly.
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City: Northampton ZipCode: 18067 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Channel 69 2 sd channels and 1 24 hour HD channel
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June 04, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Street on relatively high ground
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| Terrain: | | Several trees 30+ feet tall
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| Antenna Model: | | Zenith Silver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | Inside, on top on entertainment center
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| Ant. Information: | | Using matching ZEN-A1 amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | | Actually, Samsung 360 but that's not in the list
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| Comments: | | Still can not get any PBS digital feeds - I once locked on WHYY for about an hour. I haven't seen it since.
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City: Newark ZipCode: 19711 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Solid
UPN WPSG-DT - Solid
ABC WPVI-DT - Solid
CBS KYW-DT - Sometimes need to re-aim antenna
FOX WTXF-DT - Sometimes drops
NBC WCAU-DT - Sometimes need to re-aim antenna
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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May 06, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Buckingham Twp - Cold Spring Area
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| Terrain: | | Rolling Hills - Flat
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| Antenna Model: | | Silver Shadow
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | |
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City: Buckingham ZipCode: 18912 County: Bucks
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
PBS WHYY-DT - Good
FOX WTXF-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PAX - 65
61 - Spanish Channels - Vineland
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February 24, 2004
| Exact Location: | | 3 Orchid Drive
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | | Rabbit Ears
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | Will try attic or dish mounted antenna-Nice thing is you get a clean picture with a weak signal! Bye, Bye Comcast
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City: Bear ZipCode: 19701 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Weak but steady enough to hold signal
UPN WPSG-DT - Weak but steady enough to hold signal
ABC WPVI-DT - Weak but steady enough to hold signal
CBS KYW-DT - Weak but steady enough to hold signal
NBC WCAU-DT - Weak but steady enough to hold signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get Baltimore NBC & CBS
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February 18, 2004
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | | House on hill with some tall tree
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| Antenna Model: | | Winegard HD7078
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| Ant. Location: | | Rafters of garage
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Zenith SATHD520
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | NBC-10 is the only major station I have issues with. I see other people do as well. Trying to figure out how to improve the reception.
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City: Wayne ZipCode: 19087 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - Very Good
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
NBC WCAU-DT - Fair-signal strength varies widely, mostly bad recpt. trying to adjust ant.
UPN WPSG-DT - Good
WB WPHL-DT - Good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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February 16, 2004
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | |
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | |
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08620 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
I subscribe to VOOM and just got my local channels working in HDTV. I get CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC, UPN, PHL, and a couple of local PBS stations. All come in very clear.
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January 24, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Pointe North Apartments, Hanover Township
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| Terrain: | | A Few Trees, Buildings, Aircraft Traffic (LVIA)
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4221
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| Ant. Location: | | Mounted Upside Down From Ceiling 3rd Floor Loft
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| Ant. Information: | | Channel Master 7777 Titan Preamp
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| Tuner: | | Zenith SATHD520
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Also Using Hughes HIRD-E8 Downstairs, It is not nearly as stable or sensitive as the Zenith.
Both do a fine job on DirecTV HD channels.
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City: Bethlehem ZipCode: 18017 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - 10-1 Signal Very Good
FOX WTXF-DT - 29-1 Signal Good
ABC WPVI-DT - 6-1,6-2,6-3 Signal Good
CBS KYW-DT - 3-1 Signal Very Good
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 34-1 Signal Good
WB WPHL-DT - 17-1,17-2 Signal Good
UPN WPSG-DT - 57-1 Signal Fair
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WUVP Ch.66 (65-1,65-2) Fair
WLYH Ch.23 (15-1) Poor/Fair
WNEP Ch.49 (16-1,16-2)V.Good
WYOU Ch.13 (22-2) Poor
WFMZ Ch.46 (46-2,46-3,46-4) V.Good (Now HDTV Net on 46-4)
WLVT Ch.62 (39-1,39-2,39-3,39-4) PBS SDTV Very Good
WVIA Ch.41 (44-1) PBS HDTV or
(44-1,44-2,44-3,44-4)PBS SDTV Good
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January 20, 2004
| Exact Location: | | E Ridge Ave
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| Terrain: | | hills, water tower
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| Antenna Model: | | ?
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| Ant. Location: | | roof
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| Ant. Information: | | w/channel master pre-amp
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | outside
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| Comments: | | VERY OCCASIONALY NOW, NEW YORK & NORTH JERSEY STATIONS
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City: Sellersville ZipCode: 18960 County: Bucks
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WLVT-39 ALLENTOWN
WFMZ-69 ALLENTOWN
WVIA-44 SCRANTON
WNEP-16 SCRANTON
OCCASIONALLY
WYOU-22 WILKES-BARRE
WBRE-28 WILKES-BARRE
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January 19, 2004
| Exact Location: | | SAWMILL RD.
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| Terrain: | | TREES
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| Antenna Model: | | CM 4221
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| Ant. Location: | | ATTIC
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| Ant. Information: | | 4 BAY ANTT
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Self Install using Dish Network / EchoStar 811
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| Comments: | | I did a lot of research and decided to go with the Channel Master 4221 4 bay Antenna. This antenna is incredible! I have it hanging in the attic using a universal antenna mast kit available from Radio Shack
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City: Carversville ZipCode: 18913 County: Bucks
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT - Strong
FOX WTXF-DT - Strong
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong
CBS KYW-DT - Least Strongest
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 17, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Roxborough area of Philly, near towers
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| Terrain: | | Hilly
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| Antenna Model: | | Zenith Silver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | On floor next to tv
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| Ant. Information: | | set top
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | Reception could not be better. Went with indoor antenna even thou web site recommended outdoor antenna. This seemed crazy as I can see the towers out my back door, but I guess they are in the business of selling antennas. No orientation of antenna necessary after changing channels.
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19128 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 100%
WB WPHL-DT - 100%
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 100%
CBS KYW-DT - 100%
ABC WPVI-DT - 100%
FOX WTXF-DT - 100%
NBC WCAU-DT - 100%
PBS WHYY-DT - 100%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
some spanish langauge stations.
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January 14, 2004
| Exact Location: | | Wrightstown, NJ
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| Terrain: | | Level (no trees/buildings nearby)
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| Antenna Model: | | Zenith HDTV Antenna
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| Ant. Location: | | 1st Floor
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| Ant. Information: | | ZHDTV1: $39.99 (highly directional)
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self Installed
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| Comments: | | Antenna works really well in my area (no HDTV VHF stations are here so don't need the rabbit ears). :)
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City: Wrightstown ZipCode: 08562 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - Strong Signal
NBC WCAU-DT - Strong Signal
FOX WTXF-DT - OK Signal
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong Signal
CBS KYW-DT - Strong Signal
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Strong Signal
WB WPHL-DT - OK Signal
UPN WPSG-DT - Strong Signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get WNJT-DT PBS-Trenton (Ch 52.1, 52.2, 52.3, 52.4, 52.5), WUVP-DT UNI-Vineland(Ch 66.1), AND Ch 61 (PAX).
