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If you’re talking about more than a 50 mile radius, then yeah it’s probably not realistic. But I’m watching and recording from stations 50 miles out with no issues.

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LifeInOregon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Those of us who live in valley’s outside of major cities are not as fortunate.

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- stonedemoman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I know that not everywhere is going to be within 50 miles of a broadcasting tower, but it doesn’t hurt to check. www.antennasdirect.com/transmitter-locator.html
  
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  - thanevim@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    "Valleys" was the key word there. Even if the distance isn't bad, a mountain between you and the broadcast tower can make 20 miles look like 70 in terms of signal
    
    Source: am Appalachian resident
    
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    pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    in the town of Appalachia there is a pbs station that cannot broadcast ota because of the mountains
    
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    stonedemoman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    With ATSC 1.0 channels this is generally true, with some exceptions, but ATSC 3.0 channels use OFDM to circumvent a lot of interference. There’s no real way of knowing whether or not it would work but Amazon has a 30-day return policy.
    
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