Cable reception not clear on some channels
I have a 3 year old fifth-wheel trailer. I have noticed that the reception on the television, that is when I have cable, varies quite a bit. The channels, say 2-10, are ok, a little bit fuzzy, but I c...
Forum Discussion
theoldwizard1 wrote:
...
There are no "over-the-air" (OTA) analog (NTSC) signals being broadcast since 2009.
untrue. the FCC still permits low power analog stations. we run in to them every now and then on the road and even have a few here at home.
theoldwizard1 wrote:
...Very few if any cable companies send out an analog signal...Most (all?) cable signals are digital. They may or may not be scrambled.
that's not been our experience. virtually all of the campgrounds and parks we've been to that offer cable have "analog" cable. we know this because our 3-yr old TV when scanning for cable channels scans for both 'cable tv' and 'digital cable tv' channels. very few of the parks we've been to offer "digital" cable.
to the OP...be sure that your OTA TV amplifier is OFF when viewing cable channels and ON when view OTA channels. and be sure that you always scan for channels when setting up at a new park.
