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I took my Antennas Direct 91XG outside and put it on a pole that I was holding on while my TV was scanning for stations.
and I was able to get 22.1 from WB with a 49-50 signal
My 55 inch Plasma also picked up 49.1 and 50.1 butttt with no picture.

I am sure I can put a roof mount on my roof that I have and get at least another 10 feet at least...Would you good folks think I will get more stations?
and is it best to uut a Amp on???And what is the Best Amp I can get?
From the TV too the antenna will be less then 100 feet.
Since I am only facing the WB Scranton area I feel I don't think I need a rotor unless you folks think differant?.Thanks JT

49.1 is WVIA (PBS) and 50.1 is WNEP (ABC). When you put it up on the pole, those should correctly scan in as 44-1 and 16-1 respectively. If you got 22-1, then 28-1 shouldn't be too much weaker since it's coming out of the same antenna at the same power level.

I would suspect putting it up on the roof would help you to get 56-1 WOLF (FOX) as well. Not sure you'd get too much beyond that. An amp could certainly help at your distance, and a rotor would only help if you want to try for stations besides those in Scranton.

- Trip

Thanks for your time
I started witha fresh scan and was able to get 22.1,very good picture but
I am sure the signal should be better then 50%
I don't get it,if I am getting 49.1 and 50.1 why would I not get 28.1???Orrrr should there be programing on 49.1 and 50.1???(No picture on those stations}
I thought that the Antennas Direct 91XG is one of the Best UHF antennas
to get HD??? and what is the BEST Amp to get since I am 37.1 miles away from the tower?
At looking at TVfool it seems that 22.1 is in the hard to pickup GRAY area
But with the RED area I am not getting anything,but I am sure maybe another 8-10 feet might do it?...Thanks JT
I http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8d17cc417803db

It's a good antenna, but it won't make signals appear out of nowhere. You're very close to the noise floor, according to your TV Fool plot, meaning you're going to have to put it up on the roof to get 49 and 50 to show a picture. That is what you'll probably need to see a signal on Fox as well.

22.1 and 28.1 are on channels 13 and 11, respectively, which are VHF frequencies. Your XG-91 is made for UHF rather than VHF, but if you're seeing 22.1 now, when you get it up on the roof it may pull in 28.1 as well. The radio club I'm in has an XG-91 and it does not receive the local VHF station, but if it's working for you, I say don't argue with it.

To answer your question, I think the extra 8-10 feet might do it, but the only way to be sure is to try and see.

As for an amp, I'd say to get the antenna on the roof first, see what your signals are like, then think about an amp.

- Trip

Thanks for your time Trip

I remember a few years ago during the Winter I was able to get 16.1 along with 22.1 with a few HD stations in the 40s
Yes I am sure a VHF antenna will help buttt I am only looking for Digitals and HD stations...........Yes I will put the antenna on the roof and see what happens....Maybe because its spring and the trees are getting full with leaves,thats why I am not getting much.thanks again...........JT

So... I had Comcast installed earlier in the week and I'm comparing it to Dish Network. It seems like a tough call but I think Dish wins for SD and Comcast wins for HD but not all channels. It's a very tough decision!

Has anybody else recently compared these two?

Hello, folks:

I find myself in Bushkill again this summer, and for the first time ever, I've managed to receive a digital TV signal here! I decoded WNEP-50 last night. WVIA-49 was close but never quite decoded, and WOLF-45 was present but much weaker. Nothing else showed any signal.

We're in a different, higher location this year, and I suspect that to be responsible for my first-time reception.

- Trip

Looks like the two Nexstar stations WYOU and WBRE finally got the equipment to play back syndicated programming in HD. Dr. Oz looks good, albeit a few errors causing the signal to break up with green and purple lines.

Just caught up on WNEP too, as syndicated programming has been broadcasting in HD for a week or two now. Seinfeld looks pretty good in HD on WNEP. Last local stations to be HD ready for syndicates are WOLF, WSWB and WQMY.

Thanks for the update.

I'm still hoping that Comcast gets GSN HD (as silly as that sounds) so I can switch off Dish Network. Hopefully they get it soon...

I've been in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre DMA a few times lately, whether I was at PNC Field in Moosic or at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Plains. Anyways, is that the WNEP-TV studio I see while leaving I-81, heading for PNC Field? Also, while in the parking lot of the casino, I see the big wind turbines up on the hill, above the studio for WOLF-TV (FOX)/WQMY-TV (MY). I heard those affect TV reception for some people in the area. Wouldn't the topography do more to hinder one's reception?

You're correct: the WNEP studio is located near PNC Field, right off I-81. Also, the WVIA studio is near Pocono Downs, on the other side of I-81.

As for wind turbines vs. topography, the topography is the bigger hinderance, but I've also heard (and stated here) that the turbines also affect reception, but I heard that it was up in the Waymart area. I was in Waymart last month, and like you, I think the terrain is more of a problem there than anywhere else. Perhaps the problem manifests itself as you go toward Honesdale - I'm not sure.

Has anybody received any new HD channels on Comcast?

I've heard of other areas (Montgomery County, PA) getting GSN HD, BBCA HD, etc, and I'm really hoping that Wilkes-Barre gets these.

(I'm still waiting for GSN HD mostly, and then I can switch from Dish Network!)

Contradicting an e-mail response I received from a programming rep. at the local FOX/CW/MYNet studio HQ it looks as though today the stations started broadcasting select programs from syndicates in HD. The response said the studio equipment would not be completely replaced until next Fall season. So far in sampling programming, shows such as 30 Rock and two and half men are being played back in HD. Newer episodes of Family Guy and the Simpsons were played tonight and they were not in HD (still 16:9 squeezed into the 4:3 aspect ratio area). The Big Bang Theory was just 4:3 with no letterbox. Adams Cable does not carry WQMY in HD, so there is no telling whether programming on there is HD (the station always messes with aspect ratios on the SD feed). The high definition gap closes further for this Nielsen Market.

WBRE (NBC affiliate) started HD newscasts April 2, with WYOU (CBS affiliate) airing WBRE-produced newscasts at noon and 7 p.m. WYOU closed down its own news operation in 2009