Loss of OTA Signals in Chicago

[Regular Guy]

I have am located about 20 mile slightly SouthWest of Chicago's loop, where the local station transmitters are located. I have been using a $120 Radio Shack roof antenna with a Samsung Sir-T351 tuner feeding a Sony HD monitor. (I attached a 21db amp to the 100 ft cable run.) Since last summer I have had excellent reception on all the local stations (CBS-2,NBC-5,ABC-7,WGN-9,PBS-11,FOX-32,others). However, beginning sometime in November, I suddenly lost all these stations except WGN-9. Never a glimmer of the others. I've checked the antenna and all the connections. I'm baffled. Does anyone have any idea what could have happened? I will hate to have to sign up with Comcast cable. I enjoy and am satisfied with the free programing over the air. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[hdtvtechno]

possible weather change ?

 

[slapshot1959]

Did you try a rescan? I'll sometimes lose mine too,just go into the menu and do a rescan of local digital stations.

 

[Regular Guy]

Re-Scan to Regain HDTV Reception

I've tried a re-scan a couple of times. It did return one station, UPN-50, but none of the others I am most interested in. Could the SIR-T351 be the problem? Are there better tuners out there?

 

[dodge]

samsung tuner/ loss of locals

Is that ota receiver you are using and samsung with directv built in, if it is there is a bug with the unit software.
email me
kb9ndb@mchsi.com
brian

 

[Kevinw]

Any chance these stations upped there power at the same time? Huge antenna and an amp is excessive at that distance. Any chance that during a storm your antenna moved off its original heading? With a very directional antenna and the extra power can really narrow down the beam.

 

[WJMorales]

Is the Chicago Univision channel transmitting a digital signal? What channel is it?

 

[goaliebob99]

yes dont know dont care

 

[WJMorales]

I you don't care, then don't post your stupid ass comments dumb sh*t!

 

[Kevinw]

Channel 53 in Chicago

 

[WJMorales]

Found it thank you very much!