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MikeSmithWNYR said:
That was my thought, as they called me Monday and said it was now working fine.

I, on the other hand, am still struggling with WHEC. If it's windy enough to jiggle the antenna a little, poof! it's gone.
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Welcome to the Brave New World of Digital TV, especially if you don't have a significant/decent rooftop antenna.

I've had to adjust my indoor antennas more times than I can count. I have put off an outdoor antenna, which I'll have to mount on my deck, until after the transition...two stations I can't get very easily or at all now (our NBC affiliate and one of our PBS affiliates) will move to UHF digital, and I'm hoping to be able to get the high-band VHF stations (CBS, FOX) with minimal extra antenna.

As far as stations going off, you'll see a lot more of it in the next three months - if the station is changing facilities at all in February. Weather permitting in places like WNY and here in Ohio, of course...
 
I currently have a rooftop antenna with a rotor, but it's low end (I think it's rated at 30 miles). Looks like I'll be upgrading to a Winegard HD7084P or something similar. About $150.

Maybe the government could subsidize that too?

Prolly not.
 
I have noticed a lot of signal fluctuation even when the antenna isn't moving. The there or not there digital signal can be a pain.

On the other hand, where I live the CBS affiliate is on Channel 3 which has no signal in the city even though it's on a 2000 foot tower! The digital channel 23 can be seen easily on a UHF indoor bow tie. Go figure!
 
An addendum to the DTV Follies here at the house...

I sort of knew this was going to happen eventually... I wandered downstairs in the middle of the night to settle down the two cats... and caught the extended rabbit ears on the antenna, knocking it neatly to the ground and apparently breaking the rotating part of the device.

The next evening, which was yesterday, I noted that the motorized portion of the antenna was probably a total loss, with at least one wire severed and no clue where it belonged on the circuit board.

However, keeping in mind the advice and counsel received here with respect to my not really needing an amplifier, I went ahead and reconnected...

...and the picture looks better.

Now, the weather was relatively tranquil when I tried this, but I'm hoping that the "break" was a lucky one for my digital reception prospects...
 
I have heard that once the analog signal is shut off, the DTV signal will get better. Is this true? I really don't want to spend $150+ on a better outdoor antenna if I don't need to.
 
Here's another update to DTV Follies here at the house:

Over the weekend I hooked up the second converter box of the two in our daughter's room. I simply used the cheap rabbit ears that was already hooked up to her TV and all works fine. This box has a pass-through but I don't think she'll be using it.

I appreciate the advice here to consider avoiding amplified antennas, so far it's saved me a non-trivial amount of money... :)
 
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