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  1. grumpy1

    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    APorter, Bob Taft is getting his cut. My bill itemizes my monthly sales tax as $6.05
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    David D, I had a problem with channel 19 for a long while and eventually bought an amplifier at Radioshack that did the trick. If you search this thread you will find the model number. I skipped the part of the amp that required installation at the antenna as my roof is ridiculously steep...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    Welcome Dave D. I am in nearby Kirtland and have had my OTA antenna upgraded to a Winegard PR5646. All the important locals except for WVIZ come in fine. Instantlations out of Akron was a very professional installer and they worked hard to get my setup working well. Am curious is anyone...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    Voom article in Cleveland Plain Dealer 11/18 Did anyone catch the favorable article in the Inside and Outside section of Thursday's PD? It was written by Bill Lammers, a local PD assistant news editor. He gives a history of VOOM, details the channels, installation etc. There is a brief...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    My VOOM installer came out and upgraded my antenna again to a Winegard 60 mile antenna which he referred to as a ghostbuster. Still no channel 19, as he rotated it 90 degrees while still easily picking up 3,5 and 8. He suggested trying an amplifier so I went to RS and bought a $60 high gain...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    I haven't been receiving channel 19 for a while [thought it was because of tree foliage] so I decided to check Antennaweb again. To my surprise channel 19 is not shown as an available station when I search by my address. When seaching by zipcode it appears as a violet range station, so it...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    RHK I am also getting considerable breakup lately on 43. This channel had previously been very stable.
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    I lost channel 19 when the foliage started to fill in on my trees. They have a pathetically weak signal. Have been watching this channel on cable when I need it. 19 will probably reappear for me on VOOM in the late fall.
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    Well my VOOM reception problem has been solved. They swapped out the dish for another as the original had a small dent. My satellite signal quality is now 96. The installer also put my OTA antenna on an extension pole and the OTA signal quality is now 65 on all channels except 19...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    Ilya, unfortunately it is the new software version. I had equally poor signal readings on the old version [peaked at 27 signal quality on the old scale]. Two different installers [including the owner] from the same company have tweaked the dish and both say the signal is right on. I am...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    My installer came out today and installed an upgraded antenna, a Winegard PR5646 [67" 25 element - to blue range]. Channel 19 seems to be coming in fine, but now I am not getting channel 3 and 5 is fading in and out. Am not sure if it needs repointing or if I just need a bigger antenna. The...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    Thanks for the responses guys. All the stations are in the yellow range, except for 19 which is light green. I expected the Stealth would be OK even for 19, but both 3 and 8 also cut out at times. Have only picked up 19 once on a particularly clear day. Missed the NCAA tournament in HD. I...
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    VOOM and OTA reception in Cleveland, OH

    I live 25 to 30 miles east in Lake County. The Stealth isn't cutting it especially for channel 19. Any suggestions on a good UHF/VHF antenna for this area? Am also curious as to what satellite signal quality you guys are getting? My installer couldn't get it above 80 [on the new scale]...
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    SSQ......Sucking in the 70's

    Rollerfink, Voom will pay. My installer told me he had to warranty the install for one year. That said, my satellite signal quality is only 80 and the dish needs to be adjusted soon or VOOM will go.
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    Larger dish

    My signal quality before the update maxed out at 28 and I've been waiting for better weather before allowing the installer to climb back up on my roof. My signal quality now is at 80. The sky has been pretty clear here today and I am now receiving an OTA channel that was previously out of...