>>>>> "David" == David Glaser via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:

> Has anyone in the list had any experience using an external HDTV antenna
> in Worcester?

Personally no, but my neighbor here in Boylston uses it. 

> Reason I ask is that we ditched the full spectrum tv channel lineup
> and went with a the abbreviated channel lineup.  However, we are
> missing the local broadcast tv stations and I was wondering it I
> could pick up some of them using an external antenna.

In this case, it depends how high up you are, how clear a view you
have to the transmitters, and how well you orient the antenna.  I hear
that HD is more finiky than the old VHF/UHF stuff.

> I searched the web for information but I do not have enough of a
> radio background to understand the meaning of the signal strength
> tables that I find.

> A while ago I purchased an interior antenna and did not have any luck so
> I figure that I might try an external antenna.

Trying putting it as high up as possible in your house.  On the roof
if at all possible.
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