Hey all, first post but you have helped me a lot over the years by reading others posts, so thanks! Im stumped this time though.
I'm trying to accomplish a reliable antenna setup in Grand Haven, MI (49417) to receive the major networks (FOX, NBC, CBS, ABC). I can get FOX & ABC but have some trouble with CBS (3.1) and NBC (8.1). These both appear to be running on VHF-Hi.
Here are the vitals:
(TV Fool link 4 posts down...sorry...)
Antenna(s): ClearStream 2V and I have also tried RCA ANT751R.
Antenna pointed: 128 degrees
Cable: RG6
Receiver: ViewTv AT-163
Height: 12ft AGL
Location: Outside, 2' above roof level
Pre-Amp: Winegard LNA-200
System Map: [receiver (x2)]---75ft (x2)---[2 way splitter]--1ft--[LNA-200]---25ft---[ANT751R]
On the TV Fool channel list, I can get all channels from the top until I get to WOOD-DT (8.1virt, 7 real) which is right on the verge, some days good, some days bad. The next one down, WWMT (3.1virt, 7 real) has never come in. However moving down one more to WOTV (41.1virt, 20 real)..I get perfect reception...everything else below that on the list is dead.
I was running only the 2V and thought the ANT751 might do better on VHF, but the results were almost identical when it came to WOOD & WWMT. I even plugged the ANT751 into the VHF input of the 2V instead of its own VHF antenna. Right now I only have the ANT751 and I can tell that the UHF is suffering. The only combo i have not yet tried is using a combiner to run both the 2V and the 751 at the same time.
I was originally hoping to do an attic setup and this setup was just a test, but with the trouble I'm having getting an outdoor signal, I'm not so sure that is still an option.
If anybody has ideas on how I could pull in channel 3&8(virt), that would be awesome!
I'm trying to accomplish a reliable antenna setup in Grand Haven, MI (49417) to receive the major networks (FOX, NBC, CBS, ABC). I can get FOX & ABC but have some trouble with CBS (3.1) and NBC (8.1). These both appear to be running on VHF-Hi.
Here are the vitals:
(TV Fool link 4 posts down...sorry...)
Antenna(s): ClearStream 2V and I have also tried RCA ANT751R.
Antenna pointed: 128 degrees
Cable: RG6
Receiver: ViewTv AT-163
Height: 12ft AGL
Location: Outside, 2' above roof level
Pre-Amp: Winegard LNA-200
System Map: [receiver (x2)]---75ft (x2)---[2 way splitter]--1ft--[LNA-200]---25ft---[ANT751R]
On the TV Fool channel list, I can get all channels from the top until I get to WOOD-DT (8.1virt, 7 real) which is right on the verge, some days good, some days bad. The next one down, WWMT (3.1virt, 7 real) has never come in. However moving down one more to WOTV (41.1virt, 20 real)..I get perfect reception...everything else below that on the list is dead.
I was running only the 2V and thought the ANT751 might do better on VHF, but the results were almost identical when it came to WOOD & WWMT. I even plugged the ANT751 into the VHF input of the 2V instead of its own VHF antenna. Right now I only have the ANT751 and I can tell that the UHF is suffering. The only combo i have not yet tried is using a combiner to run both the 2V and the 751 at the same time.
I was originally hoping to do an attic setup and this setup was just a test, but with the trouble I'm having getting an outdoor signal, I'm not so sure that is still an option.
If anybody has ideas on how I could pull in channel 3&8(virt), that would be awesome!