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Reports of DTV Over The Air

The reception of over-the-air DTV signals depends largely on your location and the equipment that you use. This section is designed to allow you to see what people are doing who live near you and are already receiving these DTV signals! Listed below are all reports that were made in the designated market area of Philadelphia, PA.

June 16, 2009

Exact Location: Elbow Lane
Terrain: slightly rolling with trees and fields
Antenna Model: Not sure, an old roof top version
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Zenith HDV420
Installation: Self Install
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

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.

May 16, 2009

Exact Location: 1 block from Lorraine Elementery school
Terrain: some trees off in the distance
Antenna Model: antennacraft HBU44
Ant. Location: Chimney Y mount about 30 feet high
Ant. Information: high band VHF UHF HDTV 44 elements with a winegard AP8780 preamp.
Tuner: Motorola HDD200
Installation: self installed
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.

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.

October 21, 2008

Exact Location: South Philadelphia
Terrain: Row Homes
Antenna Model: CM4221
Ant. Location: 2ND Floor window facing 40' w Alum siding
Ant. Information: CM 7777 AMP
Tuner: 
Installation: INSIGNIA NS-DXA1
Comments: Would love to get WFMZ and WLVT from Allentown, will try with an outside rooftop antenna after the big switch in Feb.

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

August 27, 2008

Exact Location: Wind Gap, PA
Terrain: Tall maple tree blocking some signal
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4228
Ant. Location: Roof-mounted, 30' above ground
Ant. Information: 8-bay bow-tie. Using CM 7777 pre-amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self-installation
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.

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:

October 09, 2007

Exact Location: Abbey Downs
Terrain: Neighborhood
Antenna Model: Terrestrial Digital DB4
Ant. Location: Roof
Ant. Information: Mutli-directional
Tuner: 
Installation: self installed
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.

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)

September 04, 2007

Exact Location: Ewing
Terrain: Tall mature trees
Antenna Model: RCA??
Ant. Location: indoor
Ant. Information: Amplified
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: 

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:

June 04, 2007

Exact Location: Abbey Downs
Terrain: neighborhood
Antenna Model: Terk
Ant. Location: First floor
Ant. Information: Indoor antenna
Tuner: 
Installation: self install
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.

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

February 25, 2007

Exact Location: Exton, Top of Valley Hill Road
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Channel Master Advantage 3020
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: DTV Compatible
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: still tweaking but will probably leave as is and just give up on pbs since we really only care about fox and abc

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

January 28, 2007

Exact Location: New Freedom Road, Monroeville, NJ
Terrain: Flat Farmland with local Trees
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: Rooftop
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Panasonic TUHDS20
Installation: Came with the home I purchased
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

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:

January 18, 2007

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: 

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:

December 27, 2006

Exact Location: off Horsham Rd
Terrain: some other houses
Antenna Model: DB-8
Ant. Location: in attic
Ant. Information: channel master 7777
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: self install
Comments: Actually using Samsung 260F tuner (not listed). Strong signal from all Philly stations. Works great!

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:

December 11, 2006

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: DB2
Ant. Location: Indoor on floor near patio window
Ant. Information: N/A
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self -- using a small camera tripod.
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.

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)

November 02, 2006

Exact Location: Willow Grove (Tower hill)
Terrain: High density housing
Antenna Model: Radioshack 15-2160 U-75R
Ant. Location: Off 2nd story roof line.
Ant. Information: 40" UHF Yagi
Tuner: 
Installation: Sony DHG-HDD250 v1.2.13 & Samsung SIR-T451
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

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:

October 07, 2006

Exact Location: Southern part of Hopewell Township
Terrain: Trees, Houses blocking
Antenna Model: Terrestial Digital DB8
Ant. Location: Inside Garage
Ant. Information: CM 7775 pre-amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self-install (amateur)
Comments: 

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

May 22, 2006

Exact Location: Wenonah / Pine Acres Section of Deptford
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 150-2160 (U75R)
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: UHF
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Installed
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.

