Greenville, SC - HDTV - Page 9

I have sent a brief summary of the concerns to WSPA and have asked for a response by email.

Moechild: Welcome.
First, I would check for information at this web address:
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx
I would not, however, take the antenna recommendations literally, but you should also go to an orientation map at the same address for directions to the various transmitters. All stations in this area, except SCETV which is on Channel 9, are UHF and this makes for a small, easily handled antenna. I have not consulted a map for your area, but unless you are behind the ridge line running through Spartanburg, I am really surprised you are not getting WYFF and WHNS...both on tall towers and on high mountains. WLOS could be problem with its low power at this time. How well do you receive the analog transmissions for Channel 21, 62, 33 and 29? That would be a good indications for what should be usable UHF-DT reception. And, generally speaking, DT is easier to receive than Analog.

Suggest as a test you connect only the antenna to the HD/TV receiver to make sure there is nothing in the present distribution system that is causing problems. Based on other responses, your area should have better reception than you have experienced. Is the multi switch amplified?
(I use a large Radio Shack in my attic on a rotor, and it's only drawback is that it is very directional and requires re-orientation for each change of station...whereas the Channel Master serves to receive all local stations from WUNF-DT on Pisgah to WSPA-DT pm Hogback in just one setting.
Neither the Pisgah stations, nor WSPA are line-of-sight, but my reception is very reliable with signal strengths ranging from 69 to 90.) I receive WLOS-DT only with the attic all-band RS antenna carefully aimed at Pisgah.

I don't have a good contour map of your area at this time, but based on past experience I don't believe you should have a major obstruction between you and WSPA (Ch 53), WASV (Ch 62), WHNS (Ch 57) and WYFF (Ch 59). The analog signal from Ch 29, in Greenville, indicates you should receive Channel 9 DT with no problem. RF amplification has proven to be a major culprit in signal degradation, and it is very difficult to understand why you are not receiving very strong UHF signals from these station. I am anxious top hear what results you get with no amplifier in the line from the antenna to the STB. The very fact that MGTR has to reduce the gain of his amplfier even with a small antenna indicates that WYFF (59) puts a very strong signal in your area--one that could overload the amplifier.
The fact that you did not mention ghosting in the Analog review indicates you have little or no multipath problems.
The 4-bay Channel Master antenna is your best bet for setting up a high gain antenna that will receive all stations from one "compromise" setting aimed about half way between WSPA and WHNS...and if on a rotor you probably can pickup transmissions from some of the very tall towers east of Charlotte.
You need a good contour map to help determine what mountains may block you, if any. I have never noted a signal drop from WYFF at 11 p.m.