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DTV | HDTV Reception and Antenna Discussion
Cannot pick up stations broadcast from four miles away
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<p>[QUOTE="dkreichen1968, post: 95803, member: 6026"]Yes, buildings can block and distort signals. No, tvfool doesn't account for that. Without being able to look at the signals using a scope it's hard to say what is really going on. Overload is a possiblility. Multipath interference (what was ghosting in analog) is a real possiblity (multiple signals bouncing off buildings). Or, you may be just "under the beam" due to the buildings between you and the towers. Multipath can be fixed with a directional (or even shielded) antenna, but a directional antenna would only add to the overload problem. Being "under the beam" would pretty much be a show stopper.[/QUOTE]</p><p></p>
[QUOTE="dkreichen1968, post: 95803, member: 6026"]Yes, buildings can block and distort signals. No, tvfool doesn't account for that. Without being able to look at the signals using a scope it's hard to say what is really going on. Overload is a possiblility. Multipath interference (what was ghosting in analog) is a real possiblity (multiple signals bouncing off buildings). Or, you may be just "under the beam" due to the buildings between you and the towers. Multipath can be fixed with a directional (or even shielded) antenna, but a directional antenna would only add to the overload problem. Being "under the beam" would pretty much be a show stopper.[/QUOTE]
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