LA: KCAL9 Poor Signal

I have a Panasonic 42PD50U with a built in ATSC tuner. I was receiving KCAL
9.1 fine until last Friday. I keep getting "Poor Signal Quality" on my
screen with an 82% signal on the meter. I've checked other reading from the
other DT channels and it goes as low as 77%. I'm using a Yagi type UHF
antenna and receive most is not all the DT signals in the LA basin and the
OC. I was wondering if it was just me or is everyone else not able to
receive KCAL 9.1?

Thanks in Advance,

JW

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:58:01 GMT, "Joseph Wind"
wrote:

I have a Panasonic 42PD50U with a built in ATSC tuner. I was receiving KCAL
9.1 fine until last Friday. I keep getting "Poor Signal Quality" on my
screen with an 82% signal on the meter. I've checked other reading from the
other DT channels and it goes as low as 77%. I'm using a Yagi type UHF
antenna and receive most is not all the DT signals in the LA basin and the
OC. I was wondering if it was just me or is everyone else not able to
receive KCAL 9.1?

Thanks in Advance,

JW


I wish I had an outdoor antenna, but, being down in San Clemente, I
don't know if the signals from all the L.A. stastions would be strong
enough to see w/o noise.

I get KCAL Channel 9 via Cox Cable, so I'm getting it "2nd hand" you
might say. I've not noticed any deterioration of any kind the last
several days.

Jim

Jim wrote:
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:58:01 GMT, "Joseph Wind"
wrote:

I have a Panasonic 42PD50U with a built in ATSC tuner. I was receiving KCAL
9.1 fine until last Friday. I keep getting "Poor Signal Quality" on my
screen with an 82% signal on the meter. I've checked other reading from the
other DT channels and it goes as low as 77%. I'm using a Yagi type UHF
antenna and receive most is not all the DT signals in the LA basin and the
OC. I was wondering if it was just me or is everyone else not able to
receive KCAL 9.1?

Thanks in Advance,

JW


I wish I had an outdoor antenna, but, being down in San Clemente, I
don't know if the signals from all the L.A. stastions would be strong
enough to see w/o noise.

I get KCAL Channel 9 via Cox Cable, so I'm getting it "2nd hand" you
might say. I've not noticed any deterioration of any kind the last
several days.

Jim

In 90274 I use an outdoor antenna with no problems including KCAL 9-1.
I also have a Samsung at work in 90038. Here I'm using a Silver Sensor
inside a block building with a sheet metal roof and still doing OK on
KCAL 9-1.

GG

I figured it out, I had to re-scan the channels to get KCAL 9.1 back. You
learn something new everyday. One would assume HD TV is like SD TV as far
as tuning, but this is not the case. I had to reprogram my Favorite
channels, which sucks coz I only have 30 presets. I'm thinking of setting
my TV to only receive HD channels, since most of the channels have an HD
counterpart, and some of my VHF channels are not as strong as the DT
counterparts. I hope I don't have to do this every time my ATSC tuner loses
sync.

"Jim" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:58:01 GMT, "Joseph Wind"
wrote:

I have a Panasonic 42PD50U with a built in ATSC tuner. I was receiving
KCAL
9.1 fine until last Friday. I keep getting "Poor Signal Quality" on my
screen with an 82% signal on the meter. I've checked other reading from
the
other DT channels and it goes as low as 77%. I'm using a Yagi type UHF
antenna and receive most is not all the DT signals in the LA basin and the
OC. I was wondering if it was just me or is everyone else not able to
receive KCAL 9.1?

Thanks in Advance,

JW


I wish I had an outdoor antenna, but, being down in San Clemente, I
don't know if the signals from all the L.A. stastions would be strong
enough to see w/o noise.

I get KCAL Channel 9 via Cox Cable, so I'm getting it "2nd hand" you
might say. I've not noticed any deterioration of any kind the last
several days.

Jim

Tuesday, April 11 2006, @ 7:15 AM (-0700 GMT)

Hmmm... Maybe I should try a good antenna / pre-amp way down here in
San Clemente? I'm about 60 miles from most stations. Gee, if that
would WORK, it would be great. I understand that Cox Cable compresses
the living daylights out of HD, and that you would see a much better
HD picture "OTA?" I wonder if that's true?

I did not know that KCAL Channel 9 also transmits in HD? I wonder why
Cox Cable does not have it in their lineup? I watch KCAL news quite
often; I wonder why they've never mentioned that they are
"simulcasting" in HD?

Oh well - some of us have to siffer, its our lot in life!

Jim


On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:05:30 GMT, "Joseph Wind"
wrote:

I figured it out, I had to re-scan the channels to get KCAL 9.1 back. You
learn something new everyday. One would assume HD TV is like SD TV as far
as tuning, but this is not the case. I had to reprogram my Favorite
channels, which sucks coz I only have 30 presets. I'm thinking of setting
my TV to only receive HD channels, since most of the channels have an HD
counterpart, and some of my VHF channels are not as strong as the DT
counterparts. I hope I don't have to do this every time my ATSC tuner loses
sync.

"Jim" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:58:01 GMT, "Joseph Wind"
wrote:

I have a Panasonic 42PD50U with a built in ATSC tuner. I was receiving
KCAL
9.1 fine until last Friday. I keep getting "Poor Signal Quality" on my
screen with an 82% signal on the meter. I've checked other reading from
the
other DT channels and it goes as low as 77%. I'm using a Yagi type UHF
antenna and receive most is not all the DT signals in the LA basin and the
OC. I was wondering if it was just me or is everyone else not able to
receive KCAL 9.1?

Thanks in Advance,

JW


I wish I had an outdoor antenna, but, being down in San Clemente, I
don't know if the signals from all the L.A. stastions would be strong
enough to see w/o noise.

I get KCAL Channel 9 via Cox Cable, so I'm getting it "2nd hand" you
might say. I've not noticed any deterioration of any kind the last
several days.

Jim

Jim wrote:
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:58:01 GMT, "Joseph Wind"
wrote:


I have a Panasonic 42PD50U with a built in ATSC tuner. I was receiving KCAL
9.1 fine until last Friday. I keep getting "Poor Signal Quality" on my
screen with an 82% signal on the meter. I've checked other reading from the
other DT channels and it goes as low as 77%. I'm using a Yagi type UHF
antenna and receive most is not all the DT signals in the LA basin and the
OC. I was wondering if it was just me or is everyone else not able to
receive KCAL 9.1?

Thanks in Advance,

JW



I wish I had an outdoor antenna, but, being down in San Clemente, I
don't know if the signals from all the L.A. stastions would be strong
enough to see w/o noise.

I get KCAL Channel 9 via Cox Cable, so I'm getting it "2nd hand" you
might say. I've not noticed any deterioration of any kind the last
several days.

Jim

I believe the gentleman is referring to KCAL's digital channgel. COX
doesn't carry it; i.e., no Channel 709.

Jim wrote:

Tuesday, April 11 2006, @ 7:15 AM (-0700 GMT)

Hmmm... Maybe I should try a good antenna / pre-amp way down here in
San Clemente? I'm about 60 miles from most stations. Gee, if that
would WORK, it would be great. I understand that Cox Cable compresses
the living daylights out of HD, and that you would see a much better
HD picture "OTA?" I wonder if that's true?

I did not know that KCAL Channel 9 also transmits in HD? I wonder why
Cox Cable does not have it in their lineup? I watch KCAL news quite
often; I wonder why they've never mentioned that they are
"simulcasting" in HD?

Cox doesn't provide KCET HD, either. Nor do they provide LAX Channel 13
HD, either. Instead they give us that lousy digital version of KOCE
(PBS) which repeats endlessly a few programs each day.