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Can't get FOX 11 in Los Angeles area using Mohu Leaf

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Can't get FOX 11 in Los Angeles area using Mohu Leaf

Postby DaveInLA on Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:24 pm

I've decided that I don't want to pay monthly cable fees and opted for a HD antenna. I moved into a studio apartment on the 2nd floor and have read good things about the Mohu leaf. Before doing so, I looked up this website:
http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/maps/
and it suggests that I should be able to get all the UHF channels including FOX 11-1 (listed as Hi-V for some reason-- I thought all channels 13 and under are UHF?) all with good reception. However, after getting the antenna,I've found that I don't get FOX (11-1) or KCOP (13-1, also Hi-V). When I search under "DTV" or "CADTV" channel types on my TV for 11-1, it says no signal. When I change the channel type to "TV", I get the snow static. I get CBS 2, NBC 4, KTLA 5, ABC 7, KCAL 9 all with great reception and clarity. Am I doing something wrong here? Based on the FCC website above, it appears that the FOX tower is only 8.7 miles away from my address, and only 0.2 miles away from all the other towers (CBS, ABC, KCAL, etc.). Why do I get all the other channels but not FOX?

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Re: Can't get FOX 11 in Los Angeles area using Mohu Leaf

Postby DaveInLA on Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:00 pm


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Re: Can't get FOX 11 in Los Angeles area using Mohu Leaf

Postby tigerbangs on Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:06 am

You have issues because KTTV's transmitter is blocked by hills from your location, a situation that is a function of where their transmitter lies on Mt. Wilson. It's unlikely that an indoor antenna will do the job for you. You can try a conventional pair of telescoping rabbit ears, but I wouldn't ptomise success becasuie it's impossible to know all of the conditions that are preventing your reception, such as the location of your apartment's location in the building, and in which direction your windows face,

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