--- In HDTV-in-SFbay@yahoogroups.com, Larry Kenney <Larry@...> wrote:
>
> Tom...
>
> The digital channels for 2 and 4 are next to each other at the high
> end of the band on channels 56 and 57. They are transmitting with
> full power from the same antennas as the other stations on Sutro
> Tower and you should be receiving them in your area. Either you're
> experiencing multipath reflection problems for those channels or your
> antenna might be slightly out of alignment.

For some reason, I have multipath problems with KTVU and KRON as well. Part of
my
problem is that I'm trying to optimize the antenna for KRCB, but when I do that,
it
DEoptimizes it for Sutro, to the point that KTVU and KRON both fall out. Since I
don't have
any problem at all with KCSM or KBCW, the hope is that in February KTVU and KRON
will
start working better despite the antenna being pointed towards KRCB.


> It's interesting that your strongest station is KNTV, which is on
> VHF, since you're using an antenna that's primarily made for UHF.
> Hopefully it will work as well for you for KGO when they move their
> digital transmissions to channel 7 in February.

A couple months ago, KGO did a test transmission overnight on 7. I have a 5
element
VHF-HI Yagi pointed towards Fremont Peak and my reception for the ersatz KGO-DT
was
essentially the same as for KNTV-DT. Both had 100% S/N ratio and about 75%
signal
quality (probably multipath due to receiving them off the back of the Yagi).

So my conclusion is that anyone who's getting KNTV-DT now should have no trouble
also
getting KGO-DT in Feb. Exceptions would be folks who have localized issues
relating to
the differences between Sutro Tower and Mt. San Bruno, and there should be few
of those.