Why is ATSC on VHF so damn finicky?

[benman94]

Here's a TV fool report for their location:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...00134b9f3ba862

Some of the Detroit stations seem to have gone missing from the TVFool database, but my point can still be made. WJRT blinks in and out all the time, WILX, WJBK, and CBET, which came in just fine in the analog era, haven't been picked up since the analog shutoff.

[jr_tech]

A number of interesting articles here by Charles Rhodes, who I believe participated in the early ATSC standards work. A number of ATSC "pitfalls" are analyzed here:

http://www.tvtechnology.com/author/c...odes/2/article

jr

[centralradio]

Sorry to be negative. Dont get me started on DTV .LOL .Because. its a failed format.I said this before that I used too get all channels the analog way and some came in just with the antenna lugs.New I dont receive crap with this crappy new system.VHF or UHF.Its a pile of crap that was unloaded too sell off the TV channel bandwidth to the telecom people and other wireless companies. .Thanks to the MSM for the brainwashing the public saying its better then regular TV.Fake news BS..

End of my rant.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by centralradio

Sorry to be negative. Dont get me started on DTV .LOL .Because. its a failed format.I said this before that I used too get all channels the analog way and some came in just with the antenna lugs.New I dont receive crap with this crappy new system.VHF or UHF.Its a pile of crap that was unloaded too sell off the TV channel bandwidth to the telecom people and other wireless companies. .Thanks to the MSM for the brainwashing the public saying its better then regular TV.Fake news BS..

End of my rant.

How far away are the local transmitters anyway? Have you run a "tv fool" analysis?

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29

When the going gets tough, the tough get BIGGER ANTENNAS

jr

[centralradio]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

How far away are the local transmitters anyway? Have you run a "tv fool" analysis?

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29

When the going gets tough, the tough get BIGGER ANTENNAS

jr

Thanks Jr. . The closes is about 15 miles and the others very from 20 to 35 miles since I'm in the center of the state.The VHF station is the 15 miles away station.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by centralradio

Sorry to be negative. Dont get me started on DTV .LOL .Because. its a failed format...

That's too bad you have such bad results. It's 100% all good here. No airplane fading, no static noise slowly crawling up the picture from noisy power lines and other sources, no ghosting from multipath. Don't miss any of that. With a good antenna and tuner DTV works great. I even pull in a station from Oklahoma with the same picture quality as the locals and the OK station is about 100 miles away, on RF 12, KXII 12. Over 110 channels total. Much more efficient.

[centralradio]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

That's too bad you have such bad results. It's 100% all good here. No airplane fading, no static noise slowly crawling up the picture from noisy power lines and other sources, no ghosting from multipath. Don't miss any of that. With a good antenna and tuner DTV works great. I even pull in a station from Oklahoma with the same picture quality as the locals and the OK station is about 100 miles away, on RF 12, KXII 12. Over 110 channels total. Much more efficient.

Thanks Ed.Wow you are lucky.It is a bad experience and thats why I'm probably so negative over DTV. I see the benefits of it but its useless if I cant get even one channel.I probably have put up a 50 foot mast antenna to get anything here.If it was the other way around .I would cut the cable and go OTA.For $36 bucks on cable and thats all its worth to me.