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:

May 05, 2006

Exact Location: West Vincent Township
Terrain: 450 ft AMSL
Antenna Model: Taco D1338-BB
Ant. Location: East side of Attic, looking through window
Ant. Information: 4 ft parabolic with Rayson MMIC preamp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

March 01, 2006

Exact Location: suburb setting, Blandon, PA
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: terk hdtvi
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: ChannelMaster 7777
Tuner: 
Installation: 
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

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

February 19, 2006

Exact Location: 4th Avenue (Roebling American Legion Building)
Terrain: 3 Story row homes with large trees
Antenna Model: 20" custom built UHF log perodic 75 ohm yagi
Ant. Location: single story building, chimney mount 4' mast
Ant. Information: no drop outs in heavy winds
Tuner: Motorola HDD200
Installation: Installed by Andrew Napolitan, 609 499-4779
Comments: 

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

January 27, 2006

Exact Location: 150 Cherry Street
Terrain: residential neighborhood
Antenna Model: Winegard PR8800
Ant. Location: Off Chimney, 15' above grade
Ant. Information: 8-Bay UHF only with AP4700 PreAmp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

January 10, 2006

Exact Location: Voorhees, NJ
Terrain: Trees, Hills, >4 Story Building Near
Antenna Model: Radio Shack
Ant. Location: Indoor, powered
Ant. Information: Powered Yagi
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

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:

December 11, 2005

Exact Location: Horsham
Terrain: Flat; 1 & 2 Story Buildings
Antenna Model: Radio Shack Model 15-1870
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: 45dB Gain, Programmable Rotor
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Installation
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.

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

November 23, 2005

Exact Location: Countyline and Upper State Rd
Terrain: My home sits on a hill with a clear view to most antennas
Antenna Model: Terk TV42
Ant. Location: On the roof
Ant. Information: Antenna mounts to satellite dish
Tuner: 
Installation: 
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.

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:

November 14, 2005

Exact Location: Bear, DE - Clairborne
Terrain: Flat Residential
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 90" UHF Yagi $4.99 Closeout
Ant. Location: Attic - Pointing toward Baltimore mainly for better Sunday football selection (Comcast for Philly HD)
Ant. Information: Channel Master Spartan 3 Preamp, No Rotor
Tuner: 
Installation: Radio Shack Accurian HD STB $89 Closeout
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.

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.

August 31, 2005

Exact Location: 509 N 2nd Street
Terrain: Mountain 2 miles away to the south
Antenna Model: Radio Shack - Catalog #: 15-2185
Ant. Location: Chimney - 30 Ft
Ant. Information: High-Definition Amplified Outdoor TV Antenna
Tuner: 
Installation: Self
Comments: Antenna aimed towards Roxborough

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

April 18, 2005

Exact Location: Yardville NJ - S.E. Mercer County
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: DB8 Multidirectional HD Antenna from antennas direct
Ant. Location: 30 ft off ground
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: 
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%

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$

April 10, 2005

Exact Location: close to route 113 and 73
Terrain: few trees, few houses
Antenna Model: channel master 4228 and antenna direct xg91
Ant. Location: out side approx 30 ft
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.
Tuner: 
Installation: Self installed. .
Comments: 

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

February 28, 2005

Exact Location: East Windsor, near West Windsor & Washington Township
Terrain: trees, no hills
Antenna Model: Winegard 9095
Ant. Location: Outside, roof
Ant. Information: UHF/pre-amp
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Donelly Antenna and Satellite
Comments: Motorized antenna pulls in HD signals from Philadelphia (40 miles) and New York City (45 miles); HD receiver is Dish 811;

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

February 27, 2005

Exact Location: Near Center City Vineland
Terrain: Sparse trees mix of 1 and 2 story homes
Antenna Model: Radio Shack VU-90R
Ant. Location: Roof/Eave mount
Ant. Information: VHF/UHF 90 mile, no amplification
Tuner: Panasonic TU-DST52
Installation: Self
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.

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:

February 09, 2005

Exact Location: Exton/West Chester
Terrain: Up on the hill with tree within 20 feet
Antenna Model: Radio Shack U-75R UHF only
Ant. Location: Roof top of 2 story building
Ant. Information: Mast mounted CM Preamp Titan Model 7778
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD500
Installation: Self installation
Comments: Tried indoor settop models Zenith/Philip ZHD-TV1/PHD-TV1 and got OK results.

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:

January 24, 2005

Exact Location: 1479 Eck Road, Allentown, Pa.
Terrain: 1 tree close by otherwise flat
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4228
Ant. Location: Outside mounted on chimney 25 feet high
Ant. Information: Wineguard
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self install
Comments: 

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:

January 18, 2005

Exact Location: Nearly center city Vineland
Terrain: Spare trees mix of 1 and 2 story homes
Antenna Model: Radio Shack VU-90 XR
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: VHF/UHF 90 mile
Tuner: Panasonic TU-DST52
Installation: Self
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.