Wide array of (CLEAR) programming - Very Satisfied!
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January 13, 2004
| Exact Location: | | New Castle
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| Terrain: | | small town with trees and higher structrure
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack standard UHF
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| Ant. Location: | | 2nd floor attic
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | | self installation
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| Comments: | | I had to re-aim antenna to east of map indicated directions to get greatest number of digital signals. Hence, instead of aiming to about 40deg I ended up at closer 80 deg. All PHL signals are great with exception of occasional drop out on FOX.
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City: New Castle ZipCode: 19720 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - excellent
WB WPHL-DT - excellent
CBS KYW-DT - excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - excellent
FOX WTXF-DT - good with infrequent dropouts
NBC WCAU-DT - excellent
PBS WHYY-DT - excellent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 07, 2004
| Exact Location: | | East Brandywine Twp.
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| Terrain: | | top of rolling hills
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| Antenna Model: | | CM 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | top of chimney
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| Ant. Information: | | no pre amp
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | Using Dish Network 811 HDTV receiver
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City: Downingtown ZipCode: 19335 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - weak - freq. drop outs
NBC WCAU-DT - weak - freq. drop outs
FOX WTXF-DT - strong
ABC WPVI-DT - strong
CBS KYW-DT - strong
WB WPHL-DT - strong
UPN WPSG-DT - strong
(Ind) WYBE-DT - strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 04, 2004
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | |
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City: Alburtis ZipCode: 18011 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 28, 2003
| Exact Location: | | landenberg
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| Terrain: | | some trees, on hill
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| Antenna Model: | | silver sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | attic
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | Zenith silver sensor is a great buy. Tried a few others including Terk's, none worked. I put the silver sensor in my BASEMENT! and got all the channels I have now but not as good of signals until I put it in the attic. Cant get FOX, didin't expect to. I've been told FOX puts off a weak signal and has yet to broadcast any HD signals.
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City: Landenberg ZipCode: 19350 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - 85%
CBS KYW-DT - 100%
ABC WPVI-DT - 77%
UPN WPSG-DT - 80%
WB WPHL-DT - 80%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 28, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Exeter Township near Lorane elementary school
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| Terrain: | | hills in distance
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| Antenna Model: | | ? (old piece of junk) looks like Radio Shack VU-90XR
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| Ant. Location: | | outside on 2nd story roof
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| Ant. Information: | | medium size directional, 32 element, no amp
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| Tuner: | | Motorola HDD200
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | Tuner is actually a Motorola HDT 100. pointing the antenna is critical. When FOX & UPN come in strong, the others get weak (and vice versa). I may get a rotor for the antenna to see what else I can pull in (or tweak further for Philly).
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City: Reading ZipCode: 19606 County: Berks
Receiving the Following Stations:
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PAX (WPPX-DT) Ch 31
??? (WUVP-DT) Ch 65 (Spanish)
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December 26, 2003
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | | trees
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| Antenna Model: | | radio shack - vu-190xr
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| Ant. Location: | | roof
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Zenith HDV420
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | Tried Radio Shack ant. VU-90 in attic , reception was normal to bad. Put ant. on roof recp. was somewhat better but not what I expected , returned ant. for Radio Shack VU-190 which I installed on roof and picture has been great. antenna.org was a great help.
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City: Aston ZipCode: 19014 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - normal to good
NBC WCAU-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - great
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT - good
UPN WPSG-DT - good
WB WPHL-DT - good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 26, 2003
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | | trees
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| Antenna Model: | | radio shack - vu-190xr
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| Ant. Location: | | roof
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Zenith HDV420
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | Tried Radio Shack ant. VU-90 in attic , reception was normal to bad. Put ant. on roof recp. was somewhat better but not what I expected , returned ant. for Radio Shack VU-190 which I installed on roof and picture has been great. antenna.org was a great help.
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City: Aston ZipCode: 19014 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - good
UPN WPSG-DT - good
ABC WPVI-DT - good
CBS KYW-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - great
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT - normal to good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 26, 2003
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | | trees
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| Antenna Model: | | radio shack - vu-190xr
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| Ant. Location: | | roof
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Zenith HDV420
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | Tried Radio Shack ant. VU-90 in attic , reception was normal to bad. Put ant. on roof recp. was somewhat better but not what I expected , returned ant. for Radio Shack VU-190 which I installed on roof and picture has been great. antenna.org was a great help.
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City: Aston ZipCode: 19014 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - normal to good
NBC WCAU-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - great
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT - good
UPN WPSG-DT - good
WB WPHL-DT - good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 23, 2003
| Exact Location: | | 1801 Buttonwood St.
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | | simple UHF bow-tie
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| Ant. Information: | | Just taped to window
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| Tuner: | | Motorola HDD200
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Using Motorola HDT 100. Simple antenna on 9th floor window, facing Roxborough antennas (about 8 miles away.) All signals strong, no re-orienting necessary.
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19130 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Ch 65, 52
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December 20, 2003
| Exact Location: | | 9735 Redd Rambler Drive
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | |
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | |
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19115 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 15, 2003
| Exact Location: | | One story up, clear view with no large trees
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| Terrain: | | Flat and clear
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| Antenna Model: | | ChannelMaster 3010
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| Ant. Location: | | Attached to corner of my garage
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | with Voom Satellite installation
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| Comments: | | Voom advertises that they deliver local channels via the installation of the off-air antenna, but at this point in time, I'm getting NO local channel reception at all. They are citing a "mapping" problem and won't commit to any resolution date.
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08620 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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November 14, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Small town
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 3020
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| Ant. Location: | | outside roof, 25 feet above ground
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| Ant. Information: | | Channel master Titan 2 7777
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT165
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | NBC 10-1 has been down 95% of the time since I got my receiver in January of 2003. 6-1 and 12-1 are both very directional.
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City: Swedesboro ZipCode: 08085 County: Gloucester
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
52-1, 52-2, 52-3, 52-4, 52-5 These channels come and go. They are out of camden NJ
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September 27, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Lansdale
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4221
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| Ant. Location: | | on balcony, mounted below roof line
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Hughes HSYSE86
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| Installation: | | self install... NO DIPLEXER - separate run
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| Comments: | | when i disconnected the DISH connection to the external DIPLEXER (not a cheep one too)
I doubled my signal strengh!
so a run a new cable, suddenly Digital TV is the BOMB!
