Forum: Antennas
9-May-2021, 10:09 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Dec-2020, 4:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,265
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Dec-2020, 1:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,265
Create HVHF from old antenna
If I found an old VHF antenna, could I simply cut of the Low VHF elements and end up with an antenna for High VHF? Could I also shorten the boom?
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Nov-2020, 6:13 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
"But then, how is it possible to make a valid...
"But then, how is it possible to make a valid comparison of the performance of the two systems? Have the two antennas on a sliding carriage that moves each antenna into the same location? "
would...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Nov-2020, 3:57 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Nov-2020, 3:11 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
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Forum: Antennas
27-Oct-2020, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 48,281
I would think the simplest, and possibly best...
I would think the simplest, and possibly best solution would be to mount a horizontal 2x6 to the studs with carriage bolts and bolt the pole supports to that.
As an alternative, and depending on...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Oct-2020, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,901
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2020, 1:40 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,901
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2020, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,901
Thanks for the additional info.
Yes, I am aware...
Thanks for the additional info.
Yes, I am aware of the aviation band. What I meant to indicate is that the feed from the 139mhz antenna would connect to the VHF side of the combiner, but I was not...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2020, 1:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,901
Thanks. So 139 falls in the VHF range, right? I...
Thanks. So 139 falls in the VHF range, right? I have no VHF at the moment but there are a couple that I would like to go after at some point, which would require an HVHF antenna. Could I use a VHF...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Oct-2020, 1:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,901
Combining other frequencies on 1 cable
I have started 'listening' to weather satellites using my SDR dongle.
Current setup is a DB8 roof mounted with a Wineguard LNA mounted on the mast feeding into a splitter in my office. 1 feed...
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Sep-2020, 7:42 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Sep-2020, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,701
Thanks for the pointers.
Since the scanner...
Thanks for the pointers.
Since the scanner is not real time, the only way I see to set the gain is through trial and error - try a setting, rescan, try another. Am I missing an easier way?
In...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Sep-2020, 7:05 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,701
What are these spectrum?
RABBIT77 introduced me to the wonders of Software Defined Radio (SDR). (Thanks Rabbit!)
I have downloaded and installed sdrsharp, a free app that gives a live display of a 2 Mhz slice of a 6Mhz...
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2020, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
RTLSDR Scanner is available as executable...
RTLSDR Scanner is available as executable install. Hopefully making this part much easier:
https://github.com/EarToEarOak/RTLSDR-Scanner/releases
Your video quite nicely shows the affect of the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2020, 5:51 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
This is not looking too difficult. SDRSharp is...
This is not looking too difficult. SDRSharp is downloaded as a zip file and rtlsdr scanner has an installation file. The scanner is what allows you to see the entire channel (or multiples), right?
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2020, 2:35 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2020, 8:39 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 183,602
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Aug-2020, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,491
You have been extremely helpful and have...
You have been extremely helpful and have confirmed most of what I have been thinking.
I picked up a used DB8e for $30 so will use that to test the conditions. Unfortunately, it is really bad at...
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Forum: Reception Devices
19-Aug-2020, 9:00 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,500
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Aug-2020, 6:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,491
Thanks, Rabbit!
So with this list, how far...
Thanks, Rabbit!
So with this list, how far down would you figure I might be able to get?
Both WPEC (CBS) and WPTV (NBC) from West Palm Beach are listed as bad on this report, so I am guessing...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Aug-2020, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,491
Is this possible?
Signal Analysis: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d903876af1d9513
I am in Vero Beach and would like to get networks, if possible.
I've got ABC in West Palm (easy), but...
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