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Originally Posted by Tubejunke
I should not be having these troubles, since the set was receiving fine before.
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The DTV signals around here (outside Seattle) are pretty weak. We're not in a great area to begin with, and I think reception is worse now. You can use this website to locate stations near your home and get an idea what to expect.
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx
After the switchover, I experimented with various antennas and even built one, seen below. I have resigned myself to the situation and don't even try using antennas any more. There's nothing worth watching on local TV, anyway.
As an alternative, I got a Blonder-Tongue AM60-550B agile modulator for $26 on eBay and use it to transmit from our satellite receiver to any TV with rabbit ears in the house.
I can't comment on the quality of RF output from various converters. Our Zenith box seemed to work fine, on TVs new and old.
Phil Nelson