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

January 16, 2005

Exact Location: Lansdowne Borough
Terrain: Flat; Trees & Houses
Antenna Model: Terk HDTVi Antenna Pro
Ant. Location: 1st Floor
Ant. Information: Indoor non-amplified
Tuner: 
Installation: Self -Samsung TX-P3271H
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.

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:

December 19, 2004

Exact Location: near bottom of hill in south Wayne by the Radnor Township building
Terrain: tall trees (75 feet) nearby in line towards Conshohocken towers
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster
Ant. Location: roof mounted on 15 feet pole
Ant. Information: 4308 (UHF Yagi) and no pre-amp
Tuner: 
Installation: My DTV tuner is an EyeTV 500 (Firewire to a Mac)
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.

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

December 19, 2004

Exact Location: 2156 peppermint drive
Terrain: relatively flat, low mountain about 3 miles away
Antenna Model: antennas direct
Ant. Location: outside, elevated to about 15 feet
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: 

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

December 15, 2004

Exact Location: 4th floor apartment
Terrain: some tall buildings in area
Antenna Model: zenith silver sensor
Ant. Location: closet
Ant. Information: set-top, plus radio shack amplifier
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: actually its a sirt451, self installed.
Comments: i receive all channels on my tv with just a cheap ota antenna! great alternative to cable

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

December 08, 2004

Exact Location: Willow Grove, Pa
Terrain: RESIDENTIAL
Antenna Model: 2 RadioShack Antennas-First: 50" 18-Element pointing towards Lafayette Hill, Second: UHF-only pointing towards New Jersey
Ant. Location: ROOF
Ant. Information: Basic splitter/combiner near antennas, nothing used at receiver end.
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: NOTE: DTV Tuner is a SAMSUNG SIR-T451 new model
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.

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.

November 09, 2004

Exact Location: Cricklewood
Terrain: Flat
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4228 8-Bay Bowtie UHF
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: Channel Master 7775 Titan2 UHF Preamplifier with Power Supply
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
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.

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.

November 04, 2004

Exact Location: Near Comcast Cable
Terrain: rolling hills
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster Crossfire 3677
Ant. Location: Chimney/Rooftop
Ant. Information: ChannelMaster Spartan3 0068DSB Preamp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self-install
Comments: No rotor, possibly better reception with CM 3671 antenna???

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

October 12, 2004

Exact Location: Suburban
Terrain: trees, buildings
Antenna Model: Antennas Direct DB-4
Ant. Location: Outdoor, above roof peak, about 50 '
Ant. Information: no preamp
Tuner: 
Installation: self install
Comments: I have a US Digital OTA tuner (not listed)and am well satisfied. I do experience occasional dropouts when aircraft fly over.

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

October 11, 2004

Exact Location: sunwood farms in phoenixville, just across from freedoms foundation
Terrain: small hill not many trees, towers right on top of hill
Antenna Model: zenith indoor
Ant. Location: Basement
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: Professional install looks great on 70in sony xbr along with comcast and directv hd

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:

September 22, 2004

Exact Location: Street / Neighborhood
Terrain: Tall pine trees nearby
Antenna Model: Winegard SS-1000
Ant. Location: Outside - 6' off ground - Fixed (No rotor)
Ant. Information: Squareshooter (No Amp)
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

September 21, 2004

Exact Location: street
Terrain: trees
Antenna Model: radio shack
Ant. Location: inside/second floor -- top of tv
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Panasonic TU-DST52
Installation: self install
Comments: Cheapie Radio Shack job actually works pretty good on most channels. Must point ant. in general
direction of Philly to get the stations.

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:

September 13, 2004

Exact Location: Glenmoore, PA
Terrain: Hilly with many trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack
Ant. Location: Garage roof mounted
Ant. Information: amplified multi-directional
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self Install
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!

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:

September 02, 2004

Exact Location: Yardville
Terrain: none
Antenna Model: DB8 Ultra Long Range Multi
Ant. Location: Roof - 31 ft off ground
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: 
Comments: Whats strange is that UPN57 has no audio on my samsung HDTV reciever, otherwise all stations have dramatically improved with this new antenna

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

August 24, 2004

Exact Location: 1907 E Livingston St
Terrain: Some trees, buildings & distant hills
Antenna Model: XG91 Yagi Antennas Direct
Ant. Location: Roof tripod 40' above ground total
Ant. Information: LMR400-75 cable (no preamp), CM 9521a rotor
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Self (up and down many times until right)
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.

