Return-Path: Received: from ius3.ius.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa14468; 19 Feb 91 16:23:23 EST Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1991 16:17-EST From: Thomas.Stricker@IUS3.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU Reply-To: "Thomas M. Stricker" To: bovik@cs.cmu.edu Subject: TV reception without cable My question: >What is yje expected reception of the main TV >five chains (PBS, ABC, CBS, FOX...) in the hills of squirrel hill and >greenfield. What equipment will be needed for a fair reception. Thomas Stricker, W3/HB9SRT So far the answers I got from people: >From: Conrad.J.Poelman@GS17.SP.CS.CMU.EDU I think that TV reception varies widely from one part of squirrel hill to another, depending on how many hills are in the way. We are fairly high up, and get the following stations: 2 KDKA CBS 4 WTAE ABC 11 ???? NBC 13 WQED PBS 22 WPTT Independent 29 Video Jukebox 40 ???? CBN 53 ???? FOX They generally come in fairly clearly, but we only have a small 13" black and white TV so perhaps we can't even detect some of the fuzziness. This is without an exterior antenna of any kind, just the one on the TV. You may be better off asking people in your immediate neighborhood. Conrad Poelman (2129 Wightman Street) >From: goddard@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU We live around Denniston/Wilkins. We use a "rabbit ears" antenna on top of the TV which is on our ground floor. Reception of NBC and CBS is good, ABC is viewable but not great, WQED (PBS) is good, WQEX (PBS sort of) is medium, WPTT (who knows) is poor, FOX is good. We do sometimes have to re-arrange the length/orientation of the ears - no one arrangement is optimal for all channels. Our house is quite high up - but I don't know where the transmitters are. Nigel >From: David Ballentine Subject: Re: Radio related questions. Concerning TV reception in Sq. Hill area. Depending on location, you might even get away with rabbit ears, at least for the VHF channels (2, 4, 11, 13). Fox is on 53, and is more problematical. All the transmitters except 4 are located generally to your west... a small beam headed that way would probably not be so directional as to make 4 (which transmits from McKeesport to the southeast) an impossibility. I used a four-element (VHF) from Monroeville with adequate to excellent results on all but 53. Hope this helps. Dave, KQ3T