Are WTNH-DT and WCTX-DT both operating at full power? Are they moving their transmitters to a different position on a tower? The reason I ask is because I was in Farmington over the weekend where I have a DTV converter box set up. I was always able to get a great signal from channels 8 and 59 in analog, but in digital neither channel even registers on my box. It is literally 0% signal from both of those channels. I even did a re-scan of my box yesterday and have a VHF and UHF antenna hooked up. I get all the Hartford channels just fine (at or close to 100%). What gives?
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WTNH DT and WCTX DT
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Can anyone pick up WGGB from Springfield?
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It's probably the weather conditions. I noticed a signifigant drop in the UHF signals from Boston last night as well.
I'm in Middletown and normally get both WGGB and WGBY without problems (occasional pixels on WGBY), however, I don't get enough of a signal from WWLP (only once in a while), but my setup is much stronger on UHF than it is on VHF.
I'm pretty darn close to New Haven and I don't get either WTNH or WCTX. I have NEVER gotten WCTX, and WTNH required some very fine adjustments to get, but since I get it on Dish and since WGGB comes in usable all the time I never fight with it. I might just give up on WTNH and try further adjustments to get WWLP instead.
Hey, let's do a first post-DTV day scan!
first let's start with analog, since I still get 3 stations
WFSB 3, yes, I still count it as they are still supposed to be broadcasting (10 days are not up yet!) But they seem to be off, 0 out of 10
- normally 8 out of 10
WHCT 38, about 7 out of 10 for signal
-this station is much stronger than it used to be a few months ago, very watchable, except that I don't know spanish
WUTH 47, about .5 out of 10, almost impossible to notice it there, much worse than previously.
WRNT 48, Slightly better than previously I'd say another 7 out of 10, I think I have it a 5 or 6 before, too bad they keep losing the RTN feed
WRDM 50, Much worse, they used to be the strongest out of the 3 on the WCCC site, now they are the weakest, 4 out of 10.
WDRM 51, there are times when I do get them, now is not one of them, and I can't even tell if there's a signal there 0 out of 10
WSHM 67, Haven't seen it in a while, I can almost tell there's a signal, but it could just be overload in the amps. (used to get WVIT on 15)
By digital position;
02 - There is something there, but I don't know what it is, I'm getting 40-49% and it looks like a digital white out on analog, wish I had a scope right now)
04 - Same thing!
06 - The Meter shows 49%, but it is just getting WESU
07, on analog there is alot of noise, but not a digital signal, it looks like some new kind of equipment set up just below the VHF Hi band and it's giving a signal of 49%
08 - (NOT WTNH) 39-41% also some kind of noise
09 - 27% also noise
10 - WTNH is giving me about 42-43%, but not decoding
11 - WWLP is 9% very typical
22 - WGBY is between 45-53% and decodes nicely, no pixel problem right now
26 - WHPX is VERY LOUD on the main channel, fix it please!, I'm getting 65% signal and 165% modulation (ok, not really, just seems like it)
31 - WTIC 91-94%
33 - WFSB 87-90%
35 - WVIT 86-88%
38 - WHCT Analog shows up at 49%
39 - WCTX 9%, no surprise there
45 - WEDH 89-91% (I note in the legal ID just now, still showing the analog/digital positions thing)
46 - WUVN 88-90%
48 - WRNT Analog shows up at 49%
50 - WRDM Analog shows up at 49%
55 - I'm getting something there 40%, don't know what (the new service to take this part of the spectrum is already up??)
That's it, no serious DX there, but I guess to put this back on track, no, I don't get New Haven, but it doesn't seem like it dropped off for me. I also am bothered that I have such a hard time getting them when I can get most of Springfield fine.
BTW: is anyone else as far away from Springfield as I am getting them? I haven't seen it and it seems so many much closer aren't getting them.
I'm pretty darn close to New Haven and I don't get either WTNH or WCTX. I have NEVER gotten WCTX, and WTNH required some very fine adjustments to get, but since I get it on Dish and since WGGB comes in usable all the time I never fight with it. I might just give up on WTNH and try further adjustments to get WWLP instead.
Hey, let's do a first post-DTV day scan!
first let's start with analog, since I still get 3 stations
WFSB 3, yes, I still count it as they are still supposed to be broadcasting (10 days are not up yet!) But they seem to be off, 0 out of 10
- normally 8 out of 10
WHCT 38, about 7 out of 10 for signal
-this station is much stronger than it used to be a few months ago, very watchable, except that I don't know spanish
WUTH 47, about .5 out of 10, almost impossible to notice it there, much worse than previously.
WRNT 48, Slightly better than previously I'd say another 7 out of 10, I think I have it a 5 or 6 before, too bad they keep losing the RTN feed
WRDM 50, Much worse, they used to be the strongest out of the 3 on the WCCC site, now they are the weakest, 4 out of 10.
WDRM 51, there are times when I do get them, now is not one of them, and I can't even tell if there's a signal there 0 out of 10
WSHM 67, Haven't seen it in a while, I can almost tell there's a signal, but it could just be overload in the amps. (used to get WVIT on 15)
By digital position;
02 - There is something there, but I don't know what it is, I'm getting 40-49% and it looks like a digital white out on analog, wish I had a scope right now)
04 - Same thing!
06 - The Meter shows 49%, but it is just getting WESU
07, on analog there is alot of noise, but not a digital signal, it looks like some new kind of equipment set up just below the VHF Hi band and it's giving a signal of 49%
08 - (NOT WTNH) 39-41% also some kind of noise
09 - 27% also noise
10 - WTNH is giving me about 42-43%, but not decoding
11 - WWLP is 9% very typical
22 - WGBY is between 45-53% and decodes nicely, no pixel problem right now
26 - WHPX is VERY LOUD on the main channel, fix it please!, I'm getting 65% signal and 165% modulation (ok, not really, just seems like it)
31 - WTIC 91-94%
33 - WFSB 87-90%
35 - WVIT 86-88%
38 - WHCT Analog shows up at 49%
39 - WCTX 9%, no surprise there
45 - WEDH 89-91% (I note in the legal ID just now, still showing the analog/digital positions thing)
46 - WUVN 88-90%
48 - WRNT Analog shows up at 49%
50 - WRDM Analog shows up at 49%
55 - I'm getting something there 40%, don't know what (the new service to take this part of the spectrum is already up??)
That's it, no serious DX there, but I guess to put this back on track, no, I don't get New Haven, but it doesn't seem like it dropped off for me. I also am bothered that I have such a hard time getting them when I can get most of Springfield fine.
BTW: is anyone else as far away from Springfield as I am getting them? I haven't seen it and it seems so many much closer aren't getting them.
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