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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:
CBS KYW-DT - Excellent
ABC WPVI-DT - Excellent
NBC WCAU-DT - Excellent
FOX WTXF-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
FOX WTXF-DT - Good
NBC WCAU-DT - Good
ABC WPVI-DT - Good
CBS KYW-DT - Strong
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:
CBS KYW-DT -
NBC WCAU-DT - multi-cast 10.1 and 10.2
ABC WPVI-DT - multi-cast 6.1,6.2,6.3
FOX WTXF-DT -
WB WPHL-DT - multi-cast 17.1,17.2
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
PBS WHYY-DT - multi-cast 12.1,12.2,12.3
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 -
(Ind) WYBE-DT -
WB WPHL-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
WB WPHL-DT - a little worse than nbc
(Ind) WYBE-DT - seems to come in fine
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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| 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 -
FOX WTXF-DT -
UPN WPSG-DT -
PBS WHYY-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
PBS WHYY-DT - Very good - occasional pixelation
UPN WPSG-DT - Excellent
FOX WTXF-DT - Excellent
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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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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| Terrain: | |
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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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| Installation: | |
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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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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 - stro | |