[MarcW]

Well I hooked up a RS double bow tie antenna to my new DTC100 yesterday thinking that after all the things I have read on this board this miracle antenna would provide me with lots of HDTV programs but nadda... All I get is CBS (WKRC) and that's it! All other digital channels (FOX19, ABC, NBC) have such a low signal strength that the DTC can't lock on the signal. The signal bounces from 0 - max. 30. Sometimes it will go up to 35 so I actually get to see a picture for a few seconds. I've tried different locations for the antenna even put it outside on my balcony but no improvement. Would a pre-amplifier do any good in a situation like this ???


-Marc

 

[Prosumer.tv]

Someone recommended I use the RS 15-1170 Inline Signal Amplifier for $30, which is double the cost of the Bowtie. I'm going to a rooftop, so I decided nah!


I receive only one station with the bowtie at about 64 signal strength and I'm just two miles from the transmitter here in S.F.


If you can't do a rooftop, give it a try, it might help.

 

[jhelferich]

Where at do you live at? I live in the Northgate Mall Area and the RS bowtie works great i get them all. I also have the DTC-100


CBS - 75-85

ABC - 70-80

FOX - 60-70

NBC - 10-80

 

[MarcW]

I live in Forrest Park right off of the Mt. Healthy I-275 exit. Unfortunatly I live in an apartment so a rooftop antenna is not an option for me =(


I just went to Radio Shack and bought the inline amp. Hope this will fix the issue.


-Marc

 

[Akenyon]

MarcW- I don't doubt that you are having trouble with the Cinti ABC affiliate's DTV signal: WCPO-DT is VHF channel 10 - not a good match for a UHF indoor antenna. Most likely your problems with the other UHF DTV channels have a lot to do with multipath. That will be difficult to deal with in a multi-unit apartment building. You may want to check out WHIO-DT 41 out of Dayton just for grins - they have been operating full time since last Thursday. The point being that there may be less multipath when you are receiving a signal from the north.


You are not missing much with WLWT-DT NBC 35 - they still don't pass anything but NTSC upconverts.

 

[MarcW]

Akenyon,


The only signal I get reliably is WKRC which ironically is the only station that Time Warner Cable passes through as 8VSB on 82.1

After some couple hours of moving the antenna around I do get NBC with a strength around 45-50 and Fox19 with roughly the same signal strenght. My DTC-100 found that Dayton channel you mentioned on 41 but the signal bounces anywhere from 0 to 30 and is too weak. Any idea what sort of indoor antenna would be good to receive ABC in this area ?


Thanks,

-Marc