On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 03:42:42 -0400, micky
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In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:36:34 -0400,
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:54:13 -0400, micky
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In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:01:17 -0400,
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:33:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 10:46:36 PM UTC-5, wrote:
We have an antenna tower with a antenna rotor.
How do I auto program the channels with the rotor in use ?
Every time you start the programming, it wipes the previous channels.

I want to be able to set the antenna in one direction, Search ...
Set the antenna in another direction, Search ...
Etc ...

Anyone know how to make it do that ? Most of our TVs are Sony(s).
Thanks

Adding channels manually is exactly what I am trying to avoid.
Any other options ?

It doesn't sound like it with the software on your set. TVs are not
really designed for OTA it seems.

Nonsense. They wouldn't scan multiple cable inputs eiher, without
erasing the earlier ones.

My two Samsungs pick up inputs on the fly, no scan necessary as does
the no name TV in the back room and the Panasonic in the shop. Plug it

Do you mean you can enter 1 3 and it picks up channel 13? Yes of
course.

Scanning is done so you can use the Channel Up button on the tv or
remote and it will only stop at channels that were found during
scanning. Unless scanning was never done or was erased. Then Channel
Up stops at every channel.

Scan is never necessary.

I was referring to your statement that you have to scan for inputs.


in, it shows up on the input menu as "hot" (the rest are grayed out).
I have never actually seen a TV that didn't work that way and we have
always had a bunch here.


They add it as an afterthought and
only meet the minimum government requirement.

So the TV makers were planning to ignore the millions of people who
didn't have cable. LOL

TV makers go where the money is.
Don't argue with me, I am not the OP complaining that Sony did not

One is only allowed to argue with an OP?

envision people with antenna rotators when they designed their set but
I bet that is a pretty small market share.

And how much does it cost to put in the OTA software?. Almost nothing.
To put in the OTA hardware? About a dollar.

If you sell a million TVs that is a million dollars. It is like GM not
putting the 87 cent detent in the ignition switches in a bunch of
cars. If they don't think they need it, the bean counters say don't do
it.



I was just reading an article that says 17% of American households are
OTA only but most are city dwellers where an omnidirectional stick up
antenna from Amazon works.

Do you think their money is no good becase they are city dwellers? Do
you think they make different models for the city and the country?

And 17% is plenty.

I think the number of customers using rotors does not justify that
software, more correctly Sony doesn't think it does.
City folks can usually get a picture with a coat hanger.

Someone might make one that has the software to aim a rotor and select
channels that way but I am not aware of it. Until then he is stuck
with scanning the tower with the most stations and manually adding the
rest.