Hi Guys - first post.
I just moved to downtown Seattle to the 7th floor of an apartment building. I have a Zenith HDV420 receiver and a Silver Sensor antenna (Zenith brand). When I hooked up the SS to the HDV420, I get 2 channels and neither is digital. I live between 2 and 5 miles from most of the TV towers here, and have a few tall buildings around me (see attachment for view - its facing north). I put on the 10db attenuator that was supplied with the HDV420 to see if that would help and still nothing. When I scan signal strength I get a low signal, but nothing more than "bad".
Any ideas on what I can do? I don't have an attic and can't place an antenna on the roof so basically I'm stuck using an indoor antenna. I tinkered with the idea of getting a CM 4221 and putting it next to a bookcase inside my living room where it would be hidden, but if I can get away with a smaller antenna I would prefer it.
I just moved from Colorado Springs where DTV isn't availble OTA so I'm pretty excited to get it working. I'm getting my Samsung HDN5065W on Thursday to pair with the Zenith.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
I just moved to downtown Seattle to the 7th floor of an apartment building. I have a Zenith HDV420 receiver and a Silver Sensor antenna (Zenith brand). When I hooked up the SS to the HDV420, I get 2 channels and neither is digital. I live between 2 and 5 miles from most of the TV towers here, and have a few tall buildings around me (see attachment for view - its facing north). I put on the 10db attenuator that was supplied with the HDV420 to see if that would help and still nothing. When I scan signal strength I get a low signal, but nothing more than "bad".
Any ideas on what I can do? I don't have an attic and can't place an antenna on the roof so basically I'm stuck using an indoor antenna. I tinkered with the idea of getting a CM 4221 and putting it next to a bookcase inside my living room where it would be hidden, but if I can get away with a smaller antenna I would prefer it.
I just moved from Colorado Springs where DTV isn't availble OTA so I'm pretty excited to get it working. I'm getting my Samsung HDN5065W on Thursday to pair with the Zenith.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve