-=> PHIL MARLOWE wrote to MIKE ROSS <=-


 PM> -----------RECEPTION, TV

 PM>  === Thanks, Mike, for the very detailed response.
 PM>  Much appreciated.

 PM>  I was thinking of an outdoor antenna, but if the
 PM>  indoor one works...

 PM>  But before I start buying stuff and tinkering with
 PM>  it, did any of the solutions/improvisations you
 PM>  suggest actually end up getting you the U.S.
 PM>  stations during the summer with any degree of
 PM>  success?

 PM>  The reception I got from the U.S. in winter
 PM>  was as sharp and crisp as the local channel 12,
 PM>  ie excellent. Now I can't even bring up a blurry
 PM>  picture -- just a blank screen.

 PM>  I'm guessing but I don't think height and location
 PM>  would be a factor, since they haven't changed? And
 PM>  different TV sets in different rooms all worked
 PM>  equally well -- in the winter.

 PM>  This summer thing is definitely a puzzle. I wonder
 PM>  if the stations themselves are aware of it?

 PM>  Couldn't be the mountain, since I'm clear to the
 PM>  border. Plus, as I said, excellent reception in
 PM>  winter....

 PM>  Temperature? Humidity? Density of the air?...

Temperature affects the density of the air.
The height of the ionisphere varies with temperature.
A common phenominon well know to ham radio operators
who become acquainted with the fact some bands improve
and some degrade depending on whether it's day or night.
That's my opinion anyway FWIW.
 
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