Auto programming OTA channels when you have a Rotor ?

Aug 07, 2020 5 Replies

We have an antenna tower with a antenna rotor. How do I auto program the channels with the rotor in use ? Every time you start the programming, it wipes the previous channels.



I want to be able to set the antenna in one direction, Search ... Set the antenna in another direction, Search ... Etc ...



Anyone know how to make it do that ? Most of our TVs are Sony(s). Thanks


Yes, but have you measured how much signal loss that you have at the splitter ? Try pulling out the splitter and connecting each antenna w/bullet and see if the reception changes/increase on any of the stations ?

Thanks for the input.

You can't always have what you want.

Pick the best direction and add the other channels manually. That's why there is manual add and delete.

Ummm... Good luck with that. You may need to make a physical list of all the channels you get when autoprogramming in all directions. Then Autoprogram in the direction with the most stations. Manually add all the rest. PITA sorry. HTH Jon

I'm not a fan of rotors so, if possible, I would think about pointing the existing antenna in a direction that picks up one or more channels, then adding a second antenna to pick up additional channels from another direction.

With multiple antennas combined, the TV's auto programming might actually work as expected.

Making a physical list is exactly what I want to avoid !

Any other Ideas ? Thank you.

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