Moderate reception in an upper apartment

Filed by: Mark
Reported on: July 23, 2009		 Community: De Pere
Approximate Area: 
Near Highland Ridge Golf Course
Obstructions: 
None

Antenna: 
Philips set-top UHF/VHF
Placement: 
Inside (Second Floor)
Amplification: 
Passive/Not Powered
Installed By: 
Me

Tuner Type: 
Computer-Based Tuner
Tuner/TV Make/Model: 
Hauppauge HVR-1600
About This Setup: 
A computer ATSC tuner. Our apartment is an upper across from a farm field and golf course.
WBAY Good (61-80%)
WFRV Good (61-80%)
WLUK Moderate (41-60%)
WIWB Moderate (41-60%)
WGBA Good (61-80%)
WACY Moderate (41-60%)
WPNE Good (61-80%)
Overall Satisfaction with Reception:
4

The reception is moderate, but we are going through a couple walls using a non-powered basic indoor antenna.

A note about the Hauppauge HVR-1600 computer tuner and WinTV software (version 6) -- digital subchannels like WPNE and WBAY's do not work!


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