NOTE: I am not publishing my address because that information is not really relevant to my question.
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I have spent many agnoizing hours searching for the right antenna, and for a viable placement of that antenna so that I'd be able to pull in all my local stations, especially PBS, which is especially weak where I am located. After much gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair, I finally found, in the end, that I could do just fine with my ancient RadioShack combo VHF/UHF RabbitEars+UHF antenna, as long as I located it within the sweet spot in my living room. (I'm in an apartment, which greatly limits my options of antennas and placement.)
So, if I have everything working OK now, what's the problem that brings me here (you ask)?
Well, several of the signals for my local stations are just really marginal, at least as far as the "strength meter" which is built in to the firmware of my big flastcreen is concerned. It doesn't take a lot to push them into unusable territory. But as long as I don't walk around a lot in the center of the living room, all is well... until I power on my Sony STR-DH520 A/V receiver.
I have tried powering this unit on and off and on and off again numerous times now and the results are unambiguous. When the thing is powered on, the reception strength for at least two of the local major network stations... one of which I really care about (PBS)... immediately drop down to the point where reception on those two channels is unwatchable. This is a real effect. I am absolutely certain of it. I have reproduced it many many times now.
So, I just want to ask the collected experts here... Is this kind of thing, generally speaking, a "known issue"? But that I mean is it known to any or all of you serious A/V afficianados that some models or brands of A/V receivers can, just by being powered on, cause real and significant interference with OTA reception (e.g. via a somewhat nearby indoor antenna)?
And if the answer to that question is "yes", then are there any specific brands or models of A/V receivers that I should consider purchasing to replace my STR-DH520 that will eliminate this very problematic OTA interference?
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I have spent many agnoizing hours searching for the right antenna, and for a viable placement of that antenna so that I'd be able to pull in all my local stations, especially PBS, which is especially weak where I am located. After much gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair, I finally found, in the end, that I could do just fine with my ancient RadioShack combo VHF/UHF RabbitEars+UHF antenna, as long as I located it within the sweet spot in my living room. (I'm in an apartment, which greatly limits my options of antennas and placement.)
So, if I have everything working OK now, what's the problem that brings me here (you ask)?
Well, several of the signals for my local stations are just really marginal, at least as far as the "strength meter" which is built in to the firmware of my big flastcreen is concerned. It doesn't take a lot to push them into unusable territory. But as long as I don't walk around a lot in the center of the living room, all is well... until I power on my Sony STR-DH520 A/V receiver.
I have tried powering this unit on and off and on and off again numerous times now and the results are unambiguous. When the thing is powered on, the reception strength for at least two of the local major network stations... one of which I really care about (PBS)... immediately drop down to the point where reception on those two channels is unwatchable. This is a real effect. I am absolutely certain of it. I have reproduced it many many times now.
So, I just want to ask the collected experts here... Is this kind of thing, generally speaking, a "known issue"? But that I mean is it known to any or all of you serious A/V afficianados that some models or brands of A/V receivers can, just by being powered on, cause real and significant interference with OTA reception (e.g. via a somewhat nearby indoor antenna)?
And if the answer to that question is "yes", then are there any specific brands or models of A/V receivers that I should consider purchasing to replace my STR-DH520 that will eliminate this very problematic OTA interference?
