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Update: I first tried moving the antenna below the roof line, which did not provide any signal improvement. I decided to try the antenna on the eave of the garage, which I had never considered before, but also has trees situated to the west. Miraculously, I got a stronger signal here of 38...

Thanks for that great information! I am also far outside the coverage area of WFLD (Chicago) but was able to pull in a dropout-free signal about 95% of the time until WDMW-LD got in the way. I plan on lowering the antenna first since it doesn't involve any costs, and I've had luck in the past...

Thanks, I will definitely keep this in mind. Its not just the extra antenna that's the issue, I would also have to get tools to make my own coax, and I have to do all of this work on the edge of the roof of a two story house, which really isn't my favorite place to be for several reasons.

I'm about 10 miles southwest of the city of Waukesha. I checked out 23 from Madison, but can't get reception of it. You guessed it. WTAS-LD is transmitting on frequency 23 from Waukesha, so I'm back to square one. I don't know why Buzzr can't get better affiliates, so many of the diginets on...

Thanks for posting these more elaborate techniques but hopefully the simpler (and less $$$) approaches will work. I may also try moving the antenna below the roof line on the east side of the house and see what happens. Here is my rabbit ears report: RabbitEars.Info My goal is to get the BUZZR...

Thanks for the quick replies and suggestions. I will try them out when weather and time permits. The antenna I am using is the Stellar Labs 30-2370. As for the height , I am pretty much limited to 0 (on the roof) to 4 (top of mast) foot height, because the antenna is eave mounted. I have...

I am right in between two markets (Madison and Milwaukee WI) . There is an LP station in Milwaukee that I want to get reception of (WTSJ), but it shares the same frequency as a full power Madison station (WKOW). Normally, the Madison station overpowers the Milwaukee station. However, I have...

Thanks, I thought that had something to do with it. The puzzling thing is that we have been OTA-only for 40+ years and never experienced anything this bad. Does the repack have anything to do with the increased impact of the events?

I live in the Milwaukee market and have stacked antennas on my roof so I can also receive Madison stations. Most of the time this set up works very well. I installed the same setup at my mother's house, which is about a mile to the east of me. Generally, we get the same signal strength. Here...

I want to thank you so much for the recommendation of this antenna! I paired it with a Winegard pre-amp and so have gotten solid reception of WFLD. It's been up for three days and I've only had a few brief drop outs, with signal strength in the 50-55% range according to my Tivo Roamio.

Thanks! I should have stated that the station is 86 miles away. Might this one still work?

I was able to replace all of the bolts and the rotator cable, and I was able to do some experimenting with antenna positions. No position was able to get a signal from WTSJ. However, when pointed SE I was able to get a signal from WFLD in Chicago (RF 24), which also carries BUZZR. It wasn't a...

I never thought to check that both stations used the same frequency, that explains a lot. I guess I will just have to live without that station!

Thanks for the suggestion, here is the map: RabbitEars.Info I can currently get all of the "fair" and better stations, and most of the "poor" Madison-market stations if I turn the antenna west. However, I have yet to get any kind of signal from WTSJ since it moved to RF 26 in February. I'm...

I was able to begin replacing rusted bolts with stainless steel today (a little torque broke them clean off), I also tested the rotor today with a new cable and it works great, the old cable was crumbling. As for amplification, there is a pre-amp installed on the antenna as well as an...