Old Vacation TV observations from way back

[Lou]

And wasn't it always a bit more fun to watch channels through the snowy and
ghosty pictures, knowing that they were far, far away.  That was a big part
of the enjoyment of watching Uncle Gus and/or Salty Brine from our apartment
in Boston's North End.  Although, sometimes they came in better than the
locals depending on all the reflections from buildings, Logan Airport and
the Coast Guard Base down the street.

-Lou

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From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
[mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of
David Tomm
Subject: Re: Old Vacation TV observations from way back

I grew up in Colchester, CT, a small town in the eastern part of the  
state that is about halfway between Boston and New York.  As a  
result, I was able to pull in a ton of TV stations using the rotor- 
powered roof antenna.  The locals were 3, 8, 24, 30 and 53.  Going  
due east, I got 6, 10, 12 & 36 from Providence.  Boston tended to be  
spotty, but 25, 27, 38 and 56 were regulars with 44 and 68 occasional  
catches.  2, 4, 5 and 7 were fairly reliable, but 2&4 less so with 3  
only 30 miles up the road.  22 & 40 and occasionally 57 from  
Springfield were regulars.  Then you had New York.  Spinning the  
rotor to the southwest, the VHF's came in regularly 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11  
and 13 but the UHF's didn't.  E-Skip in the summer tended to make it  
difficult to watch anything due to so many stations booming in but  
since I was a geeky DX kid back then I didn't mind a bit!

Dave Tomm
"Mike Thomas"