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swabba
4-Aug-2014, 12:34 AM
Hi all-

I am on the 10th floor of a condo facing mostly south and east (reasonably unobstructed in those directions). I have tried the Moku Leaf 30 antenna and can get 16-1 CBS , 16-2, 21-2 Fox, the 22s and 33s pretty reliably. No luck getting ABC or NBC at all.

Any ideas on if I should try a different antenna or am I out of luck to get ABC, NBC given the direction my condo faces....

Here is my signal analysis: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3de1c6cb02929cd9

Many thanks!

Swabba

teleview
4-Aug-2014, 1:05 AM
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Outside on the East Balcony , install a.

http://www.antennacraft.net.

HBU11K antenna aimed to the North North East the best that the antenna will

aim the the North North East with out aiming the antenna into the side of the

building.

Or

Can install a.

http://www.winegarddirect.com.

HD-1080 antenna.

and

J type pipe mount , Winegard DS2000.

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Here is how to aim antennas ,

http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html.

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Here is the Federal Antenna Law that says Yes you can install the Tv antenna

outside on the balcony.

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html.

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The Tv Stations Reception is Strong Signal Strength at Your Reception Location.

A antenna system amplifier is Not required.

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Digital Tv Tuners can save - Digital Glitches - that are not cleared out with simple channel scans.


To clear tuner do Double Rescan.

http://www.wchstv.com/DoubleReScanAlert.pdf

swabba
4-Aug-2014, 4:57 PM
Thanks I will give it a try!

teleview
4-Aug-2014, 9:33 PM
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http://www.hollandelectronics.com.

Has a Flat Coax , window , door , jumper that is used to get the signal from the antenna outside to the Tv inside.

Model Number , 144823 .

The flat coax is built strong.

However Be Nice to the Flat coax , Do Not Slam windows and doors on the coax.

The flat coax is built strong.

However Be Nice to the Flat coax , Do Not Force Windows and Doors too the point that flat coax is damaged and does not work.

Put some thought in to how the flat coax is fitting into window or door.

And some windows and doors fit So Tight that the window or door may not close all the way , with the flat coax in place.

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Also know this ,

Almost Always when one of those small satellite dishes is installed outside the building , a hole is drilled through the wall of a condo or apartment to connect the satellite dish outside to the receiver inside.

So with that information , you can also drill a hole.