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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...

Thanks for the help, exactly what I wanted to hear! I wasn't looking forward to replacing it , that thing is a real bear. Hopefully i can get another 20 years out of it. I actually watch the 68.x subchannels quite frequently, never have had an issue. My only complaint is the recent loss of...

I discovered this morning that my antenna rotator kicked the bucket. The only reason I've used the rotator the last 10 years is because the mast bolts have loosened up and the antenna occasionally blows around in the wind. I went up to check things out today, finally. My setup is at least 20...