Quoted: so what's the problem? Kinda hard to tell from your post.
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You asked for it so here it comes!
DirecTV sent out three installers last Friday to upgrade my system for HD. The satellite portion works great and I couldn't be happier with the picture.
Before I start into the problem, let me give you a description of my (Over The Air) OTA setup. I have a
Samsung SIR-TS360 with a RG-6 out to a diplexer where it joins with the Satellite-In RG-6. A single RG-6 from there into the wall and out to the roof where it splits into the separate satellite and OTA RG-6's through another diplexer. The final RG-6 run is connected to a
Winegard GS-1000 pointed at about 0°. The total cable run is around 130'.
Now the guys moved the dish from one corner of my house to the opposite corner for satellite reception purposes. They could have made the cable run to my receiver in about 30' but they apparently decided to use the already existing cable from the original dish position.
I live in Germantown, TN (Memphis suburb) and according to
AntennaWeb, all the major network’s (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, UPN, and FOX) broadcast antennas with the exception of FOX lie at a bearing between 354° and 10°, a maximum distance of 13.7 miles, and a yellow antenna is recommended. The FOX antenna is currently at a bearing of 290°, 7.5 miles from my house, and requires a violet antenna. As of now, I receive ABC, CBS, PBS, and UPN through my OTA antenna.
I'm not surprised that I don't get FOX since my Winegard GS-1000 falls in the yellow category and AntennaWeb recommends a violet. I'm also not too worried about that since FOX has a construction permit filed that should put a new antenna at a bearing of 348° and 6.6 miles at some point in the future. However, I don't receive NBC which falls in the yellow category.
Here's the part that has me stumped: The
FCC TV Database Query shows the NBC, ABC, and UPN broadcast antennas are all at the same latitude and longitude. Now I know the area and there is only one tower at that location. I would think this means that all three station's broadcast antennas are on the same tower. So why am I not receiving NBC?
What am I missing here? Is my logic and/or knowledge flawed in some way? How can I resolve this problem?
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