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[QUOTE=&quot;RF Steve, post: 128007, member: 18630&quot;]TV fool is buy far the most accurate signal prediction site available, and it is not without error. Real channel numbers are the ones that matter when selecting an antenna. Some televisions, but not all will do direct channel entry of real channel numbers. That can be a real time saver when searching for signals. Example on one of my televisions if I enter 28 the TV will search for signal on real channel 28. If the signal is found the display on the TV will show the virtual channel number 13.1. Low power television translators have call signs that contain the real channel number. The call sign for the example I just used is K28HL-D. You can look up the call sign to find out what they might be transmitting. I have worked with other televisions and converter boxes that have no way of doing direct channel entry without doing a full scan. I've worked with others that will do a partial or add channel scan. One of them I work with regularly has to be put into the add channel menu then direct real channel entry can be done. There is no standard used by all manufactures.They are not dumb questions it takes awhile to figure it all out. It's a confusing system. You can use the map feature on TV Fool to get to exact location, and from there you can click on make radar plot to get a report that can be posted on this forum for advice.Steve[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="RF Steve, post: 128007, member: 18630"]TV fool is buy far the most accurate signal prediction site available, and it is not without error. Real channel numbers are the ones that matter when selecting an antenna. Some televisions, but not all will do direct channel entry of real channel numbers. That can be a real time saver when searching for signals. Example on one of my televisions if I enter 28 the TV will search for signal on real channel 28. If the signal is found the display on the TV will show the virtual channel number 13.1. Low power television translators have call signs that contain the real channel number. The call sign for the example I just used is K28HL-D. You can look up the call sign to find out what they might be transmitting. I have worked with other televisions and converter boxes that have no way of doing direct channel entry without doing a full scan. I've worked with others that will do a partial or add channel scan. One of them I work with regularly has to be put into the add channel menu then direct real channel entry can be done. There is no standard used by all manufactures. They are not dumb questions it takes awhile to figure it all out. It's a confusing system. You can use the map feature on TV Fool to get to exact location, and from there you can click on make radar plot to get a report that can be posted on this forum for advice. Steve[/QUOTE]

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