jsumners
03-19-07, 07:42 PM
Currently, I have a Radio Shack omnidirectional antenna (I would provide a link to the product, but evidently I can't) hooked up. The antenna is attached to the roof of the house (two story). The house sits in a clearing but is surrounded by tall trees; the trees are about 100' from the house. According to antennaweb, these are my OTA available channels:
DTV Antenna
Type Call Sign Channel Network City State Live
Date Compass
Orientation Miles
From Frequency
Assignment
red - vhf WXIA 11 NBC ATLANTA GA 71° 24.4 11
* red - vhf WXIA-DT 11.1 NBC ATLANTA GA 71° 24.4 10
red - uhf WTBS 17 TBS ATLANTA GA 64° 22.2 17
red - vhf WSB 2 ABC ATLANTA GA 69° 23.0 2
red - vhf WAGA 5 FOX ATLANTA GA 65° 25.4 5
* blue - uhf WAGA-DT 5.1 FOX ATLANTA GA 65° 25.4 27
blue - uhf WATC 57 REL ATLANTA GA 30° 34.2 57
* blue - uhf WTBS-DT 17.1 TBS ATLANTA GA 64° 25.5 20
blue - vhf WGTV 8 PBS ATHENS GA 73° 35.6 8
blue - uhf WPBA 30 PBS ATLANTA GA 71° 24.2 30
blue - uhf WUPA 69 CW ATLANTA GA 72° 22.6 69
* blue - uhf WUPA-DT 43.1 CW ATLANTA GA 72° 22.6 43
* blue - uhf WUVG-DT 34.1 UNI ATHENS GA 64° 25.5 48
blue - uhf WATL 36 MNT ATLANTA GA 64° 25.4 36
* blue - uhf WATL-DT 36.1 MNT ATLANTA GA 64° 25.5 25
blue - uhf WGCL 46 CBS ATLANTA GA 64° 25.4 46
* violet - uhf WGCL-DT 46.1 CBS ATLANTA GA 64° 25.4 19
* violet - uhf WHSG-DT 44.1 TBN MONROE GA 72° 22.6 44
* violet - uhf WSB-DT 2.1 ABC ATLANTA GA 69° 23.0 39
I am receiving (analog) channels 2, 5, and 11 quite clearly. Channel 8 is very snowy and the audio drops in and out. The only other two channels I am getting a signal from are 17 and 46, but they are so poor that they are unwatchable.
My desire is to be able to receive all of the digital channels plus channel 8 (which should be digital in a couple months). I am thinking about buying the DB2 UHF antenna from Antennas Direct, but if the one I currently have should be working I would like to know. If I can get away with not having to buy a new antenna right now, that would be really great.
Any suggestions?
(I do have an ATSC tuner.)
DTV Antenna
Type Call Sign Channel Network City State Live
Date Compass
Orientation Miles
From Frequency
Assignment
red - vhf WXIA 11 NBC ATLANTA GA 71° 24.4 11
* red - vhf WXIA-DT 11.1 NBC ATLANTA GA 71° 24.4 10
red - uhf WTBS 17 TBS ATLANTA GA 64° 22.2 17
red - vhf WSB 2 ABC ATLANTA GA 69° 23.0 2
red - vhf WAGA 5 FOX ATLANTA GA 65° 25.4 5
* blue - uhf WAGA-DT 5.1 FOX ATLANTA GA 65° 25.4 27
blue - uhf WATC 57 REL ATLANTA GA 30° 34.2 57
* blue - uhf WTBS-DT 17.1 TBS ATLANTA GA 64° 25.5 20
blue - vhf WGTV 8 PBS ATHENS GA 73° 35.6 8
blue - uhf WPBA 30 PBS ATLANTA GA 71° 24.2 30
blue - uhf WUPA 69 CW ATLANTA GA 72° 22.6 69
* blue - uhf WUPA-DT 43.1 CW ATLANTA GA 72° 22.6 43
* blue - uhf WUVG-DT 34.1 UNI ATHENS GA 64° 25.5 48
blue - uhf WATL 36 MNT ATLANTA GA 64° 25.4 36
* blue - uhf WATL-DT 36.1 MNT ATLANTA GA 64° 25.5 25
blue - uhf WGCL 46 CBS ATLANTA GA 64° 25.4 46
* violet - uhf WGCL-DT 46.1 CBS ATLANTA GA 64° 25.4 19
* violet - uhf WHSG-DT 44.1 TBN MONROE GA 72° 22.6 44
* violet - uhf WSB-DT 2.1 ABC ATLANTA GA 69° 23.0 39
I am receiving (analog) channels 2, 5, and 11 quite clearly. Channel 8 is very snowy and the audio drops in and out. The only other two channels I am getting a signal from are 17 and 46, but they are so poor that they are unwatchable.
My desire is to be able to receive all of the digital channels plus channel 8 (which should be digital in a couple months). I am thinking about buying the DB2 UHF antenna from Antennas Direct, but if the one I currently have should be working I would like to know. If I can get away with not having to buy a new antenna right now, that would be really great.
Any suggestions?
(I do have an ATSC tuner.)