I know many variations of this question have been asked, but I'm getting frustrated and hope someone with similar experiences can help me out. I live 5 miles away from the Sears Tower and have recently purchased the SIR-T160. I have not activated the DirecTV tuner yet but am trying to get the HD locals with mixed results.
I've tried 5 different antennas (all indoor) from $10 RS antennas to a $50 amplified Jensen antenna. All I've been able to pull in is ABC, FOX and UPN (also PAX but don't care about that). At one point I was able to get NBC, but with many dropouts.
My setup is at the north end of our condo on the 2nd floor with the transmitters being to the south. CBS is a low VHF channel (3) so I expected some trouble with that but still thought I'd be able get it with some effort, as I'm also only 5 miles from the Hancock center, as well. The Silver Sensor didn't really get much more for me but I would like to get CBS so thought a VHF/UHF antenna would be more appropriate.
Has anyone else had more success in a similar situation? I feel my next step is the TERK TV42 mounted on the dish but have heard mixed reviews. From my dish on the roof, however, you can literally see both the Sears and the Hancock clearly so thought that might bode well for my situation. I realize that a different outdoor antenna would work better but due to condo living that would but a more difficult sell.
Anyone with comments/advise? Any would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Rob
I've tried 5 different antennas (all indoor) from $10 RS antennas to a $50 amplified Jensen antenna. All I've been able to pull in is ABC, FOX and UPN (also PAX but don't care about that). At one point I was able to get NBC, but with many dropouts.
My setup is at the north end of our condo on the 2nd floor with the transmitters being to the south. CBS is a low VHF channel (3) so I expected some trouble with that but still thought I'd be able get it with some effort, as I'm also only 5 miles from the Hancock center, as well. The Silver Sensor didn't really get much more for me but I would like to get CBS so thought a VHF/UHF antenna would be more appropriate.
Has anyone else had more success in a similar situation? I feel my next step is the TERK TV42 mounted on the dish but have heard mixed reviews. From my dish on the roof, however, you can literally see both the Sears and the Hancock clearly so thought that might bode well for my situation. I realize that a different outdoor antenna would work better but due to condo living that would but a more difficult sell.
Anyone with comments/advise? Any would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Rob