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

August 15, 2004

Exact Location: Yardville NJ - S.E Mercer County
Terrain: None
Antenna Model: UHF Yagi - Rca
Ant. Location: Roof - 31 feet off the ground
Ant. Information: none
Tuner: Hughes HSYSE8674
Installation: self intall
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

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

June 28, 2004

Exact Location: E Livingston St (Midway Manor area)
Terrain: some trees, 2 tall factory buildings
Antenna Model: Channel Master 3021 UHF only
Ant. Location: Deck, 20ft telescoping mast (just over roof)
Ant. Information: Older, 4bay screen type, RG-6, RS ballast
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Self
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).

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%

June 25, 2004

Exact Location: Neighborhood
Terrain: trees and hills
Antenna Model: Channel master UHF 4228
Ant. Location: Outside
Ant. Information: Bow NO - AMP
Tuner: 
Installation: Self installed
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.

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

June 04, 2004

Exact Location: Street on relatively high ground
Terrain: Several trees 30+ feet tall
Antenna Model: Zenith Silver Sensor
Ant. Location: Inside, on top on entertainment center
Ant. Information: Using matching ZEN-A1 amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: Actually, Samsung 360 but that's not in the list
Comments: Still can not get any PBS digital feeds - I once locked on WHYY for about an hour. I haven't seen it since.

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:

May 06, 2004

Exact Location: Buckingham Twp - Cold Spring Area
Terrain: Rolling Hills - Flat
Antenna Model: Silver Shadow
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self
Comments: 

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

February 24, 2004

Exact Location: 3 Orchid Drive
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: Rabbit Ears
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: self
Comments: Will try attic or dish mounted antenna-Nice thing is you get a clean picture with a weak signal! Bye, Bye Comcast

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

February 18, 2004

Exact Location: 
Terrain: House on hill with some tall tree
Antenna Model: Winegard HD7078
Ant. Location: Rafters of garage
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Zenith SATHD520
Installation: Self
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.

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:

February 16, 2004

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: 

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.

January 24, 2004

Exact Location: Pointe North Apartments, Hanover Township
Terrain: A Few Trees, Buildings, Aircraft Traffic (LVIA)
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4221
Ant. Location: Mounted Upside Down From Ceiling 3rd Floor Loft
Ant. Information: Channel Master 7777 Titan Preamp
Tuner: Zenith SATHD520
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

January 20, 2004

Exact Location: E Ridge Ave
Terrain: hills, water tower
Antenna Model: ?
Ant. Location: roof
Ant. Information: w/channel master pre-amp
Tuner: 
Installation: outside
Comments: VERY OCCASIONALY NOW, NEW YORK & NORTH JERSEY STATIONS

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

January 19, 2004

Exact Location: SAWMILL RD.
Terrain: TREES
Antenna Model: CM 4221
Ant. Location: ATTIC
Ant. Information: 4 BAY ANTT
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Self Install using Dish Network / EchoStar 811
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

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:

January 17, 2004

Exact Location: Roxborough area of Philly, near towers
Terrain: Hilly
Antenna Model: Zenith Silver Sensor
Ant. Location: On floor next to tv
Ant. Information: set top
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: Self install
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.

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.

January 14, 2004

Exact Location: Wrightstown, NJ
Terrain: Level (no trees/buildings nearby)
Antenna Model: Zenith HDTV Antenna
Ant. Location: 1st Floor
Ant. Information: ZHDTV1: $39.99 (highly directional)
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Installed
Comments: Antenna works really well in my area (no HDTV VHF stations are here so don't need the rabbit ears). :)

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!

January 13, 2004

Exact Location: New Castle
Terrain: small town with trees and higher structrure
Antenna Model: Radio Shack standard UHF
Ant. Location: 2nd floor attic
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: self installation
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.

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:

January 07, 2004

Exact Location: East Brandywine Twp.
Terrain: top of rolling hills
Antenna Model: CM 4228
Ant. Location: top of chimney
Ant. Information: no pre amp
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: Using Dish Network 811 HDTV receiver

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:

January 04, 2004

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: Outside
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

City: Alburtis
ZipCode: 18011
County: Lehigh

Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

December 28, 2003

Exact Location: landenberg
Terrain: some trees, on hill
Antenna Model: silver sensor
Ant. Location: attic
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: self
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.

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:

December 28, 2003

Exact Location: Exeter Township near Lorane elementary school
Terrain: hills in distance
Antenna Model: ? (old piece of junk) looks like Radio Shack VU-90XR
Ant. Location: outside on 2nd story roof
Ant. Information: medium size directional, 32 element, no amp
Tuner: Motorola HDD200
Installation: self install
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).

