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I purchased a $20 Phillips antenna. Which picks up several channels however each channel will freeze and pause briefly, this makes watching TV difficult. I have tried the antenna in different directions and I live in an urban area outside Raleigh.
I just cannot understand know why the channels won't come in clear all the time? Do you think the television service providers are blocking the signal so I have to pay for basic cable?
OTA providers do not block their own signals. What model is it? Have you checked for any online reviews of your antenna to see if it might have any inherent problems? That's pretty much rule 1 for me when buying new stuff, see what others say about it.
Go to AntennaWeb, type in your address, and see how far away you are from the TV transmitter towers for the Raleigh-Durham area. This website will also tell you exactly which way to face your antenna for optimum reception of each channel. It may be that you need a bigger antenna, or a higher mount. If there are lots of obstructions (buildings, hills, etc.) between you and the transmitter towers, you may have problems unless you can mount then antenna really high.
Thank you for information,at our location no one uses outdoor antenna,all dish or direct.According to site we could get about 15 channels.I will do some checking,right now I pay for locals 90 miles west which are not relevant to me.
you're having signal problems. I purchased an antenna that rotates because I had the same problem as you, and certain stations have to be "dialed in" just right sometimes.
you may need to ditch those rabbit ears and put something larger in the attic or outside of your home.
i have an antenna called the hdview360; its made by antennacraft and is an outdoor antenna. its only about 20" in diameter, and looks like a little flying saucer. its a small amplified rotating antenna and may work well for you too.
I have a uni-directional VHF antenna on a rotater and multi-directional UHF antenna(both are outside). I get a pretty good signal but there are times when the signal goes out.
With digital signals(1s and 0s) any noise in the signal can cause the picture to pause or go out.
I have a uni-directional VHF antenna on a rotater and multi-directional UHF antenna(both are outside). I get a pretty good signal but there are times when the signal goes out.
With digital signals(1s and 0s) any noise in the signal can cause the picture to pause or go out.
Heck, I've even noticed that depending on how close I get to my TV when I'm on my cell phone, I would experience picture pauses and 'signal lost'. This even happens with my laptop is pointing a certain way towards the tv picking up my apt's wifi. I've got a LCD HDTV plugged into an amplified indoor antenna (located next to the TV) for OTA HD signals only.
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