Poor Digital TV Signal
I found myself surrounded by trees and unable to get a fix on the satellite. So I raise the antenna, turn on the booster (green light) and run the tv auto setup to search for local stations. Got 1 and...
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wmoses wrote:
Guys - I am confused. The first sentence said that he is looking for a satellite (and has tree interference) so this is not an OTA TV question.
That said, I don't know what the booster (button with light for OTA signals from the crank up antenna) has to do with the perceived difference in reception. Satellite TV has nothing to do with the boost from the antenna amplifier for the OTA antenna. It could be coincidence that after the button was pushed the 1 weak signal showed up.
In my experience with satellite TV - if there are trees in the way it is game over; you have to move the antenna. That is why I like portable satellite antennae, which allows you to park under the trees for shade but yet run the antenna out into the open so that it can see the satellites.
Reread the op. He said he could not get his sat to work due to the trees so he raised his antenna. The rest of the post is about his OTA antenna reception.
