I recently installed this antenna, and it cannot pull in several strong local channels between channel 2 an 6. I subsequently learned that some small
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have someone inside be your eyes, you will benefit by pointing toward the station. stuck mine on a dead tree branch in backyard still works great.
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I pick up 53 channels in St Petersburg Florida, but I have 2 of these connected together and attached an RCA TVPRAMP1R Preamplifier. It has to be mounted high enough off the ground to prevent environmental interference, and even though it's advertized to be non directional, it does work better pointed toward the TV station transmitters. The higher you can mount the antenna the better the signal you'll get, and the less interference from passing trucks. Mounted indoors it will work but not nearly as good as outdoors. Mine is mounted about 18 foot above the ground on a 1-1/4" galvanized mast made from Chain link fencing top rails. I pick up 53 channels in St Petersburg Florida, but I have 2 of these connected together and attached an RCA TVPRAMP1R Preamplifier. It has to be mounted high enough off the ground to prevent environmental interference, and even though it's advertized to be non directional, it does work better pointed toward the TV station transmitters. The higher you can mount the antenna the better the signal you'll get, and the less interference from passing trucks. Mounted indoors it will work but not nearly as good as outdoors. Mine is mounted about 18 foot above the ground on a 1-1/4" galvanized... » Read More I pick up 53 channels in St Petersburg Florida, but I have 2 of these connected together and attached an RCA TVPRAMP1R Preamplifier. It has to be mounted high enough off the ground to prevent environmental interference, and even though it's advertized to be non directional, it does work better pointed toward the TV station transmitters. The higher you can mount the antenna the better the signal you'll get, and the less interference from passing trucks. Mounted indoors it will work but not nearly as good as outdoors. Mine is mounted about 18 foot above the ground on a 1-1/4" galvanized mast made from Chain link fencing top rails. « Show Less
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I am about 25 miles from the transmitters and I did not have good luck with this antenna all of the stations were UHF stations
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If you are actually talking channels 2 or 6, which are VHF frequencies and not Virtual channels like 2.1 or 6.1, then you need a VHF antenna. This is a UHF, not a VHF antenna. In the future all TV will be in the UHF range which this antenna picks up.
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I receive channels 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2 etc. depending on how the antena is positions, some better than the others but if I really want to I can move it to get eventually the one I want without noise. You may also check if your cord does niot affect the reception, in onother room I have a digital panel antena and it is very sensitive to its own cord position.
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I receive channels 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2 etc. depending on how the antena is positions, some better than the others but if I really want to I can move it o I get eventually the one I want without nise. You may also check if your cord does niot affect the reception, in onother room I have a digital panel antena and it is very sensitive to its own cord position.
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I live between to major cities that broadcast. I have it pointed in the direction of the closest city. It picks up well, but I also have an amp on it because of my cable run. I can pick up the other city to the back side of the antenna as well but not as strong. If I turn it to face the other city it does have better gain. The 2 cities signals are basically the same distance apart, within 5 miles. It is sort of multi-directional, but it does have a weaker side of reception if you are between 2 cities. I just pointed it in the direction of the signal and that was it. You really shouldn't have to move it if your broadcast towers are in the same relative area. So, I guess in that respect you could say it is multi-directional.
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My only guess is that you need to change some setting ... probably on the TV. The signal is digital. Make sure your TV is set to handle that. Other than that, it could be that the signals just aren't reaching the antenna. I get only 6 and most of those are flakey ... signal loss, jerky picture, etc. The antenna is also very sensitive to direction. Hope this helps a little.
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This is more a base-station type of antenna. I suggest you look into a mobile antenna which has some gain.
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I said in my earlier post that I did everything I could which meant I rescanned and also tried the newly purchased more powerful antenna. I received all the stations clearly but not the digital signals. I am in a metropolis city. This tv evidently does not pick up digital signals. I did get over the air signals from the first day I bought it but the question was if it would pick up digital signals after Feb. 17. Even after recanning the test today proved to me that with or without an antenna the tv does not pick up digital signals in a big metropolis area with many tv stations.
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Hi! At the very least, I would recommend getting a leaf antenna. Such an antenna is relatively inexpensive ($25 or so) and should help you pull in more channels. The leaf antennas are small, portable and can be purchased in several finishes to help it blend in with your decor. I got an extra long co-axial cable so I had more options to experiment with the best most effective placement. Good Luck! I hope you have success!
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Yes we had the same problem. My antenna was loose. I contacted amazon and received a new one. We still have static on certain channels.
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you only get the channels that are available in your area and it probably is less than 69. the machine automatically detects the available channels.
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The antenna that comes with this TV will only pick up local stations. You will have to have it hooked up to a bigger antenna to pick up better reception. It works well for viewing all of your local tv.
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I don't know what it will pick up, up there. You will need to get an inline booster. My channel 7.1 through 7.4 comes in good all the time. My channel 21.1 through 21.4 don't come in to good all the time, at night better. But I did not get any channel 21 before. I think I probably get couple other channels that I don't watch. I went on another site to see what channels, antennas would be out there, and how far away they are. And then pointed my antenna in that direction. Had to play with the ears, and antenna direction to get to work better. I hope this will help you make up your mind. I have not done anything to my antenna, but I have been thinking about screwing a bigger base on it.
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I couldn't get more than 2 channels living in a city, I got a different one that picked up well over 40 channels.
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I got the flat sector model & returned it since it wouldn't pick up any channels. I get better results with basic rabbit ears & this didn't work for me. I can't believe breaking the signal over several TV's would work well, if you could get it to work for one.
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I haven't had any problems with mine at all. Make sure your antenna is up. Be sure both are set to the same channel and make sure you are within range. Best wishes. I hope it works for you because I absolutely love mine. It none of the above suggestions work maybe it's defective. Return it and request another one. It's worth it but sorry about your troubles.
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Have you tried removing the antenna? That is about the only thing I can figure might help with that particular model. I have had a similar issue because it picks up some of my local stations and throws me off but without the antenna it seemed a bit better.
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Check that the setting is scanning air not cable. Have you moved the antenna? You can do an internet search to see what channels you can expect to find.
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I'm using it as an ATSC (HD digital signal antenna). From what I can see when I do a channel scan, I get no VHF/UHF signals. Then again, that may be because there are no broadcasters in my area that still broadcast VHF/UHF.
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it didn't work for me. Poor reception on a couple channels. Was able to get PBS only. None of the local channels would come in. I probably am in a bad reception location. I haven't had any luck with ANY inside antennas