cannot pickup some ota channels

[gpollock87]

i can pickup wmc-tv at 80% but i cannot pickup wreg or wlmt. anything i can do to get those in? antenna is about 25 foot up in the air and no clue what name it is. here is my tv fool TV Fool

 

[sergei]

i can pickup wmc-tv at 80% but i cannot pickup wreg or wlmt. anything i can do to get those in? antenna is about 25 foot up in the air and no clue what name it is. here is my tv fool TV Fool

What type/brand antenna are you using?

 

[gpollock87]

What type/brand antenna are you using?

i really don't know let me see if i can take a pic

 

[gpollock87]

 

[sergei]

Bottom line is you need a new VHF/UHF antenna as from the picture that doesn't have any UHF section on it and that's why your only getting a VHF channel WMC-TV as the other two our in the UHF area. It may have had one in the past but not now! You could buy a UHF antenna and joint the two.

 

[gpollock87]

Bottom line is you need a new antenna as from the picture that doesn't have any UHF section on it and that's why your only getting a VHF channel WMC-TV as the other two our in the UHF area. It may have had one in the past but not now!

ok. i do get the others on a good day. i know its an old antenna and has seen its days

 

[sergei]

ok. i do get the others on a good day. i know its an old antenna and has seen its days

From the picture it sure looks like the tree may not be helping things either. I'm sure you would like to get a picture all the time and not just some good days so like you said the antenna has most like seen it's days. But like I also mentioned that you could just attach a UHF antenna below the other one and joint them and maybe save some money.

 

[gpollock87]

From the picture it sure looks like the tree may not be helping things either. I'm sure you would like to get a picture all the time and not just some good days so like you said the antenna has most like seen it's days. But like I also mentioned that you could just attach a UHF antenna below the other one and joint them and maybe save some money.

i thought the tree may be a problem too. thanks for your help!

 

[gpollock87]

ok, i now have it pointed correctly. guess what, its pointed right at that tree!!. i may could get them if it was not for that tree

 

[No Static At All]

As Sergei mentioned earlier, you will need a full band antenna to get the desired channels. That is likely much more of an issue than the tree.

 

[gpollock87]

As Sergei mentioned earlier, you will need a full band antenna to get the desired channels. That is likely much more of an issue than the tree.

i got those channels in for awhile last night but gone again.

 

[sergei]

i got those channels in for awhile last night but gone again.

If you decide on getting a new antenna you might think about moving it to another location and get away from the tree.

 

[gpollock87]

If you decide on getting a new antenna you might think about moving it to another location and get away from the tree.

ok

 

[Jim5506]

Those missing channels are just too weak at your current antenna location.

It may be a dead spot for those channels, try moving the antenna around on your roof.

That failing, get a better antenna.

 

[gpollock87]

Those missing channels are just too weak at your current antenna location.

It may be a dead spot for those channels, try moving the antenna around on your roof.

That failing, get a better antenna.

tommorrow i am going to put it up higher and see how that does