On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:33:22 -0800, wrote:

On Jan 12, 6:26�pm, Jack Hunt wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:01:07 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

http://www.fcc.gov/dtv/markets/maps_...tsburgh_PA.pdf

THE MAP

So have you checked to see if this map is accurate or are you just
playing the lemming and accepting it at face value? �I tested my map
and found that it's wrong. �I have much better reception than they say
I do. �It's not hard to find my place on the Knoxville. �Look
between the dashed and the solid line, or just outside any of the lines.
�I'm not supposed to get much of anything.

I actually witnessed the testing that went into these maps. �Last
summer a van carrying a couple of Japanese guys stopped at my
campground. �They threw out a tripod with a small UHF antenna on it
and took readings for a total of about 5 minutes. �Never tried
swinging the antenna around, just filled in the blanks on their survey
sheet and started packing up. �I asked what they were doing and they
said "TV signal test" and that was about all the English they knew.

You're going to have to compare actual reception on analog and on
digital and document loss of signal. �Nobody is going to give you any
sympathy based on theoretical maps.

I'm betting you'll gain some overall channels. �Go ahead, hook it up
and prove me wrong.

--
Jack

WTAE, channel 4 ABC affiliate has decent analog and no usable digital
reception here.

What a mess - particularly SE of Pittsburgh. If there are hills between
the transmitters and that area, the probable cause of loss of signal is
WTAE going from VHF to UHF.

This situation is reported nationwide

Same here with three stations that went from VHF to UHF. I just found out
last weekend that one of the two remaining stations is moving their
transmitter 11 miles. The FCC map shows it where it is now, on the same
tower as the transmitter for the other station. I have emailed the FCC
politely pointing out the error. But I doubt it will ever reach anyone
who knows what I'm writing about, let alone cares.

You have two decent newspapers in Pittsburgh. Have you tried a litter to
the editor?