Thread: Antenna signal strength meter?

Is there an easy way to check the signal strenth of an OTA antenna. I've tried setting tuner 1 to an OTA channel and then going into system test but wondering if thats the right way to access OTA signal meter or is there another way?

Originally Posted by bratboy

Is there an easy way to check the signal strenth of an OTA antenna. I've tried setting tuner 1 to an OTA channel and then going into system test but wondering if thats the right way to access OTA signal meter or is there another way?

Menu->Parental, Fav's & Setup->System Setup->Info & Test

Up arrow to the System Test tab and run the test.

Make sure that you are not recording anything because it will interupt it.

Also, before you run the test change the channel to an OTA and then to another.

Sometime it will report 0% if you haven't been to and OTA reciently.

Mike

Note: You can also get to the Info & Test screen by holding the info for 3 seconds, release and press again.

You can often buy an old analog FSM (field strength meter) on eBay for $10-30, and you can find digital readout signal meters that are calibrated for analog signals, but which work just fine for peaking an antenna, for under $200 each.

Are these the ebay items, for about $30, that are described as SWR meters? I'm having truble gettig reliable over the air reception and thought I would start by testing the antenna signal strength.

george1957

Brat - hate to ask you a stupid question, but you DO have an AM21 attached to your HR22, right?

The way micro told you isn't going to tell you jack about your OTA antenna signals.
The way to check ALL your OTA signals is as follows:
Menu->Parental, Fav's & Setup->System Setup->Sat & Antenna->Antenna Setup->Edit Off-Air Channels->Signal Meter
You then simply step thru each OTA channel & you'll see the meter on BOTH tuners.