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Jetstreamer
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Oct 21, 2017

Antenna reception diminishes after initial channel search

We’ll get somewhere,turn on the television and let the program conduct an automatic channel search. Usually finds a dozen or more over the air digital channels. When you search through the channel lis...
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rockylarson
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Oct 21, 2017
I'm not sure if all OTA channels broadcast 24/7. Also from personal experience, from trial and error, and scientifically repeatable... anybody standing or sitting in the vicinity (basically under) of the batwing antenna
affects the initial channel scan and later reception. So standing back and scanning, say 24 channels. Sitting on couch under batwing, perhaps 8 channels. Standing back, same 24 channels. So that spot is off limits when the game is on.

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