Re: [PLUG] No TV Over the Air?

I live in Bucks County (Yardley/Morrisville) so I'm about 30 miles from Philly and about 50 miles from NYC. I get broadcast channels from both cities. I bought an AmazonBasics antenna that is amplified. They advertise 50 miles range and I have no complaints. Paid about $50 for it. It's attached the wall behind my TV, can't even see it.

On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org> wrote:

So I'm starting to try to cut the cable TV cord, and I bought a nice Samsung
smart TV on Black Friday. Imagine my horror, however, when I attached a brand
new (amplified) RCA set-top antennae and got ZERO channels.

Thinking I must have done something wrong, I searched the web
(http://antennaweb.org/Stations.aspx?Address=41+Mystery+Rose+Lane&City=West+Grove&State=PA&ZIP=19390&Housing=S&Accuracy=6&Height=6&Obstructed=False&StationList=&Lat=39.8097188&Lon=-75.9003868
) and found that I'm basically on the outer edge of digital TV reception
because I'm 38 miles from downtown Philly and 41 miles from Lancaster.

I can't believe that prior to digital TV and cable, people in my area had to
erect antennae towers to get TV.

I could install a real antennae in my attic, but that would entail running
antennae wire, and then I'd have to choose between Philly and Lancaster
stations.

How does this square with y'all's experiences? Is it expected that I'd have
so much trouble getting reception at 40 miles from the source? OK, I know
that line-of-sight is always preferable for TV & radio, but this seems
ridiculous.

Anybody have any comments or suggestions?
--

Casey Bralla

Chief Nerd in Residence
The NerdWorld Organisation
www.NerdWorld.org
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