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Jeremy Kane (jkane@vt.edu) wrote:
: In article <32F9C1D1.2280@3rddoor.com>, Who-wants-Spam@notme.com wrote:

: You don't live around Blacksburg, do you? The mini-dish is not an option for 
: most of us, because that would mean we'd have no networks at all. Without 
: cable, there is little hope of getting a clear, or even legible picture of 
: NBC, CBS, etc. (And since I live in a basement apartment, I can't just put a 
: big antenna up...as is the case with 90% of B'burg's residents...)


        I dunno about this.  I've got a 20' piece of wire (just your
standard power cord stuff) strung out along the wall.  I pick up 
reasonably clearly channels 2,3,6,7,10,13,15 and 27.  That's in
addition to the duplicate channels, the ones that hardly come in 
at all, and some Christian channel.  7, 10 and 15 come almost as well
as cable. I can also pick up ESPN if I set the TV to  'cable' instead
of normal, even though I don't have cable -- I don't understand why 
this is or where the signal comes from.

        This list includes the 3 main networks, Fox, WGN, TBS, PBS,
and the B'burg channel.  All with decent quality on an uncomplicated
antenna.  (no messing with rabbit ears)

        While on the subject, my TV is pretty old, so the tuner probably
isn't the best.  Is anyone else able to pick up more channels from
the air in decent quality?  I can tell channel 9 is CSPAN, but it
doesn't come in clearly enough to hear. 



                                                        -- Jeff