How strong of a signal do I need to see a picture? I am currently getting 72 steady and it keeps bouncing to 81, Do I have to have a steady 80 to get a picture at all? I'd figure I would at least see something on the screen but I can't pick up that channel. Using the radio shack amplified HDTV antenna, I got steady 85 with the silver sensor but I had to hold it up high in a wierd position, no way of keeping it in that position permanately. I figured the rabbit ears on this radio shack antenna would do the trick, but I guess not. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
signal needed for ota?
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More than anything it has to be a steady signal. In the RF screen of the Installation Wizard it needs to be at a steady 80 or above. Now this 80 (in the RF screen) is not at the same scale that we are used to for OTA. For an explanation of how the Scanning OTA Function works read the following:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=22401
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=22401
Was using a Zenith Silver, and I could get strong signal with that one but I had to hold it up just a little higher then where it was placed and tilt it back a little, so I went out and got a radio shack amplified one with rabbit ears (15-1880) thinking that would do the trick, but I can't get a strong enough signal. Highest I can get is 74.
After moving the antenna around some more I was able to get 78 on RF 56 and can recieve a channel from every single rf except for 56 and 57, 56 being KRON. Don't know where I could move it to make it get any more signal. If you look at the picture attatched 56/57 is same direction as 45 and I can get 92 signal on 45. Am I doing something wrong?
