[Shop-talk] Over the air antenna frustration

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Where is the transmitter in relation to your house?  If it to the East and your antenna is in a western window you have a whole house between you and the transmitter.
I rather doubt the sun is interfering with the signal.  The pixelation  is due to a weak signal and this could be caused by something blocking the signal or due to the distance between you and the transmitter.  Television broadcast frequencies are line-of-sight and can be blocked by structures that absorb the energy or by the horizon.  Do you have aluminum screens on the window?
You might also try antenna orientation.  Try rotating it from horizontal to vertical and see if that improves things.  If horizontal works better try rotating it from N-S orientation to East-West orientation.
Dave 
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    On Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:33:32 PM CDT, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff at outlook.com> wrote:   

  Knowing how large the knowledge base is here I am hoping someone can help........
I cut the cable a couple years ago and bought an over the air digital antenna. I bought what was the best one recommended by cnet.com at that time.
My only window option for mounting said antenna is a west facing window that gets full sun all afternoon until sunset.
Can I assume that the constant pixelation is from sun interference? If not, why do I get constant pixelation? If so, is there any fix/cure/etc?
I need to fix this before football starts otherwise the boss will be upset. (happy wife happy like)
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