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Well I'm relatively new here and I've been reading old threads.I haven't tv DXed for years since I lived with my grandmother and her old 40 foot tower antenna got hit by lightning for the 3rd time and also had the antenna broken a couple of times by wind and the insurance company refused to cover it anymore.I think I wore out a few antenna rotors back then.My grandmother used to say you're gonna twist the knobs off my tv.She had one of the Sylvania GTMatics from the 70's.Anyway I accidentally did some DXing tonight on my little 1982 GE 10AB chassis tv I have near my computer.I live way on the eastern shore of Maryland and all I normally get with the rabbit ears on the set is 3 UHF channels(WBOC channel 16,WMDT47 and the local PBS channel on 28,don't remember the call letters)Anyway channel 16 got really snowy for some reason and I started to play with the rabbit ears and turn the selector back and forth.There was another PBS affiliate coming in pretty strong on channel 15 then I decided to see what I could get.Got another PBS affiliate on 22.A UPN station on 27,a Home shopping channel on 30,An WB station on 33 from Hampton Roads,VA,A Fox station from Richmond ,VA on 35,I think a PBS station on 36,Fox 43 from Virginia again(very clear)Pax on 50 (again very clear),channel 54 from Baltimore(on the weak side but pulling in)On to VHF with another pair of rabbit ears 2-6 nothing but the on 7 I was picking up an NBC affiliate,IO could turn the rabbit ears and also pick up another 7 an ABC station.I think that one comes from Washington ,DC.,Fox 9 from Philadelphia,WAVY 10(NBC)from Virginia,WBAL channel 11 from Baltimore and WJZ 13 plus another NBC affiliate 13 coming in with different orientation of the rabbit ears.After some playing around I was able to very faintly see a sight for sore eyes WMAR 2 from Baltimore.It used to be on cable around here but I guess WMDT47 won the fight to be the only ABC station on the cable around here.On the local cable(I can't get it,too far out) they even block out Judge Joe Brown and Judge Judy on Fox 5 and 9 so you have to watch them on WMDT (channel 7 on the cable)even though they come on at different times.And very faintly pulled in Fox 5 from Washington DC.I pulled on all those stations with just ordinary run of the mill rabbit ears.It's been hotter than normal and humid(thanks to Ophelia) and getting foggy at night.This morning it was very foggy.Most of the stations I picked up were over 100 miles away.
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