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City: Lansdale ZipCode: 19446 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 100%
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 100% (whats up with this chan)
WB WPHL-DT - 100%
CBS KYW-DT - 100%
ABC WPVI-DT - 100%
FOX WTXF-DT - 100%
NBC WCAU-DT - 100%
PBS WHYY-DT - POOR!!! on 20% unviewable
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
65-1,65-2
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September 13, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Horseshoe Trail, Valley Forge Mountain
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| Terrain: | | On top of ridge with clear view of towers
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | UHF Yagi with Channelmaster 7777
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self install - Tuner is a Unity Motion box
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| Comments: | |
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City: Malvern ZipCode: 19355 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - Very good
NBC WCAU-DT - Excellent
FOX WTXF-DT - Very good
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
WB WPHL-DT - Excellent
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Multicasting telemundo and another spanish (university?) channel
UPN WPSG-DT - Excellent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WWAC-DT Atlantic City - occasional errors, overall good signal
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August 20, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Hamilton Sq
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| Terrain: | | Heavily wooded toward transmitter
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4248
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic of 2 story home
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| Ant. Information: | | Home made Gaasfet LNA
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| Tuner: | | Zenith SATHD520
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| Installation: | | Use the tuner only for OTH DTV and cable
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| Comments: | | As others have indicated antenna placement is critical, a few inches in any direction can completely eliminate a channel probably due to multipath reflections.
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08690 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Average
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Average-Strong
WB WPHL-DT - Average
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong
FOX WTXF-DT - Average
NBC WCAU-DT - Average
PBS WHYY-DT - Poor w/ drop outs
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
CH 34 WYBE - Average
Ch 43 NJN - Strong (2 miles from transmitter).
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August 11, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Heathermere... in Winslow
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| Terrain: | | Mostly flat, farmland. No large trees or hills.
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| Antenna Model: | | Zenith Silver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | Under roof overhang, about 12' above grade.
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| Ant. Information: | | no amps
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| Tuner: | | Zenith HDV420
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | No reception problems. Mounting the antenna outside really locked in WCAU. I did lose the Trenton Stations (PBS) as those stations are off axis for the antenna... I'd have to climb up to reposition the antenna... but that was a good trade off for me.
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City: Berlin ZipCode: 08009 County: Camden
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WWAC, Univision, one other Spanish station ?name.
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July 17, 2003
| Exact Location: | | mercerville
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| Terrain: | | 30 foot trees in the neighborhood
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| Antenna Model: | | zenith indoor silver sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | upstairs bedroom
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| Ant. Information: | | 12 db gain amp
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TUDST51
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| Installation: | | actually I have a Panasonic DST52 tuner
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| Comments: | | I'm 30 miles from the transmitters, and get all the channels in the Philly market, but it took ALOT of fiddling to finally figure it out. The keys are (1) point the antenna in the exact bearing to the source (about 240 deg for me), (2) find the spot in your house were it all works (this took me a week to find), (3) use a amp if you're running a long cable or have lots of connections, and (4) use RG-6 cable and high quality connections. I could only get 3 channels for the first week because it was pointed directly at a tree and was mounted on the first floor and then inside the attic (third floor), which didn't work. When I finally installed it on the second floor about four-five feet up from the floor, everything magically worked perfectly and now I get a strong signal for all the channels (above 75% except NBC which is 60%).
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08619 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - 75%
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 75%
WB WPHL-DT - 75%
CBS KYW-DT - 75%
ABC WPVI-DT - 75%
FOX WTXF-DT - 75%
NBC WCAU-DT - 60%
PBS WHYY-DT - 75%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WNJN-DT (PBS), DTV Channel 43, occasional reception
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July 09, 2003
| Exact Location: | | New London, Chester County
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| Terrain: | | Rolling Hills, 400' ASL
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| Antenna Model: | | Winegard PR-8800
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic, no rotator
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| Ant. Information: | | Winegard Pre-amp AP-8275
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | Self-Install
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| Comments: | | Reception site is 35 miles southwest of the transmitters. This combination of large UHF and good quality pre-amp in the attic required to get all stations. Had most difficulty with FOX until now. Also get virtual channels 65 and 44.
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19019 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - 50%
NBC WCAU-DT - 50%
FOX WTXF-DT - 40%
ABC WPVI-DT - 60%
CBS KYW-DT - 80%
WB WPHL-DT - 80%
(Ind) WYBE-DT - 50%
UPN WPSG-DT - 50%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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July 01, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Lancaster PA
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| Terrain: | | Rolling Hills
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| Antenna Model: | | 150" Winegard UHF/VHF Combo
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| Ant. Location: | | Rooftop
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| Ant. Information: | | Preamp/Rotator
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | |
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19019 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN WPSG-DT - Weak, but perfect reception
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Weak, but perfect reception.
WB WPHL-DT - Weak, but perfect reception
CBS KYW-DT - Weak, but perfect reception.
ABC WPVI-DT - Strongest Phila Station in Lancaster
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Many Baltimore and Harrisburg/Lancaster Channels as well
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June 17, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Levittown
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| Terrain: | | some trees - LOS to Roxborough
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| Antenna Model: | | RS U-75
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| Ant. Location: | | on rotator about 5' above roof line
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| Ant. Information: | | 40" Yagi
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | own
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| Comments: | | Small Yagi, no pre-amp, 60' RG-6. Picture is perfect, signal is hot even on WCAU-DT
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City: Levittown ZipCode: 19056 County: Bucks
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - perfect
CBS KYW-DT - perfect
FOX WTXF-DT - perfect
NBC WCAU-DT - perfect WOW !!!!!
PBS WHYY-DT - perfect
ABC WABC-DT - perfect
WB WPHL-DT - perfect
(Ind) WYBE-DT - perfect
UPN WPSG-DT - perfect
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
wwac also comes in fine and PBS out of Trenton
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June 12, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Levittown
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| Terrain: | | flat some trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack u-75
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof
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| Ant. Information: | | none
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | me
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| Comments: | | Everything above comes in great. Antenna aimed at Roxborough. Its on rotator, but rotator isnt hooked up yet. No amp. This antenna is great
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City: Whitehall ZipCode: 18052 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
ABC WABC-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WWAC- Atlantic City
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June 05, 2003
| Exact Location: | | mechanicsville rd
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| Terrain: | | trees rolling hills
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| Antenna Model: | | yagi
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| Ant. Location: | | on two story roof
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| Ant. Information: | | channel master amp
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | |
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City: Whitehall ZipCode: 18052 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - 70%
CBS KYW-DT - 60%
FOX WTXF-DT - 70%
NBC WCAU-DT - 70%
WB WPHL-DT - 85%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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June 04, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Havertown
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| Terrain: | | flat, some trees, some higher buildings
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| Antenna Model: | | Silver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | set top on first floor
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| Ant. Information: | | Highly directional UHF set top
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | Integrated HD tuner in Mitsubishi 16:9 TV.
Reception always problematic in windy conditions.
Often have at least one break up during a program.
Antenna requires constant readjustment, even during a program after a period when reception was fine.
Planning on trying a roof top antenna.
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City: Havertown ZipCode: 19083 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Spotty. Weather dependent. 3rd best reception.
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Haven't watched too often (recently added station)
UPN WPSG-DT - Spotty. Weather dependent
NBC WCAU-DT - Generally OK, but can be problematic with windy conditions
FOX WTXF-DT - Spotty. Weather dependent. Almost always breaks up at some point.
