On 19 Oct 2004 09:23:23 -0700, (mediancat) wrote:
i have tried changing out the cable, using splitters,
not using splitter, directly from wall, from vcr, etc. it never seems
to come in unless i am holding the cable connection to the connector
on the tv in this very specific way. what's going on?

Hi OM,

When you are holding the cable in its odd way (and it works just
fine), then you have happened upon an unique combination that proves
you should be able to do it right. However, the question remains,
what are you doing wrong?

Is the new antenna pointed in the right direction? Try turning it
through all 360° to see how that improves/degrades the situation.
This presumes you have all the right connections of course.

As you are using two antennas, how are you connecting them to the same
TV or VCR? As you have tried this antenna individually and still
found no happy conclusion, it would seem to be an elemental problem.

How far away is this station you are trying to get?

What kind of neighborhood are you in (city/suburb/rural)?

Are there path issues like hills?

Is this a matter of a snowy picture, or one that is broken up with
multiple images, or...?

What kind of line are you using? Twin lead (flat ribbon) or Coax
(round, thick cable)?

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC