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Good info. If my CM7777HD ever craps out, I'll try this one :)

You missed what I said before about experimenting with other antennas with short cable runs and no splitters; see primestar31 post #21 I'm not saying the preamp is right for every application. You asked about possible fixes for your bitrate errors. I think it couldn't hurt to try the preamp...

Agree. If I could mount a larger, higher antenna, I could probably overcome the signal loss and eliminate the need for the preamp. But since I can't, and I'm limited to an attic install, I don't have a choice.

I agree with this. I think he thought I was implying that the preamp tunes in signals that aren't there; I know it doesn't. But in my case the cable length doesn't matter; I'm 40+ miles from my towers and without the preamp I get almost no channels. That's whether it's rabbit ears connected...

Don't need to watch a video. I've done countless experiments myself in various locations, using multiple antennas connected directly to tuners, with and without preamps. My evidence speaks for itself.

I'll let others who are wiser than me chime in here, but I think that's somewhat incorrect. Long run, short run, without the preamp I can't receive half of my stations.

I guess I would have to disagree. In my case, the preamp makes all the difference between receiving some stations and not receiving them at all.

If you're 50 miles from the towers, you probably want to integrate a preamp. This is what I use: https://www.channelmaster.com/products/amplify-adjustable-gain-preamplifier-cm-7777hd

They can be on the same tower but have different power :)

Probably just signal loss, which can be caused by different kinds of interference. I live 40 miles from my local towers and lightning can cause drop-out's. Trains passing by my house can cause them, too. So, "bitrate errors" is probably just signal loss.

This is a Roku TV with an antenna input?

They still haven't figured out the DRM issues?

:popcorn

I wish KCTV would get rid of most of their sub channels and go back to only having one or two, and then their main feed 13 or 15 mbps.

Looks like an old Burger King

A broadcast issue with which channel?

Also Kansas City MO/KS

Exactly.. I mean this looks like a cool service, but not if I have to buy a new TV to get it.. I already feel hosed on the ATSC 3.0 tuner I bought from SiliconDust.

All those that do will likely be disappointed!

What's on Mondays?

Original programming or History Channel reruns?

ATSC 3.0 seems a lot like HD radio. Something nobody asked for and nobody really wants.

Until they encrypt your stations..

The fact that any over the air broadcast station is encrypted is an abomination to begin with. These are local TV stations that nobody is able to watch. What's the point?

I sure wish I hadn't dropped $200 on my SiliconDust Flex 4K ATSC 3.0 tuner when it came out. Here we are, December 31, 2023 and the thing is pretty much a brick when it comes to decoding encrypted 3.0 stations. Anybody wanna buy it??