"Ken Finney" wrote in message
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"ComputerDoctor" wrote in message
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I live in a small steep valley in a very hilly area (Innisfail,
Queensland,
Australia) with a nearby ridge just preventing 'line-of-sight' to the TV
broadcast tower (Mt. Bellenden Ker, pictu

You might find this site interesting:

http://www.oldtvguides.com/DXPhotos/

Thanks for that, Ken (and others).
I particularly liked the photo of the 80' guyed tower with the hot air
balloon in the background.
Now there's a thought.... :-)

As WFH said, its not so much a case of "weak signal" as too many reflected
signals.
Just for the moment I have used a 4 metre coax extension cable + balun and
moved the rabbit ears across the room, pointed them in the 'wrong'
direction, and if I sit in the opposite corner and the dog keeps still, it
is definitely an improvement.
India are 3 for 427 on the second day :-(