HD Antenna Houston?

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Vernada
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I just got an Amazon Basics 35 mile hd antenna.

Any idea why I'm not getting abc or cbs?

Even some of the other basics are a little sketchy.

I'm in JV.

Any tips or tricks on how/where to mount?

I'm running it through a TiVo Roamio if that matters.

Thanks.
MaroonOut09
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I would start by looking up your address at TV Fool to see how far the towers are from your house.

https://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
Vernada
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According to that I should be good for all the standard channels with an indoor antenna mounted at 8 ft.
Vernada
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When I run the TiVo channel scan it 'funds' 61 stations. But the majority of those won't actually tune in. I get a V52 error saying something is wrong with the signal.

Google isn't giving me a clear cause of v52.
MaroonOut09
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I found another user who was getting a V52 error message.

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=508058

Did you just get the TiVo? If so, maybe you just got a bad unit.
Wildmen03
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I've got a cheap RCA indoor antenna and have no problems picking up a ton of channels on the south side of town.

I'd try hooking it up directly to the TV just to confirm the channel's availability.
Vernada
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Hooked it up directly to TV and still had some issues.

Maybe bec I have a radiant barrier?

I moved it up into the attic and tapped it into the existing coax.

Everything is working great now except for PBS... Which I had no problem with earlier! Oh well. Better now than it was. Fox, cbs, nbc, abc are all working fine.
jeffk
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Yeah, radiant barrier will play havoc with tv signals.
Vernada
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Honestly I didn't even think about it until I took the antenna up into the attic. Doh.
permabull
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