[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by RoxyLong

Hi justjim,

We recently moved here and are having problems getting any channels on our new smart tv. We actually bought a new HD antenna at Best Buy, new cable, and a new smart TV. It worked for a day and now we have nothing. We cannot figure out why we had channels before, and everything stop working now. Can you help us? Frustrated!!

I just started experimenting with an OUTDOOR TV antenna, I had determined in the attic was not going to work. My first attempt I was able to get around 55 or so channels out of Orlando using a dB4e antenna, but I could not get WESH (2.1). Some research showed this is a VHF signal, and the dB4e antenna is optimized for UHF signals, so I bought a second antenna that covers both VHF and UHF. On a good day, I get around 64 channels, however, I do not get these reliably. I was discussing this with another villager who does get reliable reception with the dB4e antenna, as it turns out his house is about 25 feet higher than mine, makes a big difference. I have not tried an indoor antenna, but if the house has a stucco finish with wire mesh, this may be interfering with your signal reception.
I think because of the house being lower I am just on the fringe of getting reliable signal reception. I have a couple of other things to try. Like a different amplifier. I am sure that raising the antenna higher would help a lot, but not sure i want to do that. This house is located in the village of Pinellas.