Distant OTA channels

[fred7038]

I have a DTT900 and a Antennacraft MXU59 and about 40' rg6 quad shield cable I'm in central PA sometimes get channels from WV and the Ohio valley (Tropo).I get a signal from stations in Pittsburgh but its not enough to watch them but the signal is pretty constant the picture will come in sometimes but never lasts long.Their listed on TV Fool as Tropo.I get 9 channels that are closer So Im not sure if a preamp would make a difference.Any Ideas?I have had this and a another Antennacraft antenna mounted in lots of different locations pointed in the direction of the transmitters angled up to get over the trees.Thanks in advance Could not post TV Fool link here is my zip 16866

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[No Static At All]

At 100 miles, reliable reception is unlikely unless on top of a pretty tall mountain in your area. Even with a generic 500 foot
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report from your zip code, the Pittsburgh stations would never be reliable enough for regular viewing.

[fred7038]

I'm about 5 miles southeast from the highest point east of the Mississippi (lots of antennas up there) PB is SW my place is on top of a steep and high hill that is in line with that point . This property was my grand parents at one time when I was a kid ABC out of Pittsburgh VHF came in allot woody woodpecker just about every Sunday morning.Their PBS stations always show a constant steady signal just below watchable threshold."reliable reception is unlikely "I know but it would be nice if the channels were there some of the times more often than not would be nice.

[boba]

I've got nothing to lose so I say get the best Channel Master or Winegard preamp put the antenna up as high as you can and pray. What you want isn't impossible but the odds are totally against you.

[Jim5506]

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Go to TVFool.com and use the maps facility in satellite map mode.

Find your house on the map and create a radar plot for your house and post it here (you can cut and paste the URL into a message after you have done 5 postings).

Anything below zero on the NM dB scale is highly improbable.

The nice thing about the maps facility is that you can freely play with different antenna heights and see what happens to the numbers.

[fred7038]

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Go to TVFool.com and use the maps facility in satellite map mode.

Find your house on the map and create a radar plot for your house and post it here (you can cut and paste the URL into a message after you have done 5 postings).

Anything below zero on the NM dB scale is highly improbable.

The nice thing about the maps facility is that you can freely play with different antenna heights and see what happens to the numbers.

I took your advice and did what you said and the channels I want are below 0 db.But I also talked to a local installer and he told me that a location about 3 miles from here (further away from transmitters and lower) on one side of the valley they come in quite well.