periodic loss of HD signal OTA

[lancef]

When recieving HD signals over the air I get an occasional loss of signal for 2 or 3 seconds and the screen goes blank. Any ideas as to why I lose the signal. I have a 50 IN SONY LCD with an 80 in boom/32 element antenna roof mounted. I am roughly 28 to 30 miles from transmisson tower.

Thanks

[peterS]

your signal is weak
not much you can do if you already have a rooftop antenna

[lancef]

So when Radio Shack says the antenna I bought has a range of 70 miles they are just full of it? Some people indicate getting stations as far away as
48 Miles with the model I have.

What about a pre-amp? Would/could that help?

[aud19]

So when Radio Shack says the antenna I bought has a range of 70 miles they are just full of it? Some people indicate getting stations as far away as
48 Miles with the model I have.

What about a pre-amp? Would/could that help?

You could try to see if it could be aimed a bit better but otherwise depending on what tree's, hills, buildings, distance etc are in the way and the strength and quality of the transmitter's signal...you may get drop outs...

[lancef]

Thanks, I'll try to re-allign.

[PewterTA]

Don't they always tell you the max range is something like 30 miles for OTA. I know HD signals aren't going to be too effect much beyond that.

[peterS]

they probably read what the box said- which may be true under ideal conditions

9/10 customers who insisted on getting hd via antenna experienced this or worse from my experience

you may notice that some channels come in where others are problematic, suggesting that you receive one tower better than an other which may be on the other side of town which would mean you need to adjust the antenna for certain channels

in addition many tuners built into hdtvs vary from pretty bad to unusable even with a direct feed from a media box


you may have more success using an external tuner
the one on the direct tv h20 box is actualy very good but i do not know if it will work w/o activating the card (worth a try though)

[Kevin D]

Don't they always tell you the max range is something like 30 miles for OTA. I know HD signals aren't going to be too effect much beyond that.

I'm pulling in one from about 45 miles away, but it's at full power and that's the flip side. Just because a signal should go so far, doesn't mean the station is pushing it that hard. That one comes in stronger then the one 6 miles away.

Before Katrina knocked crap around I could occasionally pickup some Mobile, Al and New Orleans stations 90+ miles away.

Kevin D.