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Skipjacks
05-25-2003, 03:12 PM
Okat the Comcast guy doesn't get here for another 6 days to install HD Cable. In the mean time I'm going batty trying to keep adjusting my oldschool rabbit ears enough to get just a glimpse of HD. But as I'm sure everyone else already knows HD broadcasts are pretty weak still.
Is there a really cheap way to improve the reception for the next week until Cable gets here?
And does the sun affect signal strength? I seem to have the least sucess in receiveing HD signals in teh afternoon.
Skipjacks
05-25-2003, 03:52 PM
For example if I do get a signal it'll last about 15 minutes and then go out, and I'll have to restart the entire process of finding a good antenna position again. How does the direction the antenna needs to be ponting possibly change?
leadvocal
05-26-2003, 05:43 AM
I replied in the other thread you posted in.
Originally posted by Skipjacks
And does the sun affect signal strength? I seem to have the least sucess in receiveing HD signals in teh afternoon.
You live in Baltimore and have seen the sun?!?
Man I havn't seen the sun in over a week :(
Skipjacks
05-26-2003, 09:02 AM
Well I figured the sun's radiation still leaks through the cloud cover. I haven't seen it either and don't plan to for at least another week. Lousy rain!
billw
05-27-2003, 08:59 AM
skipjacks,
what part of Baltimore do you live?
KlineKR
05-27-2003, 09:10 AM
No the sun is not directly responsible for your signal fading. The sun does emit noise across all radio frequencies but it is also a point source and your antenna would need to point at the sun for it to become a problem. More importantly is the fact that the level of this noise is significantly below the threshold of detectability in your receiver even if you did point at it.
