I hooked up my converter box and can barely get only one channel. I have messed with it and know how to work it to get the highest signal strength by moving my rabbit ears but its just not strong enough. I tried to get a stronger antenna but can't find one. Anyone else have these issues with a solution besides getting cable or dish?
Dtv
- Thread starter lewis
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Then I get no channels. The converter box still uses them only for the uhf signal though.
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
I just set mine up on an old TV in my basement. It worked perfectly. Got 21 channels all crystal clear. I got the Zenith box and am using an unamplified set-top antenna. I'm at about 3400 South and about 6000 West, for reference. I pointed the UHF dish antenna thing west, and up. That seemed to work best.
DaveB
Long Jeep Fan
- Location
- Holladay, Utah
I have set up three of these so far and they have worked fine. The ones that use a roof top antenna work best and the only one that had some problems was the on that had a UHF only antenna attached to it rather than using a rooftop antenna. With the UHF antenna positioned right it did start to work.
Corban_White
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Payson, AZ
Rooftop antenna in the attic works great for me.
rooftop antenna let me get a bunch of channels. I couldn't get much of anything out of the rabbit ears at my GF's apartment, so we hooked up a roof top antenna and now she is getting a lot better luck... I have seen amplified antennas available at wal-mart or newegg.com for between $50-$300. But a $25.00 rooftop antenna from radioshack worked just fine for what i needed
Mope
Registered User
- Location
- Pocatello, ID
I'm not real savy on this, but could i use a rooftop antenna, and use a splitter box of some sort, and run two tv's with it?
Corban_White
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Payson, AZ
Yes. Every time you split it the signal degrades though.
Unless you use a box designed to boost and enhance via 110
Mope
Registered User
- Location
- Pocatello, ID
Thanks to you both!
So i spent all day on this crap and still have nothing. I bought this phillips rooftop ant. from walmart http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5000836
and was the only one I could find that someone actually had. Iset it up on my attic and still get nothing, I get more with my rabbit ears on the tv. My analog signal is better than ever with the rabbit ears in the attic but still not strong enough for the digital signal. Still pissed-Lewis
and was the only one I could find that someone actually had. Iset it up on my attic and still get nothing, I get more with my rabbit ears on the tv. My analog signal is better than ever with the rabbit ears in the attic but still not strong enough for the digital signal. Still pissed-Lewis
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Did you get two converter boxes, or just one? I've heard the failure rate on these is pretty bad.
Really. I got 2, I will hook up the other one and see if thats the problem.
gijohn40
too poor to wheel... :(
- Location
- Layton, Utah
now I might have missed something but the new digital converters need to have the new digital antenna and they convert this digital signal back to an analog one for the older tv's... so if the converter your talking about is the new digital one you need a new digital antenna not the old analog ones.... this is one of the things that no one is catching on to....
Your best bet is to get a digital antenna to hook up with the converter...
one like this one
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3382068
If you need any help give me a call this is what I do for a living....
John
307-679-1275
Your best bet is to get a digital antenna to hook up with the converter...
one like this one
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3382068
If you need any help give me a call this is what I do for a living....
John
307-679-1275
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
I'm pretty sure any UHF antenna will work.
gijohn40
too poor to wheel... :(
- Location
- Layton, Utah
yes but not that well... at least from my experience...
WayneXJ
grocery getter driver
- Location
- So. Jordan
I hooked mine up to an old antenna and it comes in great. I can watch channel 2 now without all the fuzz. 
Thanks for the info. Only problem is that it is web only and out of stock. I will keep my eye out for one.
Finally got it to work!
Ended up getting this.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103088
Ended up getting this.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103088