Hi,
The ZIP code is 01440 which is kind of a shetchy area. antennaweb.org shows that I should only get a few stations but I get more than what they list. With the RS I get some uhf channels that are not on the list. Channel 25, Fox, out of Boston is not great but most of the time it's watchable. Channel 19, I think it's WJAR out of providence comes in pretty well. Channel 28, WLWC, which I think comes out of Providence is very clear. The only one I get with the 4228 is 19 and it's not watchable. I can pick up 5 or 6 other uhf stations with the RS but they're not watchable. They don't come in at all with the 4228.
With the RS connected to the digital tuner I can pick up WJAR-DT and DX channels 10-1 and 10-2, WCDC-HD and SD channels 19-1 and -2, WLWC-DT channel 28-1, Univision channel 27-1, and WNAC-HD and DX channels 64-1 and 64-1. The problem is they drop out a lot. With the CM 4228 I can get a solid signal on WNAC-HD and Univision but the signal on the others is too weak for the tuner to lock.
I've attached the atennaweb results. I get all the channels listed except channel 3. There's a picture but it's not watchable. The others are watchable. I figured I'd loose the vhf stations with the 4228 that's why I moved the RS rather than take it down. The 4228 is on the west side of the house where the RS used to be and the RS is on the north side. They're maybe about 10 to 15 feet apart and the 4228 is about 26 feet high. The RS is about 24 feet high. It's a small house.
I'm wondering if the balun might be bad. It's the one that came with the unit. Does anyone know if CM has had trouble with them?
Thanks,
bob
blue - uhf WCDC 19 ABC ADAMS MA 289° 59.1 19
blue - uhf WYDN 48 DAY WORCESTER MA 178° 20.0 48
blue - uhf WUNI 27 UNI WORCESTER MA 153° 22.6 27
violet - vhf WCVB 5 ABC BOSTON MA 130° 43.5 5
violet - vhf WBZ 4 CBS BOSTON MA 130° 43.5 4
violet - vhf WFSB 3 CBS HARTFORD CT 231° 69.0 3
violet - vhf WGBH 2 PBS BOSTON MA 130° 43.5 2
violet - uhf WUTF 66 TFA MARLBOROUGH MA 132° 29.6 66
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