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)

December 26, 2003

Exact Location: 
Terrain: trees
Antenna Model: radio shack - vu-190xr
Ant. Location: roof
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Zenith HDV420
Installation: self
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.

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:

December 26, 2003

Exact Location: 
Terrain: trees
Antenna Model: radio shack - vu-190xr
Ant. Location: roof
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Zenith HDV420
Installation: self
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.

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:

December 26, 2003

Exact Location: 
Terrain: trees
Antenna Model: radio shack - vu-190xr
Ant. Location: roof
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Zenith HDV420
Installation: self
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.

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:

December 23, 2003

Exact Location: 1801 Buttonwood St.
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: simple UHF bow-tie
Ant. Information: Just taped to window
Tuner: Motorola HDD200
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

December 20, 2003

Exact Location: 9735 Redd Rambler Drive
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: 

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:

December 15, 2003

Exact Location: One story up, clear view with no large trees
Terrain: Flat and clear
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster 3010
Ant. Location: Attached to corner of my garage
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: with Voom Satellite installation
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.

City: Trenton
ZipCode: 08620
County: Mercer

Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

November 14, 2003

Exact Location: Small town
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: Channel Master 3020
Ant. Location: outside roof, 25 feet above ground
Ant. Information: Channel master Titan 2 7777
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

September 27, 2003

Exact Location: Lansdale
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4221
Ant. Location: on balcony, mounted below roof line
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Hughes HSYSE86
Installation: self install... NO DIPLEXER - separate run
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!

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

September 13, 2003

Exact Location: Horseshoe Trail, Valley Forge Mountain
Terrain: On top of ridge with clear view of towers
Antenna Model: Radio Shack
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: UHF Yagi with Channelmaster 7777
Tuner: 
Installation: Self install - Tuner is a Unity Motion box
Comments: 

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

August 20, 2003

Exact Location: Hamilton Sq
Terrain: Heavily wooded toward transmitter
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4248
Ant. Location: Attic of 2 story home
Ant. Information: Home made Gaasfet LNA
Tuner: Zenith SATHD520
Installation: Use the tuner only for OTH DTV and cable
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.

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).

August 11, 2003

Exact Location: Heathermere... in Winslow
Terrain: Mostly flat, farmland. No large trees or hills.
Antenna Model: Zenith Silver Sensor
Ant. Location: Under roof overhang, about 12' above grade.
Ant. Information: no amps
Tuner: Zenith HDV420
Installation: self
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.

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.

July 17, 2003

Exact Location: mercerville
Terrain: 30 foot trees in the neighborhood
Antenna Model: zenith indoor silver sensor
Ant. Location: upstairs bedroom
Ant. Information: 12 db gain amp
Tuner: Panasonic TUDST51
Installation: actually I have a Panasonic DST52 tuner
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%).

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

July 09, 2003

Exact Location: New London, Chester County
Terrain: Rolling Hills, 400' ASL
Antenna Model: Winegard PR-8800
Ant. Location: Attic, no rotator
Ant. Information: Winegard Pre-amp AP-8275
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self-Install
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.

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:

July 01, 2003

Exact Location: Lancaster PA
Terrain: Rolling Hills
Antenna Model: 150" Winegard UHF/VHF Combo
Ant. Location: Rooftop
Ant. Information: Preamp/Rotator
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self install
Comments: 

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

June 17, 2003

Exact Location: Levittown
Terrain: some trees - LOS to Roxborough
Antenna Model: RS U-75
Ant. Location: on rotator about 5' above roof line
Ant. Information: 40" Yagi
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: own
Comments: Small Yagi, no pre-amp, 60' RG-6. Picture is perfect, signal is hot even on WCAU-DT

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

June 12, 2003

Exact Location: Levittown
Terrain: flat some trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack u-75
Ant. Location: Roof
Ant. Information: none
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: me
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

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

June 05, 2003

Exact Location: mechanicsville rd
Terrain: trees rolling hills
Antenna Model: yagi
Ant. Location: on two story roof
Ant. Information: channel master amp
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: 
Comments: 

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:

June 04, 2003

Exact Location: Havertown
Terrain: flat, some trees, some higher buildings
Antenna Model: Silver Sensor
Ant. Location: set top on first floor
Ant. Information: Highly directional UHF set top
Tuner: 
Installation: Self install
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.

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

June 01, 2003

Exact Location: Levittown
Terrain: trees/buildings/hills
Antenna Model: Radio Shack VU-90XR
Ant. Location: roof @ aprox 25ft up
Ant. Information: w/rotor, no amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: self install
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.

