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Clear TV indoor DTV antenna
I am trying to use an indoor DTV antenna with my flat screen TV, but am having some problems. I get most Cleveland TV stations very well, with the exception of two (channels 8 and 19). These stations transmit on high VHF DTV channels, not UHF, so for some reason my indoor DTV antenna does not receive them. Isn't there an FCC rule stating that all DTV stations must transmit on UHF channels? The stations I do not get happen to be the two channels I watch the most -- CBS 19, with MeTV on 19.2, and FOX 8, with Antenna TV on 8.2. What do I need in terms of an antenna to get these channels along with the rest of the DTV stations I just mentioned? I live on the first floor of a two-story apartment building, located roughly 35 miles east of downtown Cleveland near the south shore of Lake Erie. I am getting every local channel (including 8/8.2 and 19/19.2) on cable at this time, but I've been thinking of using an indoor antenna because of the better picture quality on the channels I do receive here. I have been informed that I would need a rather large outdoor antenna to get the two high VHF DTV channels my small indoor DTV antenna does not receive, but I don't want to go to the trouble of installing such an antenna if I can avoid it.
I have been seeing ads on TV for an indoor DTV antenna called "Clear TV", which looks much larger than the UHF DTV antenna I already have, and have found out on the company's website that the antenna will in fact receive both high VHF and UHF DTV channels; if this is in fact true, this antenna could solve all my reception problems. Has anyone here ever heard of this antenna, and if so, what results can be expected from it in my area? If, for any reason, the Clear TV antenna will not work here for the stations I mentioned, are there any other indoor DTV antennas that can pull in every local DTV station in Cleveland? I am not interested in DX reception, just local digital TV from Cleveland. My cable service (currently expanded basic) from Time Warner is great, but the rates keep going up every year (!) so I'm looking for a reliable OTA indoor digital antenna. Thanks much for any and all replies and advice.
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Jeff, WB8NHV Collecting, restoring and enjoying vintage Zenith radios since 2002 Zenith. Gone, but not forgotten. |
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