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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jun 05, 2021 2:08 pm
Prior to the advent of DTV when everything was analog, I never had any issue picking up UHF stations with VHF dipoles so long as the back of the TV had only a single jack, intended for a VHF/UHF combo antenna.
Picked up WUHQ (WOTV) near the Wyoming / Kentwood border reliably and quite clearly using VHF dipoles. Ditto WGVU-TV, WXMI, and WTLJ. Low power stations in the Grand Rapids area broadcasting on channels 15, 25 and 61 at the time were very viewable and only experienced a medium amount of snow; ditto TV 43 once it signed on from a TX site forty miles away.
Took the same TV up to Hardy Dam once. Was able to pick up a fuzzy but watchable (with some effort) picture from WGVU-TV and an impressively good picture from WTLJ - with just VHF dipoles! Not bad for nearly 50 miles' distance.
An old Sylvania in my parents' master bedroom did have an excellent UHF bowtie antenna. The only significant improvement was WZPX channel 43, which came in crystal clear on their TV if the antenna was turned properly. WLLA analog 64 on that TV, just like my TV, was virtually unviewable. Also just like my TV, WWMT channel 3 had diagonal lines dancing across the screen, and none of the Lansing market stations were receivable under normal conditions.
Back in the day, some TVs had separate jacks or terminals for VHF antennas vs. UHF antennas. In those situations, it was obligatory to have something screwed into the UHF terminals or plugged into the UHF jack to be able to receive UHF transmissions.
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.