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:

May 30, 2003

Exact Location: Unionville
Terrain: mostly flat
Antenna Model: Not exactly sure
Ant. Location: 5' above roof line
Ant. Information: Big! w/ pre-amp
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: Self installed
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.

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:

May 19, 2003

Exact Location: Green Lane
Terrain: Trees / Hills
Antenna Model: double bow tie
Ant. Location: UHF on roof with rotor
Ant. Information: Preamp included
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD500
Installation: Self install
Comments: Also receive Channels 57 DTV(32) and 35(34) from Philadelphia.
Using integrated digital tuner in Mitsubishi HDTV - 55", 2002 model.

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

May 18, 2003

Exact Location: 
Terrain: trees/rural
Antenna Model: CM 8bay UHF
Ant. Location: outside CM 8bay
Ant. Information: CM 7775
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: self
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.

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!!

May 02, 2003

Exact Location: Heathmere Development
Terrain: Flat, farm area, other 2 story houses, no trees in path
Antenna Model: Silver Sensor (yes outdoors)
Ant. Location: outside, 12 feet above grade, under "mini-roof" of fireplace bump out
Ant. Information: passive, about 30 feet of cable
Tuner: Zenith HDV420
Installation: self
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.

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.

April 30, 2003

Exact Location: Eagleville - Montgomery County
Terrain: Good elevation and sight lines to Roxborough towers
Antenna Model: Radio Shack #15-1847
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: VHF/UHF amplified antenna
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Install
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 !

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)

April 24, 2003

Exact Location: Newtown Grant-Bucks County
Terrain: Slightly hilly
Antenna Model: RadioShlack
Ant. Location: Attic-Approx. 25'
Ant. Information: Suspended from rafters
Tuner: AccessDTV HDTV Tuner
Installation: Self
Comments: I'm aimed at Philly but I used to pick up NY (before 9-11) from behind.

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)

April 11, 2003

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: All channels come in with tv top uhf antenae (2nd floor of 4 story house), constant adjustments when changin channels

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

April 05, 2003

Exact Location: About 2 miles from Delaware River
Terrain: Pretty flat looking due West
Antenna Model: Terk TV55
Ant. Location: Mounted on back wall of house, about 15' up
Ant. Information: Long cigar shape - flush mount
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Self-install
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.

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

April 02, 2003

Exact Location: Black Horse Pike in Weymoth
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: channelmaster 3023
Ant. Location: Outside on 2ond story roof
Ant. Information: CM Spartan 3 amp + Radio shack amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

March 07, 2003

Exact Location: willingboro, nj
Terrain: a few trees
Antenna Model: zenith silver sensor
Ant. Location: sitting ontop of my audio rack next to tv
Ant. Information: no amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: self install-directv
Comments: i had abc wpvi-for 2 days lost it, cant get for a picture or sound, everything else, great

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

March 01, 2003

Exact Location: Residential neighborhood 34 miles from Philadelphia DT transmittters
Terrain: Two large trees across street in line with DT transmitters
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4221/3021 4 bay bowtie
Ant. Location: Attic / Channel Master
Ant. Information: Channel Master 7775 low noise hi gain UHF amplifier
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: Self install
Comments: My tuner is built into my RCA F38310 38" HDTV. Most closely like the RCA DTC100 external tuner

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.

February 13, 2003

Exact Location: Coopersburg, Approx 800' ASL
Terrain: wooded, on top of hill
Antenna Model: 30+ yr old Channel Master Log P
Ant. Location: Attic; fixed direction pointed S to Phila
Ant. Information: ~150' RG-6 Quad, 2 Channel Plus DA-500 Amps
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Install
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.

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

February 07, 2003

Exact Location: Near Robinson Elementary School - Hamilton
Terrain: reasonably flat - water tower 1 block away
Antenna Model: Silver Sensor
Ant. Location: first floor atop component rack
Ant. Information: indoor
Tuner: Sony SATHD200
Installation: Self
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.

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

February 02, 2003

Exact Location: off of Hartford Road
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Zenith Silver Sensor
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: Indoor on top of T.V.. No amp.
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self installed since indoor antenna
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!

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

February 02, 2003

Exact Location: surburban location - good line of sight to Roxborough
Terrain: some woods nearby
Antenna Model: Radio Shack U75R
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: UHF
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: self install
Comments: needed signal amplifier to pull in PBS & NBC. All signals know at good signal strength.

