OTA reception problem

[iceman2a]

Help!
I'm just about out off idea's. I am only getting 1 digital channel. I have a medium range outdoor uhf antenna, mounted on a 10ft mast.
HD rcvr is Samsung SIR-TS360. Below is the list from antennaweb, as best I can tell the antenna is aimed approx 255. one bldg 3/4 to a mile away from me.
chnl 5.1 great pic, good audio! chnl 4.1 good pic, no audio!
anyone's input would be greatly appreciated!

red - uhf WGBH-DT 2.1 PBS BOSTON MA 257° 9.9 19 no sig
red - uhf WGBX-DT 44.1 PBS BOSTON MA 257° 9.9 43 no sig
red - uhf WBZ-DT 4.1 CBS BOSTON MA 257° 9.9 30 good pic, no audio
red - uhf WCVB-DT 5.1 ABC BOSTON MA 257° 9.9 20 good pic, good audio
red - uhf WSBK-DT 38.1 UPN BOSTON MA 257° 9.9 39 no sig
red - uhf WFXT-DT 25.1 FOX BOSTON MA 252° 9.4 31 no sig
red - uhf WHDH-DT 7.1 NBC BOSTON MA 254° 9 42 sig in&out

[mjones73]

At 9 miles out with a medium range antenna, you might be overdriving the receiver, try playing with the aim on the antenna while you have someone at the TV. You might need to get something to cut down the signal strength also.

[tigerbangs]

Since you are so close to the transmitters, and the Boston DTV stations are VERY strong, I have a feeling that you may be experiencing PSIP problems...digital TV stations have been scrambling to meet the new FCC guidelines for the inclusion of new PSIP information, and some tuners choke on the new information.

I suggest that you delete ALL of the offending stations from the tuner's memory, and have the tuner rescan to look for the channels. This seems to work in most cases. Samsung also issued a firmware upgrade for many of its tuners a while back, and, if deleting and rescanning doesn't work, you may need to contact Samsung for an upgrade.

[iceman2a]

thanks for the input! I have solved the problem! I was useing existing coax into the house that was about 25 years old, think it was rg59. I just dropped new rg6 and ran it thru the window and wala!! all digital signals good!!! Still though, no audio on 4.1, but that's a trouble i'lll be shootin after the game!!!! :cheers: :cheers: "GO PATS"

[tigerbangs]

the audio problem on WBZ-DT should go away with a channel delete and rescan...how did the game look on FOX-25 digital?