Forum: Special Topics
12-Nov-2015, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,557
DVD recorders are present in home computers...
DVD recorders are present in home computers routinely. If you want to record shows that you have saved, I would think you could do it with your home theater PC that acts as a DVR and saves programs...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Apr-2015, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,325
Use the actual height of the antenna for your...
Use the actual height of the antenna for your TVFR.
Effectiveness of indoor placement (ie attic) is hard to predict. There are too many variables to account for - building materials, local...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Apr-2015, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,993
Standard disclaimer - the TVFR is just a...
Standard disclaimer - the TVFR is just a simulation, and does not capture local features that can affect your reception, like buildings and trees. That said, you should be able to get stations with...
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Forum: Antennas
1-Apr-2015, 8:14 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 8,256
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Mar-2015, 2:26 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,264
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Mar-2015, 2:18 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 11,900
I hear you about falling back to the broadcast...
I hear you about falling back to the broadcast stations and Prime.
You really put yourself at a great disadvantage by not mounting the antenna in clear air. Any trees or buildings in the path to...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Mar-2015, 2:02 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,264
Hi -
What do you have now? How many stations...
Hi -
What do you have now? How many stations do you get now? Are there stations you really want to receive? What kind of placement can you have, ie roof mount in clear air, with no surrounding...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 5:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,516
To get any Boston stations, you will need a...
To get any Boston stations, you will need a sensitive UHF antenna pointed at compass direction 214. The antenna will need to be outdoors in clear air, with no obstructions between it and the horizon....
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Mar-2015, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,516
Hi -
Forget attic mount. Boston signals are...
Hi -
Forget attic mount. Boston signals are too weak at your location to make an indoors antenna feasible.
All the major Boston stations are UHF, and I do fine with an Antennas Direct DB8e. I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Mar-2015, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,352
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Mar-2015, 3:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,440
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Mar-2015, 3:31 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,090
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Mar-2015, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,873
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Forum: Antennas
11-Mar-2015, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 38,844
Antennacraft story?
How is Antennacraft wrapped up in the Radio Shack bankruptcy?
Someone in 2005 says Antennacraft is a division of Tandy, but Wikipedia implies that Antennacraft is independent of Radio Shack. "The...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Mar-2015, 4:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 10,193
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Mar-2015, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 22,892
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Mar-2015, 8:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,864
Amazon -...
Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/WINEGARD-TV-2900-82-Channel-Weatherproof-Transformer/dp/B0029U2XH2
Often they are called transformers. As mars1162 described, they match the twin-lead impedance of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Mar-2015, 6:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,922
How does the Happauge tuner perform compared to...
How does the Happauge tuner perform compared to the HD Homerun? I have the latter, and it picks up fewer stations than my Sony Bravia TV. I like the HDHR though, since I can watch TV at my desk while...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Mar-2015, 1:41 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 17,595
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Mar-2015, 2:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,931
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Forum: Antennas
6-Mar-2015, 2:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 20,431
Mmm. Maybe it does say VHF in the description,...
Mmm. Maybe it does say VHF in the description, but I think the physical size of a bow-tie array means it has to be most sensitive to UHF. Antennas with exceptional VHF sensitivity tend to be big (ie...
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Forum: Antennas
6-Mar-2015, 1:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 20,431
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Forum: Antennas
6-Mar-2015, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 20,431
Your link does not work.
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Your link does not work.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8203559
For $18 you could buy one, test it and report back. Probably works fine. It's an...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Mar-2015, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 21,195
"UV Stabilized"...
"UV Stabilized" http://www.parts-express.com/cable-ties-5-1-2-black-100-pcs-made-in-usa--080-812
Probably not as good as Panduit, but better than the generic white nylon ties. AFAIK just adding...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Mar-2015, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,261
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