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)

January 30, 2003

Exact Location: Claymont
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack UHF/VFH Antenna
Ant. Location: Roof
Ant. Information: Pre-amp/amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

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

January 28, 2003

Exact Location: 1 mile northeast of downtown Bethlehem, PA
Terrain: No localized obstruction in any direction
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster 4228
Ant. Location: Outside, roughly 30' high
Ant. Information: Winegard 8275 29db Preamp
Tuner: 
Installation: Samsung SIR-TS160 Tuner, Self Installation
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).

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

January 23, 2003

Exact Location: Exton
Terrain: Hills
Antenna Model: CM 4228
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: CM 7775 Pre Amp
Tuner: Panasonic TUDST50
Installation: Self
Comments: CM 4228 Antenna MUCH MUCH BETTER than Terk TV55 w/ Pre Amp. Trial and Error with antenna location for maximum station coverage.

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)

January 20, 2003

Exact Location: Folcroft 5 miles N.W. of airport
Terrain: Flat Terrain
Antenna Model: RS VU-190
Ant. Location: Roof, 5' above on two story house
Ant. Information: Rotor AR-33
Tuner: HiPix DTV200
Installation: Self
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.

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

January 20, 2003

Exact Location: Limerick
Terrain: Flat
Antenna Model: Radio Shack Double Bow Tie
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: Motorola Signal Booster
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Self
Comments: 12 PBS seems to disapear at times.

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

January 19, 2003

Exact Location: Quakerbridge Road & Brookwood Road
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 4 foot
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Sony SATHD100
Installation: Self Installed
Comments: 

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:

January 19, 2003

Exact Location: Ewing/W. Trenton
Terrain: Delaware River
Antenna Model: Radio Shack Double Bowtie/DirecTV
Ant. Location: Inside, attic
Ant. Information: Passive, no amplifier
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: self, actually SIRT160 (DirecTV & NTSC, ATSC)
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.

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:

January 13, 2003

Exact Location: Newtown Square
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: Inside
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self
Comments: with minor adjustments to the antenna I can receive all stations with some consistenty. Quality is perfect when the reception is achieved

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:

December 25, 2002

Exact Location: Northeast Philadelphia
Terrain: near delaware river
Antenna Model: Jensen low-profile
Ant. Location: indoor antenna
Ant. Information: amplified
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: setup myself, actually have SIRT151
Comments: Setting up to receive DTV is worth it. Don't even watch much TV, but I still love it!

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.

December 23, 2002

Exact Location: Hopewell Twsp, NJ
Terrain: Trees/Rural
Antenna Model: RS 120"
Ant. Location: Outside w/ rotator
Ant. Information: RS preamp 50' RG59
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Self install
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.

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:

November 25, 2002

Exact Location: Bethel Township Delaware State Line
Terrain: Near top of hill many trees
Antenna Model: Sliver Sensor
Ant. Location: Second Floor facing tower farm
Ant. Information: Basic Antenna No Preamp
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD500
Installation: Self - Built in HD Tuner in Mitsu Big Screen
Comments: I have a HDTV Capable TV so I do not have a DTV tuner box.

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:

November 24, 2002

Exact Location: Royersford, PA
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: Radio Shack
Ant. Location: Outside Approx 30 Ft AGL
Ant. Information: With RS Amp - Hitach Integrated Tuned
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
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.

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:

November 03, 2002

Exact Location: Pointe North, Hanover Township
Terrain: A few trees, other apartment buildings
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4221
Ant. Location: Hanging from ceiling, 3rd floor loft
Ant. Information: 4 Bay UHF (No Pre-Amp)
Tuner: Hughes HSYSE86
Installation: Self Install
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?)

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?)

October 28, 2002

Exact Location: Galloway, NJ
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Channel Master 4248
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: Radio Shack High-Gain Pre-amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self Install
Comments: I have a Samsung SIR-T151 which is not in the list.

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

October 28, 2002

Exact Location: Sparsely populated
Terrain: Trees, no hills
Antenna Model: Winegard 9095
Ant. Location: Mini roof tower, 18' pole
Ant. Information: Pre-amped, 75 feet to tuner
Tuner: Toshiba DST3000
Installation: v&g satelitte, Vineland
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.

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:

October 26, 2002

Exact Location: Gloucester City
Terrain: Walt Whitman Bridge
Antenna Model: winegard
Ant. Location: 3 story chimney
Ant. Information: no preamp
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: self install
Comments: Channel 32 was testing,was off and on,several other stations are supposed to start testing from the same tower

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

October 13, 2002

Exact Location: Hellertown - 2 story house
Terrain: Lots of trees and some hills
Antenna Model: CM 4228
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: CM 7775
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD400
Installation: Self Installed
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.

