Directional antenna's for Local(answered and solved)

theoldwizard1 wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
That antenna is for receiving stations broadcasting on UHF channels only. It will not receive the several hundred stations broadcasting on VHF channels unless they're next door to you.

Several hundred ? My understanding is most stations changed to UHF when digital rolled in. Remember, "channel number" now has nothing to do with frequency.

Yes, UHF is more "line of sight" but the benefit for the consumer is a much smaller antenna.

I would just "write off" the VHF stations and get a taller mast instead of a larger reflector style antenna.

You heard wrong and it is a common misconception that VHF is dead. That is totally untrue, and as I said above: once this latest auction is over, VHF will be as loaded or more than it was in the past. If you cast off VHF now, you are going to be in for a big suprise in a few years when it's even more active than it is now.
There are plenty of docs on the web showing every assigned channel, both VHF and UHF in every city and town in the country. Check it out.

SCVJeff wrote:
. Check it out.

what and confuse rumor with fact?
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:
. Check it out.

what and confuse rumor with fact?
bumpy

silly me..

theoldwizard1 wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
That antenna is for receiving stations broadcasting on UHF channels only. It will not receive the several hundred stations broadcasting on VHF channels unless they're next door to you.

Several hundred ? My understanding is most stations changed to UHF when digital rolled in. Remember, "channel number" now has nothing to do with frequency.

Yes, UHF is more "line of sight" but the benefit for the consumer is a much smaller antenna.

I would just "write off" the VHF stations and get a taller mast instead of a larger reflector style antenna.

Most old VHF stations had to go to UHF for an open freq to broadcast the new digital signals. Then a few years ago when the FCC made them stuff off the analog transmissions, many stations came back down to VHF (mainly channels 7-13) with their digital transmissions. Better range. In the Tampa and Orlando markets, 3 of the 4 major networks are VHF.

Twain wrote:

theoldwizard1 wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
That antenna is for receiving stations broadcasting on UHF channels only. It will not receive the several hundred stations broadcasting on VHF channels unless they're next door to you.

Several hundred ? My understanding is most stations changed to UHF when digital rolled in. Remember, "channel number" now has nothing to do with frequency.

Yes, UHF is more "line of sight" but the benefit for the consumer is a much smaller antenna.

I would just "write off" the VHF stations and get a taller mast instead of a larger reflector style antenna.

Most old VHF stations had to go to UHF for an open freq to broadcast the new digital signals. Then a few years ago when the FCC made them stuff off the analog transmissions, many stations came back down to VHF (mainly channels 7-13) with their digital transmissions. Better range. In the Tampa and Orlando markets, 3 of the 4 major networks are VHF.

I know my list probably isn't current, since I haven't updated it in a year or so, but I show 464 stations broadcasting on VHF RF channels 2-13, with 38 of those on low VHF, channels 2-6. And yes, "writing off" VHF would mean not getting some network stations from nearly every major market in the US, as well as many smaller markets. As Jeff said, VHF will be getting even more populated in the next few years.