having issue with my HDHomerun again..

[Fin74501]

Try with both and see what happens.

I tried both, but it actually lowered my signal levels. FM by itself did the best(for 12.1), but still not getting 2.1-2.5


Do I need a better Antenna now or what else can we look into?

[Tom1272]

This is the antenna I use to pull in 2.1-2.5:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DN8L6T?re ... tle_1&th=1

[jasonl]

At the moment, probably nothing. The tower is in the wrong direction. Rotating your antenna to point the correct way would help with 2.x, but then you'd almost certainly lose a significant portion of everything else. The good news is they have a permit from the FCC to rearrange how they broadcast, including adding another transmitter on the same tower where the 102.1/104.1/129.1/135.1 ATSC 3.0 channels broadcast from, on a hill NE of Medina Lake. This will put much more signal into your area and hopefully be enough that you can receive it without changing anything antenna-wise. Their latest update indicated they plan to be on-air by September 30.

[Fin74501]

At the moment, probably nothing. The tower is in the wrong direction. Rotating your antenna to point the correct way would help with 2.x, but then you'd almost certainly lose a significant portion of everything else. The good news is they have a permit from the FCC to rearrange how they broadcast, including adding another transmitter on the same tower where the 102.1/104.1/129.1/135.1 ATSC 3.0 channels broadcast from, on a hill NE of Medina Lake. This will put much more signal into your area and hopefully be enough that you can receive it without changing anything antenna-wise. Their latest update indicated they plan to be on-air by September 30.

But my luck it will be DRM like the rest lol

I am still having rain fade on 12.1, happened last night. Did some testing and it was only happening with channels in that same Transmitter(9.1,9.2, 12.1 etc) 5.1 and 4.1 were perfect. Should I get a different antenna to help with that?

[Tom1272]

At the moment, probably nothing. The tower is in the wrong direction. Rotating your antenna to point the correct way would help with 2.x, but then you'd almost certainly lose a significant portion of everything else. The good news is they have a permit from the FCC to rearrange how they broadcast, including adding another transmitter on the same tower where the 102.1/104.1/129.1/135.1 ATSC 3.0 channels broadcast from, on a hill NE of Medina Lake. This will put much more signal into your area and hopefully be enough that you can receive it without changing anything antenna-wise. Their latest update indicated they plan to be on-air by September 30.

I have a second antenna to pick up these channels as they are off azimuth from my primary antenna. Looks like I'll be moving my antenna this fall to retain the channels.

[kyl416]

KCWX is moving from VHF-lo 5 to a DTS operation on VHF-Hi 8. I'm not sure which of them will cover your area, but they will have sites in Albert/Lindendale, Austin, Atascosa, Lake Hills/Blue Heaven, Mountain Home and Cherokee.

You don't have to worry about DRM as KCWX is also the ATSC 1.0 host for 35.1 KMYS, so they can't convert those future VHF 8 signals to ATSC 3.0

[jasonl]

But my luck it will be DRM like the rest lol

I am still having rain fade on 12.1, happened last night. Did some testing and it was only happening with channels in that same Transmitter(9.1,9.2, 12.1 etc) 5.1 and 4.1 were perfect. Should I get a different antenna to help with that?

No DRM, it will still be 1.0.

At this point, yes, you're as far as you can go with your current antenna setup. You can look at adding a high VHF yagi for improved reception, like the Stellar Labs 30-2476 (https://www.newark.com/stellar-labs/30- ... dp/71Y5462) along with a UHF-VHF combiner (https://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct- ... B008PBTPN4) to combine with the UHF from your current antenna. I would probably remove the VHF elements from the existing antenna if they're easy to remove (can't tell from the pictures online).

[jasonl]

I have a second antenna to pick up these channels as they are off azimuth from my primary antenna. Looks like I'll be moving my antenna this fall to retain the channels.

https://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php ... 8971d91d8d is the big picture map. The ones in Austin and the SW side of San Antonio exist now on 8, although the San Antonio one has a slightly different antenna pattern. The other 4 will be new, replacing the current RF 5 broadcast that most people can't receive. You probably won't need to change your antenna position unless one of the new sites will be better.