Forum: Antennas
25-Jan-2013, 6:06 PM
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Forum: Antennas
25-Jan-2013, 5:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,585
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Jan-2013, 7:09 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,341
Get the biggest antenna you can fit into your...
Get the biggest antenna you can fit into your attic. Reception drops considerably when your antenna has to go through the wood and shingles of your roof, plus its lower than if it were on the roof. ...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
18-Mar-2012, 8:27 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 78,725
Ku
I have a Ku FTA system with a 1 metre dish, and I'm somewhat disappointed that many broadcasts have gone back to C-band.
While I do get 290 channels on Galaxy-19, 99% of it is foreign language,...
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Forum: Antennas
18-Mar-2012, 8:23 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 19,628
Aluminum ground wire source
Radio shack discontinued the part # for its 40' solid aluminum grounding wire.
I've looked at many places and simply can't find it. Lowes, Home Depot, Atwoods, Wal-Mart, etc...
Anybody knows...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Mar-2012, 8:08 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 12,569
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2012, 8:31 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,674
Single channel filter?
Do they make a filter that will only allow a specific UHF channel through?
I have an MXU-59 combined with a Y-5713 (MXU-59 has a VHF passthrough) but I want to pick up another distant station on...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Feb-2012, 5:37 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,051
I guess the best answer is "maybe". You just...
I guess the best answer is "maybe". You just have to try it and see. Many factors reduce in-attic reception such as radiant barrier, A/C air hoses. roofing materials, moisture on the roof, etc. ...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Feb-2012, 5:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 16,883
You are reasonably close to most of the...
You are reasonably close to most of the transmitters, but as you have found out rabbit ears is not quite enough even when they're only a couple of miles away.
most of them are pointing about 10...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2012, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,846
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2012, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,740
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2012, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,668
I agree. I'm using a similar set up of a Y5713...
I agree. I'm using a similar set up of a Y5713 and MXU-59 and have picked up the best reception I can achieve to date at my site with this paired setup. They're big and ugly but they get the job...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Nov-2011, 5:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,645
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Forum: Special Topics
10-Nov-2011, 5:12 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 9,426
Failed EBS Test
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/11/09/Natl-emergency-system-test-not-flawless/UPI-39881320831000/?spt=hs&or=tn
Isn't this a great example of why OTA needs to be preserved? The government had...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Oct-2011, 3:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,380
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Forum: Special Topics
19-Oct-2011, 9:40 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,568
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
19-Oct-2011, 9:35 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,362
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
8-Oct-2011, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,362
What's this all about???
"Masterpiece" series antennas?
http://www.channelmaster.com/Masterpiece_Antenna_Series_s/297.htm
They look cool, and apparently what's old is new again (F-type baluns), quality construction.
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Sep-2011, 5:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 22,153
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Sep-2011, 6:08 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 29,796
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Sep-2011, 6:03 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,524
The old CM4221/CM4228 was much easier in this...
The old CM4221/CM4228 was much easier in this regard, all you had to do was unhook the screen and it instantly became a 2 direction antenna. I'm so glad i got my CM4221 before the stocks ran out.
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Sep-2011, 5:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,922
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Sep-2011, 3:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,383
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Sep-2011, 9:14 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 29,863
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Sep-2011, 9:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,804
I'm no expert and probably will get gigged for...
I'm no expert and probably will get gigged for this suggestion, but you may do fine with two separate small yagi antennas pointed in different directions (184 and 326 degrees, respectively). Yagis...
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