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WHDH - Home of the non-existant signal

smaug07 said:
I have a rooftop dual Channel Master antenna system with an 8 bay UHF antenna (that works great), and a suburban combo VHF/UHF antenna that I use just for VHF signals. It is mounted with a rotor on a 10 foot mast at the center peak of my roof with a preamp. (I would say it is about 35 feet above the ground) The overall reception I receive is fantastic and I have been very pleased with Channel Master. I used to have a Radio Shack antenna on the roof and the reception was poor to fair at best.
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Now I understand why you don't have any trouble getting the signal from channel 7. You've got better than average equipment! Now go talk to all the people who live in condos and apartments who arn't allowed to mount outdoor antennas. Chat with the people in homes who just don't want an outdoor antenna. What I am trying to say is that there are thousands and thousands of people out there who could not have your set up even if they wanted to. The VHF signal is bad for all those people. However the UHF signal worked for everybody. So the station is hurting themselves by going back to VHF when only half the people can get the signal.
 
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Now I understand why you don't have any trouble getting the signal from channel 7. You've got better than average equipment! Now go talk to all the people who live in condos and apartments who arn't allowed to mount outdoor antennas. Chat with the people in homes who just don't want an outdoor antenna. What I am trying to say is that there are thousands and thousands of people out there who could not have your set up even if they wanted to. The VHF signal is bad for all those people. However the UHF signal worked for everybody. So the station is hurting themselves by going back to VHF when only half the people can get the signal.



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Points well taken. Perhaps the UHF signal would be the best solution for everyone around the Boston area.
 
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