Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts?

Date	2012-02-18 08:59 -0800
From	Ant <ant@zimage.comANT>
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Subject	Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts?
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On 2/17/2012 11:39 PM PT, D. Stussy typed:

>> Not if there is a big hill/mountain blocking transmitters. Both
>> antennaweb and tvfools show yellow and red for them. Previous home
>> owners couldn't get OTA because of that. See:
>> http://i.imgur.com/q7LS4.jpg
>> http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d40330909db0c9f
>> http://i.imgur.com/KWz13.gif
>
> I've got 1200 feet of hill in my way of line of sight, and on your list, I
> can receive down to KCET, but not KCBS.  However, I do have a 57 element
> rooftop antenna.  KNBC or KTLA will probably be your weakest received major
> station without a rooftop antenna.  You're about 18.5 miles away while I'm
> 25 miles distant from the main collection of transmitters.  Good luck.

Right, but this antenna has to be twenty floors high to get all channels 
(green status). FYI, the house is one floor and right next to the big 
hill/small mountain's south side (no view of the mountains (e.g., 
Mount/Mt. Wilson) on the north). The antenna woulkd have to be over this 
blockage. :(
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Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-17 12:19 -0800
  Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2012-02-17 20:29 +0000
    Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-17 12:30 -0800
  Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Bill M. <wbillups@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-17 15:12 -0600
    Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-17 15:50 -0800
      Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> - 2012-02-17 19:17 -0500
  Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? "D. Stussy" <spam+newsgroups@bde-arc.ampr.org> - 2012-02-17 16:39 -0800
    Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-17 17:35 -0800
      Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Bill M. <wbillups@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-18 00:30 -0600
        Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 08:55 -0800
          Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Bill M. <wbillups@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-18 12:03 -0600
            Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 10:07 -0800
      Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? "D. Stussy" <spam+newsgroups@bde-arc.ampr.org> - 2012-02-17 23:39 -0800
        Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 08:59 -0800
        Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 09:21 -0800
  Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Justice Gustine <justicegustine@aol.com> - 2012-02-17 17:02 -0800
    Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-17 17:39 -0800
      Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Bill M. <wbillups@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-17 23:21 -0600
        Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 09:02 -0800
          Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2012-02-18 17:53 +0000
            Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 10:09 -0800
              Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Bill M. <wbillups@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-18 13:08 -0600
            Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Bill M. <wbillups@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-18 13:10 -0600
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            Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 10:08 -0800
              Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Bill M. <wbillups@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-18 13:09 -0600
                Re: Satellite or cable service for local TV broadcasts? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-02-18 11:25 -0800
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