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

October 03, 2002

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD500
Installation: 
Comments: 

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:

September 30, 2002

Exact Location: West Whiteland Township
Terrain: Trees directly in line of sight
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster 4228
Ant. Location: Roof/Chimney - 2 story home
Ant. Information: No preamp
Tuner: 
Installation: Self install
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.

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:

September 21, 2002

Exact Location: Hellertown, PA
Terrain: Trees / Buildings, on a slight hill
Antenna Model: RS-u75R
Ant. Location: Outside 30'
Ant. Information: Yagi
Tuner: 
Installation: self install
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.

City: Hellertown
ZipCode: 18055
County: Northampton

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KYW-DT - Loud and clear

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

September 20, 2002

Exact Location: Mullica Hill
Terrain: 1/10 of mile to the forest, flat terrain til then
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 150-2160
Ant. Location: Outside, 20 ft high
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Panasonic TUDST50
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

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:

September 12, 2002

Exact Location: Stonebridge
Terrain: Trees/Buildings
Antenna Model: Terk
Ant. Location: 1st floor window
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: self-install
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.

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

September 09, 2002

Exact Location: Lakeview Drive, Alloway. Wooded area
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: radio shack
Ant. Location: Chimney Mount on 1 story house
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Toshiba DST3000
Installation: Self Install
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.

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:

September 04, 2002

Exact Location: Behind Burlington Mall
Terrain: Flat terrain (mostly two-story homes)
Antenna Model: Radioshack 80" Outdoor/Attic Antenna
Ant. Location: Attic (two-story home)
Ant. Information: No pre-amp
Tuner: Hughes HSYSE86
Installation: Self install
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.

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.

September 03, 2002

Exact Location: Larchmont Mount Laurel
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 40" UHF
Ant. Location: Outside Lower Roof
Ant. Information: No amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self install
Comments: STB is Samsung SIR-T151 but it was not listed in the Tuner option box

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

August 28, 2002

Exact Location: Near Sunnyside Drive.
Terrain: A couple of trees; no buildings.
Antenna Model: Megawave
Ant. Location: Indoor. Sitting in my basement window.
Ant. Information: MTV-1 non-amplified
Tuner: Toshiba DST3000
Installation: Self install
Comments: I lose my signal on ALL OTA channels for a few seconds each time a plane lands at Limerick airport.
Good luck.

City: Pottstown
ZipCode: 19464
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
-

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
None.

August 22, 2002

Exact Location: neighborhood
Terrain: hilly
Antenna Model: WInegard PR-4400
Ant. Location: attic
Ant. Information: 4 bay UHF only bow tie
Tuner: Panasonic TUHDS20
Installation: self
Comments: 

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:

June 16, 2002

Exact Location: New London Township
Terrain: Rolling hills/Trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack UHF-Only 15-2160
Ant. Location: Attic, 400 feet above sea level
Ant. Information: Yagi, no pre-amp, 50' RG-6 to TV, no splitters
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: Self-Install
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.

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

June 14, 2002

Exact Location: Upper Gwynedd
Terrain: Trees & Buildings
Antenna Model: Tandy, long vhf/uhf(better results than UHF only)
Ant. Location: Rooftop
Ant. Information: Channelmaster rotor & VHF/UHF preamp
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD400
Installation: Self/Wilwert Electronics
Comments: Receiver is Mitsubishi HD-1080

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

June 05, 2002

Exact Location: Bear, DE
Terrain: Some small trees
Antenna Model: Radioshack UHF Yagi
Ant. Location: 2 in Attic, one facing Phil. other Balt.
Ant. Information: Using amp
Tuner: AccessDTV HDTV Tuner
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

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.

May 11, 2002

Exact Location: Near Bridgeport
Terrain: Flat, 5.9m NW of Roxborough towers, direct sight, no obstructions
Antenna Model: Radio Shack
Ant. Location: Attic, roughly pointed in direction of towers
Ant. Information: Like Channel Master #3018
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

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...

April 08, 2002

Exact Location: 7th and Ocean Aves
Terrain: some five story building near by
Antenna Model: Channel Master 8-bay
Ant. Location: in window facing Philadelphia 15 feet from ground
Ant. Information: with Channel Master 7775 preamp
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: self installed
Comments: 

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:

April 08, 2002

Exact Location: Dominion
Terrain: Flat
Antenna Model: Antiference Silver Sensor
Ant. Location: Ground floor pointed out a window toward Philadelphia
Ant. Information: with a preamp
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: self installed
Comments: 

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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