Terrestrial Fade

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Atmospheric fading is quite common, especially in wide open spaces
such as the midwest and flat lands at UHF frequencies.

For UHF reception fairly close the the transmitter site that is
taking fading, my suggestion is to use a panel antenna with a broad
reception pattern, instead of a highly directional antenna such as a
yagi or a combo V/U antenna with a yagi in the tail. Yagis tend to
be pretty directional, and just like looking through a telescope at a
distant object across a hot road, the wider your point of view the
more likely an accurate signal can be seen. Panel antennas are
better than yagis for this.

You might also try a Silver Sensor pointed directly at the
transmitter site. They really are good, and beat rabbit ears and any
of the other dumb designs you get at Wal-Mart of Best Buy hands down
for DTV reception.

James Snyder


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>Does anyone have any tips to eleminate fade? With help from list members
>(thanks guys) I've isolated my reception problem with my local CBS
>station to what is most likely a problem with fade. The station sends
>out a 1MW signal from a 566 foot tower that is 15-20 miles away (I can
>see the lights on the tower at night). Needless to say, the idea that I
>can't receive a million-watt signal from a tower I can see from my
>backyard is a source of enormous frustration. Thanks for all suggestions.
>
>Walt
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