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Old 08-29-2021, 08:35 AM
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I stream tv using YouTube TV; local Orlando stations are included.
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I use an Omni mounted on the roof at the highest peak. It is the round type that looks like a flying saucer. Orlando and Tampa are no problem. Ocala and Gainesville are spotty due to weather conditions. Cost was around $80.
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The changing of WESH to a UHF signal has caused a little havoc with my reception of a few other Orlando stations like WKMG and WOFL. I'm hoping a signal booster or some fiddling on the antenna direction will fix the problem,
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Default Tools for finding OTA broadcasts

Search for these tools online for help:

FCC - DTV Reception Maps
AntennaWeb - Antenna Prediction Results

The tools generate Maps with directional and strength predictions. Click on the stations to expand the details. Have fun.
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You are allowed. FCC overrules the Villages.
Slightly off the subject, but what is the policy on outside ham radio antennas in TV?
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Where is your antenna mounted?
On the side of our house, about 5-6 feet above the gutter.
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Slightly off the subject, but what is the policy on outside ham radio antennas in TV?
I think this depends a LOT on which CDD you are in, I have seen 1 or 2 in the historic area that almost look like flag poles, but you can see the loading coils. I have not seen any horizontal wire types, yagi or beam antennas. Please contact ARC (community standards) and ask them for your specific location.
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Where is your antenna mounted?
Currently on my second story deck facing mount wilson in southern cal and out of public view.
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Is there a reason (now that we are city with a lot of people) TV doesn't put up a repeater tower to grab Orlando signals ??
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Locast.org gets you all the Orlando stations for $5.50 a month
Can you get that on your TV or just on a computer?
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Some smart TV's have the app.
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You are allowed. FCC overrules the Villages.
Thank you, that’s good to hear!
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Can you get that on your TV or just on a computer?
If you have a smart tv you can download the locast app. It's also available on Roku and Firestick. Locast is free but there are ads. You can pay $5.50/month to remove the ads and help support them.

The ads don't run when it's usually a commercial during a show or sporting event. They can pop up any time, like during sudden death overtime in a stanley cup playoff game. I watch the locals using Youtube TV to avoid that scenario.
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I gave up on cable tv long ago so when I watch tv I switched to an antenna where I live outside of Florida. I get something like 200 stations here in my city. When I am in TV, are there multiple stations you can receive?
Otherwise I’ll just watch tv from the web…Roku/appletv.
I get 70 stations. Some are Spanish, some religious, many duplicate the cheap cable movie channels. I use a $25 yogi which came with an amplifier. I found the antenna worked much better when raised to 25 feet than it did at 20 feet. 30 feet would probably be even better. The broadcast antenna farm is in Bithlo Florida, 65 miles from the Village of Springdale. The network broadcasters upgraded their signals to UHD a couple of months ago, and signal quality for my old HD TV improved a lot.
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Old 08-31-2021, 06:47 AM
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I'm late to the party but I have a RCA yagi mounted in my attic with a ChannelMaster amp and receive 74 channels. Ed Sullivan never looked better!

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