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help needed in Fonthill, Niagara with toronto reception
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Post 1 made on Saturday June 22, 2013 at 14:54
fonthillhdtv
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I will start this post with my tv fool profile
[Link: tvfool.com]
I have a 8bay CM-4228HD Antenna pointed to Toronto and below that a CM-4221HD pointed to buffalo. they are mounted about 35Ft agl with a cm 7777 pre amp.
I get all buffalo channels no problem it's the Toronto signals i do not understand
i receive
Channel 9 ctv 85%
5 cbc 91%
19 tvo 78%
i do not get 47omni ,44 city 41 global. looking at my profile on tvfool i'm confused it says nothing about getting cbc doesn't even mention it, but i get it great. it shows all these channel originating from the same source tower what gives, how can i receive some and not others. IT gets even stranger, I just talked to my neighbor across the street. he has the almost identical setup as me. he doesn't get ctv but gets cbc, omni city and global. with good strength over 80%. does any one have any suggestions i really would like to get city and global just for the canadian content news etc.
Post 2 made on Sunday June 23, 2013 at 09:51
Nueatit
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Are the two antennas (Buffalo pointed and Toronto pointed) on separate co-ax feeds or did you combine them before or after the pre-amp, more info needed.

Strange that you get chn 9 VHF that strong on UHF antenna ( I do not even gey chn 9 that strong in Richmond Hill north of T.O.) and not the rest.
Post 3 made on Sunday June 23, 2013 at 20:29
keaster2000
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I installed a 4 bay last weekend in Pelham Centre (Fenwick), pointed to Buffalo and it got EVERYTHING!

Did I mention it was in the driveway 7 and a half feet above the ground?

I installed it on a ranch-style home on a tri-pod--on the roof, of course.

Installing antennas for the digital age, I am learning that less is more, and higher is usually better. I prefer an off-shore antenna by Electronic Master. It has a small gain adjustment dial inside the balun (the box on the antenna where you connect the co-ax, the cover slides up) and a small ac adapter you plug into the wall, usually behind the TV. Great for one TV installations but a booster may be necessary if you split to up to 4 TV like I usually do.

It's actually catching everything from Toronto off the back side--which I still can't believe and it was picking up CKCO-13 from Kitchener and CKVP-42's transmitter is almost across the street.
Post 4 made on Monday June 24, 2013 at 12:47
buffalofan19
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I think Tropo conditions were very good over the weekend, especially last night. I didn't do any additional channel searches, but CHCH was coming in on my CM 4228 (old model) from here in Buffalo, which in of itself isn't mindblowing, but it was doing so while I had my antenna pointed straight north at Toronto. I almost always have to turn the antenna towards Hamilton to receive it. Receiving a VHF channel like CHCH with a 4228 from that kind of angle usually means that conditions are abnormally optimal. That kind of reception won't last, especially with rain in the forecast this week.


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