Re: Poor antenna reception on channel 13

On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 10:18:37 GMT, Philistine Phil
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote "Re: Poor antenna reception on
channel 13":

>KCOP's transmitter on Mount Wilson was experiencing difficulties or
>undergoing maintenance.  I experienced the same reception problems as
>you via my roof antenna in the eastern San Gabriel Valley.
>
>The problems were apparently corrected early Monday morning.

I was watching T.V. early Monday morning, around 1:00 a.m.  I flipped
channels and noticed that there was nothing but snow on KCOP channel
13.  When I saw that, I thought to myself that maybe the problem was
with channel 13's transmitter and not my antenna.  When I woke up
around 9:00 a.m.  I checked channel 13 and it was perfect again.  
I became curious, so I checked the FCC website to see what has
changed.  KCOP filed an application with the FCC on 8/14/03 for "a
slight relocation of its transmitting facilities."  The application
states in part, "KCOP will take whatever preventative steps are
necessary, such as reducing power or leaving the air temporarily to
ensure that workers operating in the vicinity of the antenna are not
exposed to excessive RF energy."
<http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=144501>

This didn't explain why my neighbors reception was good, but mine was
poor.  I thought they were getting channel 13 through their antenna.
Come to find out they are getting local channels through Dish Network.
I was under the impression that they got local channels through their
antenna, but they haven't used their antenna for years.  Well, I'm
glad everything is working again.  Thanks for the reply.