PBS WHYY-DT - Spotty. Weather dependent. 4th best reception.
CBS KYW-DT - Spotty. Weather dependent.
ABC WPVI-DT - Spotty. Weather dependent. 2nd best reception.
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Sometimes get Atlantic City Channel 50, also get WUVP Channel 66 in Philadelphia. Reception spotty
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June 01, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Levittown
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| Terrain: | | trees/buildings/hills
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack VU-90XR
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| Ant. Location: | | roof @ aprox 25ft up
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| Ant. Information: | | w/rotor, no amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | Now with the right antenna my Sharp LC-30HV4U LCD and the Samsung SIR-TS160 combo the picture looks great. Had to go with OTA because DTV doesn't support OTA local YET!!! Can't get NBC (who cares), but the PBS stations look the best. With the right programming ABC and CBS is worth watching.
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City: Levittown ZipCode: 19057 County: Bucks
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - Very Nice 72% - 78% signal
CBS KYW-DT - Beautiful 75% - 85% signal
PBS WHYY-DT - Best Looking 75% - 80% signal
FOX WTXF-DT - Good 70% - 75% signal
UPN WPSG-DT - Good 65% - 70% signal
(Ind) WYBE-DT - Nice 65% - 72% signal
WB WPHL-DT - Good 69% - 73% signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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May 30, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Unionville
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| Terrain: | | mostly flat
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| Antenna Model: | | Not exactly sure
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| Ant. Location: | | 5' above roof line
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| Ant. Information: | | Big! w/ pre-amp
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| Tuner: | | RCA DTC100
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| Installation: | | Self installed
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| Comments: | | I just got my antenna up, so I'm still working on direction and signal strength. Also I have an old preamp that I installed because I lost me good one when I moved. I think when I replace my preamp I will get better signal strenght.
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City: Unionville ZipCode: 19375 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - good signal
UPN WPSG-DT - good signal
FOX WTXF-DT - weak signal, barely comes in.
NBC WCAU-DT - weak signal, barely comes in.
PBS WHYY-DT - average signal, occasional drop outs
CBS KYW-DT - Strong signal
ABC WPVI-DT - strong signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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May 19, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Green Lane
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| Terrain: | | Trees / Hills
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| Antenna Model: | | double bow tie
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| Ant. Location: | | UHF on roof with rotor
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| Ant. Information: | | Preamp included
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| Tuner: | | Mitsubishi SRHD500
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | Also receive Channels 57 DTV(32) and 35(34) from Philadelphia.
Using integrated digital tuner in Mitsubishi HDTV - 55", 2002 model.
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City: Green Lane ZipCode: 18054 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - Occasional drop outs
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PBS from Trenton, NJ.
PBS from Allentown, PA
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May 18, 2003
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | | trees/rural
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| Antenna Model: | | CM 8bay UHF
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| Ant. Location: | | outside CM 8bay
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| Ant. Information: | | CM 7775
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | Get a CM 8 Bay with the CM 7775 preamp. I get rock solid reception 35 miles from Philly. And I get NY with my rotator. (54 miles) the CM 8 bay antenna is the ticket.
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City: Pennington ZipCode: 08534 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WABC-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT - weak
ABC WPVI-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
NY also!!
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May 02, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Heathmere Development
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| Terrain: | | Flat, farm area, other 2 story houses, no trees in path
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| Antenna Model: | | Silver Sensor (yes outdoors)
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| Ant. Location: | | outside, 12 feet above grade, under "mini-roof" of fireplace bump out
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| Ant. Information: | | passive, about 30 feet of cable
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| Tuner: | | Zenith HDV420
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | | I'm lucky, location-wise. Have clear shots to the antennas to east and west of me (I'm between Philly and AC). I had OK reception with the Silver Sensor indoors, just occasional drop-outs, and WCAU was hit or miss. I HATE dropouts though. With the Silver Sensor mounted outdoors, my reception is rock-solid, even WCAU. Now I don't get the Trenton stations, but thats a good trade-off for me.
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City: Eagleville ZipCode: 19408 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - very good
CBS KYW-DT - very good
PBS WHYY-DT - very good
FOX WTXF-DT - very good
NBC WCAU-DT - had poor reception until I put antenna outdoors, now very good
ABC WABC-DT - very good
WB WPHL-DT - very good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
I get all the usual others (UPN, couple spanish stations, etc), plus I also get Atlantic city channels (from opposite direction). Used to get Trenton stations also, but had to reposition the antenna for those.
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April 30, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Eagleville - Montgomery County
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| Terrain: | | Good elevation and sight lines to Roxborough towers
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack #15-1847
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | VHF/UHF amplified antenna
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | I needed to add a Radio Shack Bi-Directional Signal Amplifier #15-1195 to boost signal. Very happy with results.......Comcast can take their good old time adding CBS,FOX,WB,UPN to the mix....Now I can concentrate my efforts on bugging them about adding ESPN-HD !
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City: Eagleville ZipCode: 19408 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WABC-DT - Good - 15.5 (1-24 scale)
WB WPHL-DT - Good - 15.5 (1-24 scale)
FOX WTXF-DT - Good - 15.5 (1-24 scale)
CBS KYW-DT - Good - 15.5 (1-24 scale)
ABC WPVI-DT - Good - 15.5 (1-24 scale)
NBC WCAU-DT - Good - 15.5 (1-24 scale)
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPSG 57 (UPN)13.5 (1-24 scale)
WLVT 39-1 15.5(1-24 scale)
WLVTYOU 39-2 15.5(1-24 scale)
WLVTKIDS 39-3 15.5(1-24 scale)
WLVTDLC 39-4 15.5(1-24 scale)
WFPA 66-1 Spanish 15.5(1-24)
WFPA 66-2 Spanish 15.5(1-24)
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April 24, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Newtown Grant-Bucks County
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| Terrain: | | Slightly hilly
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| Antenna Model: | | RadioShlack
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic-Approx. 25'
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| Ant. Information: | | Suspended from rafters
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| Tuner: | | AccessDTV HDTV Tuner
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | I'm aimed at Philly but I used to pick up NY (before 9-11) from behind.
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City: Newtown ZipCode: 18940 County: Bucks
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - 6-7
ABC WPVI-DT - 8
CBS KYW-DT - 10 (1-10)
FOX WTXF-DT - 9
PBS WHYY-DT - 8
WB WPHL-DT - 9
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WPSG/UPN-32 (9)
NJN1-43 (9)
Spanish-66 (9)
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April 11, 2003
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | |
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | | All channels come in with tv top uhf antenae (2nd floor of 4 story house), constant adjustments when changin channels
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19143 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WABC-DT -
WB WPHL-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
65 univision from Vineland
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April 05, 2003
| Exact Location: | | About 2 miles from Delaware River
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| Terrain: | | Pretty flat looking due West
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| Antenna Model: | | Terk TV55
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| Ant. Location: | | Mounted on back wall of house, about 15' up
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| Ant. Information: | | Long cigar shape - flush mount
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Self-install
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| Comments: | | Rear of house faces due West, so great space to mount. Terk blends into siding, above sliding glass door. Looking for a stronger performer - maybe a Channel Master or Winegard UHF-only.
