On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:12:58 -0700 (PDT), Red
wrote:

On Sep 2, 2:15*am, mm wrote:


Baloney. Because of the curvature of the earth, no one can get tv from
150 miles away unles somewhere there is a transmitting antenna many
times higher than any near you. * * They amaybe talking about people
who live 150 miles from the CN Tower, which is the 3rd highest tower
(that is, including tall buildings) in the world, 1815 feet. *Do you
live within 150 miles of Toronto? *If not, forget it.


Not necessarily true. If you live on a hilltop 300' higher than the
average terrain around you, you have greatly increased your line of
sight distance to the horizon. Therefore you could pick up stations
your friends below you could not receive. That is why these antenna
range sales pitches do not tell you what the conditions were.

Okay. My error. But you could get the same results in this unusual
situation with any good antenna, maybe any antenna at all.