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OVER-THE-AIR DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEPTION FAQ:
1. Do I need a special antenna to receive HDTV?
2. How can I find out how much antenna I need?
3. Do I need a rotator?
4. Do I need to ground my antenna?
5. Are OTA digital broadcasts all UHF?
6. What are the VHF channels?
7. What are the UHF channels?
8. Is a station's digital signal transmitted on the same channel as its analog signal was?
9. If I'm tuning to ch 45 to watch HDTV, why does the display say 7.1?
10. What's better: more antenna or a pre-amp?
11. What is "multipath?"
12. How useful are dish clip-on antennas and other unconventional antenna solutions?
13. Is analog reception an indicator of how good digital reception will be?
14. My TV says it's HD Ready. Why can't I tune to any digital stations?
15. I was getting channel x yesterday, but today it's gone. What happened?
16. I plugged my HDTV into my cable system and didn't get anything. Why?
17. Are there other sites I can go to to learn more?
18. Are there sites other than antennaweb I can use?
19. What is NTSC, ATSC, QAM and CableCard?
20. What do I do if my Homeowner's or Condo Association prohibits external antennas?
If you'd like to add to this FAQ, please do the following. Click on the POST REPLY button (don't use the quick reply window). Type the FAQ in the TITLE space. Then answer the FAQ in the message window. I will assemble the questions into the first post of this thread and link each one to the post that contains the question and answer.
OVER-THE-AIR DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEPTION FAQ:
1. Do I need a special antenna to receive HDTV?
2. How can I find out how much antenna I need?
3. Do I need a rotator?
4. Do I need to ground my antenna?
5. Are OTA digital broadcasts all UHF?
6. What are the VHF channels?
7. What are the UHF channels?
8. Is a station's digital signal transmitted on the same channel as its analog signal was?
9. If I'm tuning to ch 45 to watch HDTV, why does the display say 7.1?
10. What's better: more antenna or a pre-amp?
11. What is "multipath?"
12. How useful are dish clip-on antennas and other unconventional antenna solutions?
13. Is analog reception an indicator of how good digital reception will be?
14. My TV says it's HD Ready. Why can't I tune to any digital stations?
15. I was getting channel x yesterday, but today it's gone. What happened?
16. I plugged my HDTV into my cable system and didn't get anything. Why?
17. Are there other sites I can go to to learn more?
18. Are there sites other than antennaweb I can use?
19. What is NTSC, ATSC, QAM and CableCard?
20. What do I do if my Homeowner's or Condo Association prohibits external antennas?