[mythtv-users] One channel is too strong!

[John Finlay]

Yan Seiner wrote:
> If I take the antenna off, I mean completely off - disconnect the 
> cable and leave just a few feet of RG-6 cable on the antenna jack - 
> Channel 16, both analog and digital, come in with good signal strength 
> and crystal clear.
>
> But.... As soon as I connnect an antenna so I can get the rest of the 
> channels, I get really crappy reception.  From this I guess that 
> Channel 16 signal overpowers my tuners.
>
> 1.  How do I find out what frequency Channel 16 sits on?  I'm only 
> interested in digital at this point.
>
Plug your address in at tvfool.com
> 2.  Where can I find a filter/attenuator for that freq?
>
Good notch filters are expensive so I would look at other possibilities 
first. Also keep in mind that analog stations broadcast with much higher 
power than digital so if too much signal is the problem the situation 
will change when we finally cut over to all digital in June and those 
powerful analog stations go away. You might try adding an attenuator (or 
two) in your antenna feed to see if reducing the signal strength helps.

John