Tom: What Clifford is saying here is doubtless true. I lived in a similar situation for many years, and always had difficulties with radio reception. My situation was worsened because I was very close to electrified railroad yards, which could be a factor where you are too. Also, many landlords have really strict prohibitions as to what you can hang out or even put in your windows, so a fix is all the more difficult. I guess you could try putting your rabit ears next to a window and see if that helps. I lived in one highrise that actually had a television antenna on the roof that nobody talked about anymore because most people had cable there, so you might want to check to make certain there isn't one that everyone's forgotten about.
Good luck. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Hodges Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 06:57 To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] TV/AM/FM Indoor Antenna I am having problems getting reception on all of the above in my local area, and I don't know what the problem is. I'm only two blocks and a river from downtown Cincinnati, OH and most all broadcasting antennas are located throughout the greater Cincinnati area, which is north of us. I can't understand why I'm not getting good reception. I have changed antennas a number of times. The latest antenna we got from Radio Shack for the AM/FM radio has a plug-in pre-amp and a dial to increase or decrease amplification; still not getting good reception. The TV antenna is a Phillips with a loop and rabbit ears that all adjust also with a pre-amp - it doesn't get good reception as we only get about 50 - 60% of the channels we should be getting. Both antennas costs about $30 - $40 each. Does anybody have any ideas? I just can't understand why I'm not getting good reception when I live so close to the metropolitan area. Thanks, Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
