Before getting a separate UHF 4-bay bowtie with a mast pre-amp, my brother and I watched independent channels WTAF and WPHL from Philly "through heavy snow" to see the Three Stooges and other BW re-runs on the 1971 Zenith. The audio was perfect
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Watching a cartoon or color program this way on UHF was unpleasant - as the color killer would be at its borderline, with colored snow popping in and out, making it impossible to see anything.
Great article anyone over 40 can relate to, the Author totally captured my impression of DXing AM on Dad's Philco 46-200 transitone. The hand did get hot - OW