RW> I've lived here 3 years and knew where North was in a general way, but
RW> I'm RW> planning on installing a HDTV antenna on a rotor and needed to
RW> know where the N-star was. I found the big dipper, but the little one is
RW> too faint to see around here. San Antonio and Austin light up the sky
RW> pretty good.
 
I figured it might be something like that, but I sent you a JPG this
morning anyway.  (-:
 
RW> These HDTVs with HD tuners and HD scanners in them, don't add a weak
RW> signal HD station when you scan for them. The scanner stops in a lot of
RW> places, but won't add the channel unless it has a good signal to lock
RW> onto. So, knowing where the stations are and pointing the antenna in that
RW> direction, will help in adding those channels. I got Corpus Christi one
RW> night while scanning, 5 digital channels added, but without the rotor
RW> working, it's hard to find the same position that it was in when I found
RW> them. So, I've only seen those channels twice, then the wind blew the
RW> antenna (long UHF yagi) off course.
 
Wind always is a problem in trying to keep them properly aligned.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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