Why do antennas say they work for channels 7-69? What about chennels 1-6...why not those?
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I'm not sure, why they are marked that way. But I have this antenna and it gets all the channels including 1-6. It was easy to install and has worked great for me for over a year.
228875
Since the change over to Digital signals all OTA station use the upper or Ultra High Frequency band to transmit both audio and video signals. If you view a station on channel 3.1 now you are picking up a translated signal from some UHF broadcast. There are no VHF broadcasts since the digital switch over.
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Channels 7-69 are UHF, 1-6 are VHF. Some antennas are UHF only (they tend to be smaller because UHF wave lengths are shorter). Some are UHF/VHF combined to pick up all channels but have some elements that are bigger to pick up the longer wave lengths of VHF. The CM2016 is the latter.
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Channels that say that they are 1-6 (like the major networks in most areas) are not really broadcasting on those channels. In my areas channel 2 (CBS) is really 12.1, etc. In my area only one channel in below 6 and it is a local that I have never heard of or watched. Check out one of the online directories of broadcast channels in your area and see if you really need VHF.
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The CM2016, Like Most residential TV antennas, is what is called a "Half Wave Di-pole". In this design the length of each antenna element is one quarter the wavelength they are designed for so that each pair of elements is on half the design wavelength. Being tuned this way results in the highest possible gain for a simple antenna design. Looking at the CM2016, you will see a pair of much longer elements off to the side, these are the "high VHF" elements that capture Channells 7-13. The main beam of the antenna is an array of shorter elements designed to capture UHF channels and the medium length elements above and below are UHF reflector elements that increase gain and directionality in the UHF range. No matter what the advertised channel designation is, digital television is not transmitted in the "Low VHF" range...many local stations retained their old designations for public recognition reasons when they changed over from NTSC to DTV.
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An antenna that receives UHF, VHF Hi and VHF Lo is usually much larger than this. Many antennae that are made largely for UHF also have some shorter range VHF Hi capabilities. Also very few broadcast stations tend to utilize VHF Lo.
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BUT, if you look at the gain figures in the little chart (one of the images), you'll see that this antenna is essentially unity gain, with no directivity, for channels 7 through 13 (174-216 MHz).I think it's pretty safe to assume that this is a UHF antenna! (Channels 14 through 69, or wherever they stop now. Ch. 56?)I notice that some of the reviews mention this same thing - that VHF-Hi reception is poor.So you may want to keep this in mind, if any of your ATSC stations operate on channels 7 - 13.
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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 don't know specifically what the problem may be, but have you tried re-scanning for your local channels? Maybe something got mixed up or the locals made changes of which you aren't aware. I looked at some of the other answers and comments and if you want 6.1, isn't that the same as ordinary 6? I know in the St.Louis market the primary local channels I get through DirecTV (2, 4, 5, 9, 11, etc) are the same as 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 9.1, 11.1, etc, which are the OTA channels. Anyway, hopefully re-scanning for your locals will help.
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We are getting stations in the red and blue zone, plus one that does not show up as one that we should be able to receive. We have the antenna mounted on the chimney of a 2 story house and live in a hilly area. Have to adjust direction when it was mounted. Has been working well.
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To add to my previous response to the question from Mr goddard, I would add that I receive all available channels from 3.1 thru 54.6 which covers VHF and UHF. But again, check with the mfr of the item.
1191667
I only have channels 3 and 6 on the low end 2 thru 9. (get 3 diff channels on 3 out of psu. Only 11 channels total avail here in rural central Pa. I will try to get more in the spring by rotating it.
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There's NO SUCH THING as a digital antenna. TV is broadcast by radio waves. It makes NO DIFFERENCE to the antenna if the waves are modulated in digital or old style analog, they're still just radio waves. The digital decoding happens inside the TV, not in the antenna. ANY TV antenna will work. Your reception will depend on how good the antenna is, where it's placed, & how far the TV stations are. Beware those flat or mini antennas are designed for only UHF frequency reception & will not pick up VHF stations well unless they're real strong & you're real close to the station. Except for a large attic or rooftop UHF/VHF antenna, the only other antennas designed to do well with the VHF TV frequencies will be your old fashioned rabbit ears antennas. So look up what frequencies the stations in your area are broadcasting on. In many areas, they're all on the UHF bands but not always, & you can't tell by the channel number. In my area, channel 67, which has 4 great sub-channels actually broadcasts on the old VHF channel 7 frequency. Rabbit ears pick it up, but no small or flat antenna would. Meanwhile channel 7, the ABC affiliate in my area, actually broadcasts on the old UHF channel 38 channel frequency. Don't buy into "digital optimized" or "digital ready antennas" it's meaningless sales jargon. On the air TV still just radio waves. You just need a good antenna that will pick up the frequencies in your area. A big attic or rooftop antenna will get a lot more stations, than an indoor one. But if you live near a city where all the big networks are within a few miles, a cheap simple antenna might be good enough. But get rabbit ears if any of them still broadcast on the VHF TV band. Usually extending them no more than 15"-18" is good enough for VHF. If all your stations are near, & on UHF frequencies, just hang one of those little or flat "digital" antennas on a window or wall.
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I installed two of these antennae in two different locations and they work pretty good. check all your connections, you may have gotten a bad amplifier supplied with the antennae.
1096734
It mostly stays on the same channel. At times, if I'm trying to change to channel 209 for example, it would only ready one of the numbers and change to channel 2 or 9 instead. After multiple times trying, it usually works. But there are times where the effort is not really worth it.
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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 depends on the broadcast frequencies used in your country; it works best on the U.S. UHF TV band (470-700MHz), and is somewhat less effective on the VHF-high band (174-216MHz). I don't know about the frequencies between 216 and 470MHz (which are not used for TV in the USA), but it won't work well below 174MHz (channel 7 in the USA).
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I normally goto tvfool.com and use actual address, and it will tell me what channels to expect, with different types of antenna, either indoor or roof or ... It's prediction is very accurate. I will try different location with mohu, and have the tv re-scan and "re-save" the frequency every time. Took 1 hour to find the sweet spot, but well worth it.
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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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Yes. It is designed for channels 7 through 13 and UHF , but I found it also does a respectable job on channels 2 through 6.
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We researched antennas and thought this one would work for us. We live in a rural area in the foothills of Nevada - approximately 150 miles from Las Vegas... This antenna works well enough to bring in 14 stations without cable or satallite. Hope this helps you ...
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I also forget to mention that I spent a lot of time making sure that the antenna was pointed in the correct direction. This required finding my map location relative to the TV stations and then using a compass to point the antenna correctly at them. Remember that long range antennas have high gain, but are also VERY directional. That means that pointing them correctly is more important than for lower gain antennas and certainly compared to omnidirectional antennas.
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Lynne, Your problem probably lies in your antenna or its placement. Is it an outdoor antenna? Is it one of the old big VHF antennas from many years ago? Search the internet for TVFOOL or DTVusaforum, they will help you out.I get 40+ channels on this TV using a DB4e antenna.