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City: Burlington ZipCode: 08016 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Strongest signal
ABC WPVI-DT - Weak signal with this antenna
NBC WCAU-DT - Weak signal with this antenna
FOX WTXF-DT - Good reception
PBS WHYY-DT - Usually strong signal
WB WPHL-DT - Strong signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Channel 67 and 69, both Hispanic
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April 02, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Black Horse Pike in Weymoth
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | channelmaster 3023
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside on 2ond story roof
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| Ant. Information: | | CM Spartan 3 amp + Radio shack amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | I use an antenna mounted channel master3041DSB amp and a radio shack amp before my SIRT 151.Without the Radio shack amp in combo I lose WTFX , WCAU , and WHYY. Bring on the the HD.
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City: Mays Landing ZipCode: 08330 County: Atlantic
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Stable
PBS WHYY-DT - Mostly Stable
FOX WTXF-DT - Stable in good weather
NBC WCAU-DT - Stable in good weather
CBS KYW-DT - Always stable
ABC WPVI-DT - Always Stable
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also Receive WPSG UPN 57 very stable, WWAC chan 42 out of Atlantic city and 3 spanish channels with the strongest being WWSI
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March 07, 2003
| Exact Location: | | willingboro, nj
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| Terrain: | | a few trees
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| Antenna Model: | | zenith silver sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | sitting ontop of my audio rack next to tv
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| Ant. Information: | | no amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT160
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| Installation: | | self install-directv
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| Comments: | | i had abc wpvi-for 2 days lost it, cant get for a picture or sound, everything else, great
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City: Willingboro ZipCode: 08046 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - had it, lost it cant figure it
CBS KYW-DT - strongest-excelent
FOX WTXF-DT - good
NBC WCAU-DT - ok-about 45%
PBS WHYY-DT - excellent
WB WPHL-DT - good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
upn excellent
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March 01, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Residential neighborhood 34 miles from Philadelphia DT transmittters
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| Terrain: | | Two large trees across street in line with DT transmitters
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4221/3021 4 bay bowtie
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic / Channel Master
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| Ant. Information: | | Channel Master 7775 low noise hi gain UHF amplifier
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| Tuner: | | RCA DTC100
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | My tuner is built into my RCA F38310 38" HDTV. Most closely like the RCA DTC100 external tuner
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08648 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Excellent
PBS WHYY-DT - Excellent
NBC WCAU-DT - Highly varying signal strength causing on again/off again reception
FOX WTXF-DT - Occasional dropouts - no HDTV transmissions
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
32 UPN Excellent - you should add this to your list as they broadcast from same antenna complex as other Philadelphia area DT stations.
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February 13, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Coopersburg, Approx 800' ASL
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| Terrain: | | wooded, on top of hill
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| Antenna Model: | | 30+ yr old Channel Master Log P
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic; fixed direction pointed S to Phila
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| Ant. Information: | | ~150' RG-6 Quad, 2 Channel Plus DA-500 Amps
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Signal Strengths (SS) noted above are from Samsung Sig Strength display measures from 1 to 24, with 1=weak, 24=Strong.
Occasional pixelation on WLVT due to over powering of amps. Station is <5 miles. I get severe ghosting on ATV channels from local stations (ch39 & 69). Note that ATV equivalents of above are excellent with attic ant and good with UHF loop on top of TV. However, cannot get DTV with loop except WLVT. WFMZ DT:46 appears to be off the air at this time.
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City: Coopersburg ZipCode: 18036 County: Lehigh
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - Good - Stable SS: 13
CBS KYW-DT - Good - Mostly Stable SS:15
NBC WCAU-DT - Good - Stable SS: 5
FOX WTXF-DT - Good - Stable SS: 15
PBS WHYY-DT - Good - Stable SS: 7
WB WPHL-DT - Good - Stable SS: 15
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PBS (WLVT-DT) Ch 62: Good
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February 07, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Near Robinson Elementary School - Hamilton
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| Terrain: | | reasonably flat - water tower 1 block away
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| Antenna Model: | | Silver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | first floor atop component rack
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| Ant. Information: | | indoor
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| Tuner: | | Sony SATHD200
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | NBC WCAU-DT is a bit unpredictable - in the middle of their transition to the new tower
Have to re-aim antenna for WPSG, WNJT - but that's easy since it's small and indoors.
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08610 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
WB WPHL-DT - Acceptable signal
PBS WHYY-DT - Good signal
FOX WTXF-DT - Fair signal
NBC WCAU-DT - Acceptable signal see comments
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent signal
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
PBS WNJT-DT Ch 43
UPN WPSG-DT
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February 02, 2003
| Exact Location: | | off of Hartford Road
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Zenith Silver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | Indoor
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| Ant. Information: | | Indoor on top of T.V.. No amp.
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | Self installed since indoor antenna
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| Comments: | | I was surprised that I could get anything with just an indoor antenna. The quality of the OTA HDTV broadcasts is even superior to the best DVD movie!
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City: Mount Laurel ZipCode: 08054 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Great
ABC WPVI-DT - Great
PBS WHYY-DT - Low Signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get WB-17,WWAC-53,UPN-57
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February 02, 2003
| Exact Location: | | surburban location - good line of sight to Roxborough
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| Terrain: | | some woods nearby
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack U75R
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | UHF
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | needed signal amplifier to pull in PBS & NBC. All signals know at good signal strength.
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City: Dresher ZipCode: 19025 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - medium signal - need AMP to get strong signal
NBC WCAU-DT - weak signal - ok using AMP
FOX WTXF-DT - strong - excellent
CBS KYW-DT - strong - excellent reception
ABC WPVI-DT - strong - excellent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
also getting UPN (57.1)
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January 30, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Claymont
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack UHF/VFH Antenna
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof
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| Ant. Information: | | Pre-amp/amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT151
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | |
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City: Claymont ZipCode: 19703 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - in and out
CBS KYW-DT - 75%
FOX WTXF-DT - nothing
NBC WCAU-DT - Out right now/was strong 2 weeks ago
PBS WHYY-DT - 74%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WP (WPHLDT) Ch. 54
UPN (WPSGDT) Ch. 32
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January 28, 2003
| Exact Location: | | 1 mile northeast of downtown Bethlehem, PA
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| Terrain: | | No localized obstruction in any direction
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| Antenna Model: | | ChannelMaster 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside, roughly 30' high
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| Ant. Information: | | Winegard 8275 29db Preamp
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Samsung SIR-TS160 Tuner, Self Installation
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| Comments: | | I'm using the Samsung SIR-TS160 DirecTV/OTA/Cable receiver. I would not recommend this unit for its OTA abilities. I haven't been able to find any Phila. channels except for CBS KYW 3-1. However, I do consistently get 100% from ABC WNEP out of Scranton. I have yet to point east to Harrisburg, as the tuner requires a digital OTA channel rescan every time the antenna is re-aligned (no rotor yet).
