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Originally Posted by zeno
We are from the same area ( Acton back then). The old tube
Zeniths had the hottest tuners & selectivity. Newer varactor tuners
almost as good & in a few yrs even better.
At the shop the ultimate test was to get WMTW TV8 on Mt.
Washington with the antenna pointed SE at Ch 7. Only Zeniths
could do it consistently, all others rarely.
If you are from Rio Linda the test is this. Ch 8 is 130 miles
due N. Also CH 9 due N. abt 45 mi. CH 7 SW apx 30mi.
A brutal test of your traps & selectivity.
73 Zeno  |
Growing up, we had the "Eastern New England" edition of TV Guide, so it would list the Channel 8 of New Haven, CT.
Of course as a curious kid, I'd occasionally try to tune in stations from outside the Boston area, but only channels 9 (Manchester, NH), 10 (Providence, RI), 11 (Durham, NH), and 12 (Providence, RI?) were at all watchable.
Occasionally, a very faint signals on channels 6 & 8 could be (barely) seen, but the only sound would be white noise.
I remember one time I got channel 13 to tune in quite clearly, but it must have been due to the atmospheric conditions, as it was something that I was unable to do again. (And the fact channel 13 was not listed in the local TV Guide meant I had no idea where it was located.)