My experiences with ATSC HDTV

[OvenMaster]

Something else I've been noticing the past week or so.

As time goes by, I've been seeing more tiling and random colored blocks on signals from stations about 25-30 miles away. I've also noticed that it seems to be getting worse by the day...

...in lock step with the leaves budding on all the trees.

You used to be able to see other neighborhood houses through the branches. Now that the leaves are all coming in, you can't see them. The more the leaves grow in, the weaker the DTV signals are getting. Some days I'm lucky to get a 10 on a 0-to-100 scale on the weaker channels... if I don't get a black screen and a "No Signal" message. This is all with an amplified TV/FM antenna with a rotator and inline amplifier, no less.

Swell. That means no digital CBS until late autumn. I think there's going to be a local digital translator next year, however. I hope.

Tom