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City: Bethlehem ZipCode: 18017 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Channel 3-1 - Very Stable
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
ABC WNEP 16-1,2,3 - Stable; PBS WVIA 80-3 - Stable; PBS WLVT-DT 39-1,2,3,4
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January 23, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Exton
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| Terrain: | | Hills
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| Antenna Model: | | CM 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | CM 7775 Pre Amp
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TUDST50
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | CM 4228 Antenna MUCH MUCH BETTER than Terk TV55 w/ Pre Amp. Trial and Error with antenna location for maximum station coverage.
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City: Downingtown ZipCode: 19335 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Best Signal
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong Signal
PBS WHYY-DT - Strong Signal
NBC WCAU-DT - Pixillation/ Occasional Pic. Freeze
FOX WTXF-DT - Weakest signal, Occasional Dropout
ABC WABC-DT - Strong Signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Ch. 54-1 (WB 17), Ch 32-1 (UPN 57)
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January 20, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Folcroft 5 miles N.W. of airport
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| Terrain: | | Flat Terrain
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| Antenna Model: | | RS VU-190
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof, 5' above on two story house
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| Ant. Information: | | Rotor AR-33
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| Tuner: | | HiPix DTV200
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | I am using an WIN-TV HD tuner card which is not in the choices. All stations listed come in 100%, I also get a few hit & misses from Maryland. I have 50' of RG-6 connected directly to the tuner card (NO Preamp) and a 21" computer Monitor. Channel 12 (PBS) Demo is awsome! I will be adding a channel master 4228 and a preamp soon.
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19019 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WABC-DT - 100%
FOX WTXF-DT - 100%
NBC WCAU-DT - 100%
PBS WHYY-DT - 100%
ABC WPVI-DT - 100%
CBS KYW-DT - 100%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
43 from Trenton, 49 & 44 from Alantic City, 66 from Vineland
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January 20, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Limerick
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| Terrain: | | Flat
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack Double Bow Tie
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| Ant. Location: | | Indoor
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| Ant. Information: | | Motorola Signal Booster
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | 12 PBS seems to disapear at times.
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City: Royersford ZipCode: 19468 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong
PBS WHYY-DT - If I reorient the antenna good signal
NBC WCAU-DT - Strong
FOX WTXF-DT - If I reorient antenna good signal
ABC WABC-DT - Strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
39 Allentown (DTV not HD)strong
UPN 57 Strong
PHL 17 Strong
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January 19, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Quakerbridge Road & Brookwood Road
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack 4 foot
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Sony SATHD100
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| Installation: | | Self Installed
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| Comments: | |
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08619 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WABC-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT - Reception Dips Occasionally
NBC WCAU-DT - Reception Dips Occasionally
PBS WHYY-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 19, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Ewing/W. Trenton
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| Terrain: | | Delaware River
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack Double Bowtie/DirecTV
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| Ant. Location: | | Inside, attic
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| Ant. Information: | | Passive, no amplifier
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | self, actually SIRT160 (DirecTV & NTSC, ATSC)
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| Comments: | | I used to use a TERK powered antenna, but it didn't work as well as double bowtie from RS. Believe it or not, passive antenna is better for HDTV than active or powered antenna.
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City: Trenton ZipCode: 08628 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - always perfect
ABC WPVI-DT - always perfect
NBC WCAU-DT - never get it, no programming anyway
PBS WHYY-DT - sometimes
FOX WTXF-DT - always perfect
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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January 13, 2003
| Exact Location: | | Newtown Square
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | | Inside
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | Self
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| Comments: | | with minor adjustments to the antenna I can receive all stations with some consistenty. Quality is perfect when the reception is achieved
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City: Newtown Square ZipCode: 19073 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - Excellent but inconsistent
NBC WCAU-DT - Excellent but inconsistent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent but inconsistent
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent but inconsistent
ABC WABC-DT - Excellent but inconsistent
PBS WHYY-DT - Excellent and consistent
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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December 25, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Northeast Philadelphia
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| Terrain: | | near delaware river
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| Antenna Model: | | Jensen low-profile
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| Ant. Location: | | indoor antenna
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| Ant. Information: | | amplified
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | setup myself, actually have SIRT151
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| Comments: | | Setting up to receive DTV is worth it. Don't even watch much TV, but I still love it!
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City: Pennington ZipCode: 08534 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - beautiful
ABC WPVI-DT - beautiful
NBC WCAU-DT - Can't get it at all
FOX WTXF-DT - beautiful
PBS WHYY-DT - beautiful
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also get Philly stations 17 and 57.
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December 23, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Hopewell Twsp, NJ
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| Terrain: | | Trees/Rural
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| Antenna Model: | | RS 120"
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside w/ rotator
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| Ant. Information: | | RS preamp 50' RG59
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | signal is very directional. got cbs now don't. I have good rotator and new 120" RS uhf/vhf antena w RS preamp. sometimes moving ant 1 notch on rotator loses signal. I have the feeling that DTV stations are not transmitting at high enough power. I'm NW of philly 36 miles from towers.
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City: Pennington ZipCode: 08534 County: Mercer
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - no signal
FOX WTXF-DT - no signal
NBC WCAU-DT - no signal
ABC WPVI-DT - only channel that I get 60%
CBS KYW-DT - got it before, now I don't!
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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November 25, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Bethel Township Delaware State Line
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| Terrain: | | Near top of hill many trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Sliver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | Second Floor facing tower farm
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| Ant. Information: | | Basic Antenna No Preamp
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| Tuner: | | Mitsubishi SRHD500
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| Installation: | | Self - Built in HD Tuner in Mitsu Big Screen
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| Comments: | | I have a HDTV Capable TV so I do not have a DTV tuner box.
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City: Chadds Ford ZipCode: 19317 County: Delaware
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Best Never A Problem Clear
ABC WPVI-DT - Second Best - Occasional Pixelation and Sound Drops
NBC WCAU-DT - Was Perfect During Olympics Spotty Since
FOX WTXF-DT - Not Reliable at all
PBS WHYY-DT - Some Days Yes Some Days No
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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November 24, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Royersford, PA
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside Approx 30 Ft AGL
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| Ant. Information: | | With RS Amp - Hitach Integrated Tuned
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Listed markets seem incorrect for this area. Here is what I get on cable and on OTA HDTV.
PBS is on 12-1 Good
KYW 3-1 Good
PVI 6-1 Good
NBC 10-1 lots of pixelization
PHL 17-1 Good
FOX 29-1 Good
UPN 32-1 HAd it for a while but lost it??
