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Anybody else having tv reception problems with an antenna in los angeles?

• I'm randomly losing tv stations for days at a time (mainly channel 5.1-.3 and channel 13.1 sometimes channel 9 as well with a few other smaller area stations being lost too). My tv antenna position is outdoors and elevated at about 25 feet pointing towards mount wilson and has not moved at all. The same situation happened two weeks ago and then at random the tv stations re-appeared, but now they have disappeared again And yes i have tried re-scanning area tv stations before you make that suggestion (unplugging cords, etc.). Are the local tv stations having some sort of broadcasting issues or maybe the high winds of late have caused some issues? Just curious due to the random nature of the channel losses.

• Answer:

  I suspect your antenna system is at fault, either an older antenna with corrosive connections, bad down feed connections, or defective cable. If the antenna is old, I would replace it first, and see if there is any improvement. Pay close attention to the connectors at both ends of your cable and ensure they are solidly contacting the coaxial ground braid and that the copper center conductors are shiny and clean. Secondly I would inspect any splitters and/or amplifiers in the system for good connectors and proper operation. Replace as necessary. Lastly I would replace the cable with a good grade of RG/6 coax with factory installed connectors on both ends.