Forum: Antennas
24-Mar-2020, 6:50 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,439
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Forum: Reception Devices
24-Mar-2020, 8:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 18,900
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Feb-2020, 4:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 23,536
Estimating you location based on the TVFR you...
Estimating you location based on the TVFR you posted, I took a look at the rabbitears.info data in the vicinity of Shooting Creek / Route 64 (In the Nantahala National Forest).
This study;...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Feb-2020, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 35,953
The Antennas Direct 'Juice' preamp is working...
The Antennas Direct 'Juice' preamp is working well for me. It has not shown any signs of overload despite the rather strong levels of many of the signals. (I'm driving relatively long runs of coax...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Jan-2020, 9:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,062
Any part of the system that's exposed to the...
Any part of the system that's exposed to the elements for 7 years is suspect more than parts that have been protected. Start at the beginning, the antenna;
A close inspection for corrosion, water...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Jan-2020, 2:37 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,264
The cost of direct connection is very low, one...
The cost of direct connection is very low, one connector, So trying it is not something I can argue against... I just don't expect a 0.5 dB improvement to produce a noticeable change in reception...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Jan-2020, 4:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,264
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Jan-2020, 9:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,574
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Jan-2020, 7:02 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 18,570
Thanks for jogging my memory TG...
In the...
Thanks for jogging my memory TG...
In the past I've thought about using line amps as RF switches. Simply power up the amp to pass signal, power down to block it.
Likely the most practical...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Jan-2020, 5:17 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 18,570
I'm not aware of an 'off the shelf' retail...
I'm not aware of an 'off the shelf' retail solution... Hopefully someone else does. I think you'll need to have some DIY skills with hardware and software. Doing a quick search online, I came up with...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Dec-2019, 1:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,282
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Dec-2019, 2:59 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,282
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Dec-2019, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,282
You're correct, there is some potential for...
You're correct, there is some potential for co-channel interference... However it looks as if there is enough difference in signal levels (20 dB or more ) that it's reasonable to hope for reception...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Dec-2019, 6:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,697
Are you willing to consider moving the antenna...
Are you willing to consider moving the antenna outside? You would likely see significant improvement in reception reliability. The roof structure hinders reception though the exact effect can vary...
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Forum: Special Topics
11-Dec-2019, 9:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 24,951
A three director Yagi for CH-6
Here is a design generated using software by VK5DJ.
https://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=1106
https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3594&stc=1&d=1576104088
I've built a...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Nov-2019, 8:59 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 32,600
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Forum: Antennas
10-Nov-2019, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 92,619
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Nov-2019, 3:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,969
I ran a search at rabbitears.info using an...
I ran a search at rabbitears.info using an estimate of your location. The results I saw suggest you may need to mount as high as 60' AGL to obtain line-of-sight conditions which the ANT751 would do...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
7-Nov-2019, 5:56 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 253,394
Using crontab for recurring recordings
I also use crontab to schedule recurring recordings. The following example represents my daily newscast recording schedule. I can watch a news cast until it is overwritten by the next scheduled...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Oct-2019, 4:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,512
Doubling the antennas will in theory double the...
Doubling the antennas will in theory double the total received power... Expressed logarithmicly, that's 3dB. In practice you also have to consider loss in the cabling and combiner network as well as...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Oct-2019, 7:51 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,512
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
26-Oct-2019, 1:06 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 253,394
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Oct-2019, 7:16 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 19,201
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
19-Oct-2019, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,973
The majority of the Seattle market stations...
The majority of the Seattle market stations moving due to the repack are now up and operating on their post-repack frequencies.
The only exception that I can see as of now is KWDK which is still...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Oct-2019, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,896
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