Started getting a real strong test pattern on 12-5 but no idea what station is broadcasting.
Antenna is aimed toward the ROxborough towers.
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City: Royersford ZipCode: 19468 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT - NBC on 10-1 weak
ABC WPVI-DT -
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
PBS WHYY-DT -
ABC WABC-DT - Strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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November 03, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Pointe North, Hanover Township
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| Terrain: | | A few trees, other apartment buildings
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4221
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| Ant. Location: | | Hanging from ceiling, 3rd floor loft
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| Ant. Information: | | 4 Bay UHF (No Pre-Amp)
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| Tuner: | | Hughes HSYSE86
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Occasional picture breakup when planes fly overhead
(I'm about 2 miles from LVI Airport). Faint signal
from NBC 67 (SS-12, not enough for picture).
Tried a pre-amp, but it seemed to make reception worse, and still no picture from NBC.
The ABC and PBS signals from Scranton are both very
strong here, but with a limited schedule (evenings)
Hoping NBC increases their power in Philly or goes
live from Scranton(WBRE-DT coming in 2003?)
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City: Bethlehem ZipCode: 18015 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - SS-100 Very Stable
ABC WPVI-DT - SS-58 Rare Dropouts
FOX WTXF-DT - SS-51 Rare Dropouts
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WLYH-DT Ch 23-1 Lancaster (SS-30-41, erratic)
WPSG-DT Ch 32-1 Philly (SS-37)
WVIA-DT Ch 41-1 Scranton(SS-93)
WNEP-DT Ch 49-1,2 Scranton (SS-100)
WPHL-DT Ch 54-1 Philly (SS-100)
WLVT-DT Ch 39-1,4,5,6 Allentown (SS-100)
WFMZ-DT Ch 46-1,2 Allentown (Was SS-100, now off the air?)
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October 28, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Galloway, NJ
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 4248
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | Radio Shack High-Gain Pre-amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | I have a Samsung SIR-T151 which is not in the list.
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City: Gloucester City ZipCode: 08030 County: Camden
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - Strong
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong
NBC WCAU-DT - Weak - rarely get it
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
PBS WHYY-DT - Strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WWAC - Atlantic City - Strong
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October 28, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Sparsely populated
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| Terrain: | | Trees, no hills
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| Antenna Model: | | Winegard 9095
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| Ant. Location: | | Mini roof tower, 18' pole
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| Ant. Information: | | Pre-amped, 75 feet to tuner
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| Tuner: | | Toshiba DST3000
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| Installation: | | v&g satelitte, Vineland
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| Comments: | | The landscape slopes down to tower site, trees are higher than antenna, hoping that after leaves fall more signal will come in, not satisfied with results.
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City: Gloucester City ZipCode: 08030 County: Camden
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - good,few digi-boxes
ABC WPVI-DT - excellent
FOX WTXF-DT - weak, analogue UHF is better
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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October 26, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Gloucester City
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| Terrain: | | Walt Whitman Bridge
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| Antenna Model: | | winegard
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| Ant. Location: | | 3 story chimney
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| Ant. Information: | | no preamp
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| Tuner: | | RCA DTC100
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | Channel 32 was testing,was off and on,several other stations are supposed to start testing from the same tower
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City: Gloucester City ZipCode: 08030 County: Camden
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - good to fair
ABC WPVI-DT - very good
NBC WCAU-DT - very good
CBS KYW-DT - good
PBS WHYY-DT - very good
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
IND (WPSG-DT)Ch 32-1
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October 13, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Hellertown - 2 story house
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| Terrain: | | Lots of trees and some hills
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| Antenna Model: | | CM 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic
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| Ant. Information: | | CM 7775
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| Tuner: | | Mitsubishi SRHD400
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| Installation: | | Self Installed
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| Comments: | | This is a follow-up to my initial listing. The CM 4228 is HIGHLY directional, it was difficult to set as original info on Antenna web was wrong. But when finally set to the right location, and the local PBS. I now know more about HD than anyone at Tweeter. Set is a Mitsu 65869 with integrated tuner. Note this set lacks signal strength indicator making it hard to set up.
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City: Bethlehem ZipCode: 18015 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
NBC WCAU-DT - Marginal
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong
FOX WTXF-DT - Strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WLVT - PBS
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October 03, 2002
| Exact Location: | |
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| Terrain: | |
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| Antenna Model: | |
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| Ant. Location: | |
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Mitsubishi SRHD500
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| Installation: | |
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| Comments: | |
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19149 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
CBS KYW-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 30, 2002
| Exact Location: | | West Whiteland Township
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| Terrain: | | Trees directly in line of sight
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| Antenna Model: | | ChannelMaster 4228
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| Ant. Location: | | Roof/Chimney - 2 story home
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| Ant. Information: | | No preamp
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | Still playing with directions of antenna for various channels. I think this is as good as it is going to get. There is a direct relationship between the broadcasting power and the signal.
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City: West Chester ZipCode: 19380 County: Chester
Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS WHYY-DT - Close 3rd
CBS KYW-DT - Best overall - zero problems
NBC WCAU-DT - Watchable, but not the best
ABC WPVI-DT - 2nd Best - drops sometimes
FOX WTXF-DT - Drops frequently
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 21, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Hellertown, PA
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| Terrain: | | Trees / Buildings, on a slight hill
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| Antenna Model: | | RS-u75R
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside 30'
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| Ant. Information: | | Yagi
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| Tuner: | |
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| Installation: | | self install
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| Comments: | | Waiting on a mail ordered CM 4228. The tuner is an integrated Mitsu 65869. Its been frustrating because WTXF and WPVI come in but dont lock-up. RS amps havent worked, next step will be the real antenna, then a real amp... I will repost the results.
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City: Hellertown ZipCode: 18055 County: Northampton
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Loud and clear
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 20, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Mullica Hill
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| Terrain: | | 1/10 of mile to the forest, flat terrain til then
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack 150-2160
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside, 20 ft high
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TUDST50
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | |
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City: Mullica Hill ZipCode: 08062 County: Gloucester
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Good - solid signal
ABC WPVI-DT - Good - solid signal
NBC WCAU-DT - Good - solid signal
FOX WTXF-DT - Good - solid signal
PBS WHYY-DT - Good - solid signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 12, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Stonebridge
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| Terrain: | | Trees/Buildings
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| Antenna Model: | | Terk
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| Ant. Location: | | 1st floor window
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | self-install
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| Comments: | | HDTV is unusable in my apartment. It comes in and out too often, constantly breaking up and going out. Poor reception with Terk antenna.
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City: New Castle ZipCode: 19720 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - poor signal
CBS KYW-DT - poor signal
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
none
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September 09, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Lakeview Drive, Alloway. Wooded area
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | radio shack
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| Ant. Location: | | Chimney Mount on 1 story house
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| Ant. Information: | |
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| Tuner: | | Toshiba DST3000
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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| Comments: | | Fox used to come in and have signal around 60 out of 100, but now i am in the 20s and cannot watch it. I cannot get any signal from NBC 10.
