American History

due to the susceptibility of the DTV signals to multi-path signals. The standard adopted in the US is much less robust than Europe's standard and I suspect it was selected by lobbyists to maximize commercial revenue.

Even with a higher, much more directional antenna, the one channel I can solidly receive drops out during precipitation or when a plane flies over. There are additional channels that do come in sometimes or not.

Analog TV had worked all the time with ghosting and flutter from the occasional plane and I could receive six channels solidly and usually get three more if conditions cooperated.