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Originally Posted by dhebard
I saved the image (TVFool), but when I do a search for the png file to attach the computer doesn't find it!
I'll go out on a limb here and post my address: 228 Brentridge Drive 97471 @ 19 feet (maybe someone can figure this out!)
I first tried hooking the coax (100 ft of RG6) to the OTA connection of my DirecTV receiver and then tried directly to the TV. It made no difference either way!
I receive channel 4.1 @ 95-100 signal strength (70 with rabbit ears), channel 36.1 @ 67 and 46.1 @ 70 (couldn't receive either with rabbit ears).
I want to be able to receive channel 31 (Fox) and channel 12.1 (ABC).
I even stood up on the roof with a compass to aim the antenna!!
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I don't think any of this problem has to do with your antenna.
I suspect your ideas on what stations you might receive are confused by the low-power channel designations in your area. Channel 31 (Fox) is much too far away for you to receive a signal, but it is re-transmitted by a repeater station K33FE which is close to you.
Unfortunately K33FE currently transmits only in analog and so can't be received by a digital tuner like the one in your DirecTV box. And according to tvfool, K33FE is staying in analog even after the digital transition in June (as a low-power repeater it is allowed to do this).
As far as ABC is concerned, I don't know if you have a local repeater but if you do it's probably the same problem. The primary transmitter for ABC might be just about possible with a CM4228 and CM7777 preamp but it's in the opposite direction to the local repeaters so you would need a rotor (or a second antenna as jim5506 suggests).