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Dish network and ch 9.1 problem

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Dish network and ch 9.1 problem

Postby joohio37 on Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:57 pm

I have a TERK HDTVo Amplified Directional HDTV Antenna this is UHF/VHF . I have dish network and my zip code is 47006 - I live 36 miles from Cincinnati where ch9 is at - I receive ch 5.1 ,5.2,12.1 ,12.2 19.1, 19.2 - I pick all those up no problem but i can not pick up 9.1 ?? - I have programmed dish to search for local channels and i cannot pick up 9.1 - is there something wrong im doing ?



please help


thanks :(

Jeff O
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Re: Dish network and ch 9.1 problem

Postby hdtvlabs on Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:21 pm

You can not pick up 9.1 because contrary to the other channels you have mentioned it is transmitted on VHF, and HDTVo is not a good enough VHF antenna to receive stations 40 miles away. HDTVo is quite good on UHF though ...
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Re: Dish network and ch 9.1 problem

Postby joohio37 on Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:42 pm

even know its a Amplified ant ? -its mounted outside on the dish mast.

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Re: Dish network and ch 9.1 problem

Postby tigerbangs on Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:45 pm

No, sorry, but that antenna is a VHF weakling: you are going to have even more of a problem when WKRC-DT goes back to channel 12 after February 17. 2009: it's time to start looking for a real VHF-High-UHF antenna. Consider the Winegard HD7694P...
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