H20 local HD signal strength Question

[loudo]

I dont have an H20 yet but i have a question:

When I test my signal on a particular local channel in SD, it always (except for bad rain) comes in at 100% signal strength, i believe this is because the spots have stonger signals.


Is it the same on the H20 with the HD locals??

 

[mjones1973]

The H20's are known to read low.

 

[Lynskyn]

My off-air digital signals vary. The stronger ones do peg at 100 and others show lower values.

 

[arxaw]

I have an H20-100 and my local spot beam only shows 49%. But I have "moved" and am outside the spot beam's "estimated" reach by a couple of counties.

Amazingly though, during very heavy downpours, I never lose my locals to rain fade, even when I do lose other channels.

 

[Questioner]

Heh, that's true, but there is no map of estimated hd spot beams as far as I know, they are supposed to be different from the sd beams.

 

[loudo]

I have an H20-100 and my local spot beam only shows 49%. But I have "moved" and am outside the spot beam's "estimated" reach by a couple of counties.

Amazingly though, during very heavy downpours, I never lose my locals to rain fade, even when I do lose other channels.

This is exactly why i ask!!

i am "moved" too and get my chicago locals fine here in the middle of wisconsin and was wondering if the HD locals would come in also!!!

Guess i have to pony up and get the H20...........does anyone know if you can return this receiver in the first however many days if you dont "like" it?