Re: Poor antenna reception on channel 13

 Try a new balun  connector
"John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I have a Radio Shack antenna (model VU-190XR) and I live in Southern
> California (Orange County).  I mounted the antenna to my chimney a
> year ago.  At the time I mounted it, I had reception problems on
> channels 2 and 4.  I tried everything to fix it and I was not able to,
> so I paid an antenna professional to come out and adjust it.  When he
> adjusted it every channel looked great.  Everything was fine for the
> past year, until three days ago.  I am now having problems with is
> channel 13, which is so out of tune I cannot watch it.  The picture
> and sound is absolutely terrible.   The reception on channel 13 looks
> like it is not tuned in properly.  It reminds me of a T.V. with rabbit
> ears that need to be adjusted.  I checked the antenna for physical
> damage and everything looks fine.  All the elements are extended out
> properly and nothing appears to have changed.  I don't think the issue
> with channel 13 is interference, because the characteristics of the
> picture do not look like interference.
>
> When I paid the antenna professional to come out last year to adjust
> channels 2 and 4, he told me he "fine tuned" the antenna.  I remember
> him telling me he had some kind of reception meter he attached to the
> antenna to make the adjustment.  Do you have any suggestions how I can
> make the adjustment myself to get channel 13 to come in clear again?
> Also, about the reception meter, I checked Radio Shack online to see
> if they have something like that and I did not find anything.  Do you
> know where I could buy some kind of reception meter?  I appreciate any
> suggestions.
>