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City: Alloway ZipCode: 08001 County: Salem
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Great Reception
ABC WPVI-DT - Great Reception
PBS WHYY-DT - Signal is 42 out of 100, but viewable
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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September 04, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Behind Burlington Mall
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| Terrain: | | Flat terrain (mostly two-story homes)
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| Antenna Model: | | Radioshack 80" Outdoor/Attic Antenna
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic (two-story home)
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| Ant. Information: | | No pre-amp
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| Tuner: | | Hughes HSYSE86
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | Tried RS Bowtie, SilverSensor & ChannelMaster 4228 antennas -- all of which worked with varying success (but none picked up all dtv stations). The RS 80" outdoor VHF/UHF antenna (attic mounted) did the trick.
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City: Burlington ZipCode: 08016 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - Good reception
ABC WPVI-DT - Very strong reception
NBC WCAU-DT - Weak/flaky reception
CBS KYW-DT - Very strong reception
PBS WHYY-DT - Good reception
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Trenton's PBS 52-1 rarely (need to rotate antenna NW). Poor reception.
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September 03, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Larchmont Mount Laurel
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| Terrain: | | Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack 40" UHF
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| Ant. Location: | | Outside Lower Roof
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| Ant. Information: | | No amp
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | STB is Samsung SIR-T151 but it was not listed in the Tuner option box
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City: Mount Laurel ZipCode: 08054 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
ABC WPVI-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Atlantic City WWAC
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August 28, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Near Sunnyside Drive.
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| Terrain: | | A couple of trees; no buildings.
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| Antenna Model: | | Megawave
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| Ant. Location: | | Indoor. Sitting in my basement window.
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| Ant. Information: | | MTV-1 non-amplified
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| Tuner: | | Toshiba DST3000
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| Installation: | | Self install
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| Comments: | | I lose my signal on ALL OTA channels for a few seconds each time a plane lands at Limerick airport.
Good luck.
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City: Pottstown ZipCode: 19464 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
-
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
None.
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August 22, 2002
| Exact Location: | | neighborhood
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| Terrain: | | hilly
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| Antenna Model: | | WInegard PR-4400
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| Ant. Location: | | attic
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| Ant. Information: | | 4 bay UHF only bow tie
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| Tuner: | | Panasonic TUHDS20
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| Installation: | | self
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| Comments: | |
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City: Doylestown ZipCode: 18901 County: Bucks
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - least strong of major 3
ABC WPVI-DT - strong
NBC WCAU-DT - STRONG
PBS WHYY-DT - weakest and 5 degrees off beam
FOX WTXF-DT - strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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June 16, 2002
| Exact Location: | | New London Township
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| Terrain: | | Rolling hills/Trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack UHF-Only 15-2160
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic, 400 feet above sea level
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| Ant. Information: | | Yagi, no pre-amp, 50' RG-6 to TV, no splitters
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| Tuner: | | Samsung SIRT150
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| Installation: | | Self-Install
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| Comments: | | Got all stations when pointed antenna out window. In attic, only FOX reception is variable with time of day and weather. Tried pre-amp but it did not help. Antenna is extremely sensitive to direction, one inch either way can lose signal. I am 40 miles SW of the Philadelphia transmitters in Chester County.
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City: Philadelphia ZipCode: 19352 County: Philadelphia
Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX WTXF-DT - Very weak, Strength 0 to 5%
NBC WCAU-DT - Stable, Strength 25%
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong, Strength 40%
CBS KYW-DT - Strongest, Strength 50%
PBS WHYY-DT - Sometimes weak, Strength 10%
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WBOC, Salisbury MD early in AM
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June 14, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Upper Gwynedd
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| Terrain: | | Trees & Buildings
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| Antenna Model: | | Tandy, long vhf/uhf(better results than UHF only)
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| Ant. Location: | | Rooftop
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| Ant. Information: | | Channelmaster rotor & VHF/UHF preamp
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| Tuner: | | Mitsubishi SRHD400
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| Installation: | | Self/Wilwert Electronics
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| Comments: | | Receiver is Mitsubishi HD-1080
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City: Lansdale ZipCode: 19446 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Strongest
ABC WPVI-DT - Weak signal but no problems
NBC WCAU-DT - Weak signal but no problems
FOX WTXF-DT - Weak signal but no problems
PBS WHYY-DT - Weak signal but no problems
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
WLVT Allentown very good
21 Dover for 10 seconds once
One Baltimore DT for 10 sec once
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June 05, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Bear, DE
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| Terrain: | | Some small trees
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| Antenna Model: | | Radioshack UHF Yagi
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| Ant. Location: | | 2 in Attic, one facing Phil. other Balt.
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| Ant. Information: | | Using amp
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| Tuner: | | AccessDTV HDTV Tuner
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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City: Bear ZipCode: 19701 County: New Castle
Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC WCAU-DT - Strong
ABC WPVI-DT - Strong
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Also Receive ABC, CBS, NBC out of Baltimore. Very Strong.
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May 11, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Near Bridgeport
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| Terrain: | | Flat, 5.9m NW of Roxborough towers, direct sight, no obstructions
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| Antenna Model: | | Radio Shack
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| Ant. Location: | | Attic, roughly pointed in direction of towers
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| Ant. Information: | | Like Channel Master #3018
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| Tuner: | | EchoStar 6000
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| Installation: | | Self Install
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City: King Of Prussia ZipCode: 19406 County: Montgomery
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - No problems
ABC WPVI-DT - No problems
NBC WCAU-DT - No problems
PBS WHYY-DT - No problems
FOX WTXF-DT - No problems
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
I expected to be able to get NJN on channel 43 or WLVT on channel 62...will keep trying...
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April 08, 2002
| Exact Location: | | 7th and Ocean Aves
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| Terrain: | | some five story building near by
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| Antenna Model: | | Channel Master 8-bay
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| Ant. Location: | | in window facing Philadelphia 15 feet from ground
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| Ant. Information: | | with Channel Master 7775 preamp
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| Tuner: | | RCA DTC100
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| Installation: | | self installed
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City: Ocean City ZipCode: 08226 County: Cape May
Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC WPVI-DT - can receive sometimes
CBS KYW-DT - consistently able to receive
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
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April 08, 2002
| Exact Location: | | Dominion
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| Terrain: | | Flat
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| Antenna Model: | | Antiference Silver Sensor
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| Ant. Location: | | Ground floor pointed out a window toward Philadelphia
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| Ant. Information: | | with a preamp
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| Tuner: | | RCA DTC100
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| Installation: | | self installed
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City: Marlton ZipCode: 08053 County: Burlington
Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - strongest signal
ABC WPVI-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT -
FOX WTXF-DT -
Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
NJN Ch 43 (Trenton)
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