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Forum: Help With Reception 4-Mar-2016, 6:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,071
Posted By Tristan
I finally revisited this project and just tried...

I finally revisited this project and just tried the Antennas Direct ClearStream 2V on a 15 feet mast run to the HomeWorx 150 and as predicted altitude is my friend. I was really hoping to avoid guy...
Forum: Antennas 12-Feb-2016, 5:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 26,188
Posted By Tristan
Yes, I had to go back and search to be sure I...

Yes, I had to go back and search to be sure I really saw it there.


Thank you that is helpful


Interesting... just to be clear you mean "...the wide BW of a C2 (not C4)..." correct? In any...
Forum: Antennas 12-Feb-2016, 3:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 26,188
Posted By Tristan
how close is "live by the ocean?" I assume within...

how close is "live by the ocean?" I assume within a few miles (in other words Seattle does not qualify)

...
Forum: Antennas 12-Feb-2016, 4:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 26,188
Posted By Tristan
DB4e vs DB4-PRO vs ClearStream 4V

Anyone have experience with these models listed in title from Antennas Direct?

In particular, I'm curious about:
1) differences between DB4e and DB4-PRO (other than stainless steel construction,...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Jan-2015, 6:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,071
Posted By Tristan
I have no experience with this (Hauppauge WinTV...

I have no experience with this (Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950; a tuner in USB stick format):
http://goo.gl/OGZrjb

Anyone else? Does the software have signal strength/quality metering? According to...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Jan-2015, 5:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,071
Posted By Tristan
Also a great idea! I can play around with...

Also a great idea! I can play around with adjusting the angle before getting a shop to bend a pipe (I have a non-penetrating mount that I can wedge upward, or I also have a J-mount attached to a...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Jan-2015, 5:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,071
Posted By Tristan
Great idea! If I understand correctly, the...

Great idea! If I understand correctly, the antenna signal is received by the SiliconDust unit which then distributes via Wifi (or ethernet)... so I can stand on my rooftop and watch the signals on my...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Jan-2015, 2:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,071
Posted By Tristan
NE Seattle

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d2c15adddacf9dc

This has been a long, very intermittent project due to time constraints. Previous answers to my posts over one year ago...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Nov-2013, 5:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,753
Posted By Tristan
Update: purchased a HomeWorx HW180STB as a...

Update: purchased a HomeWorx HW180STB as a tester, and indeed it seems to be getting many more channels (most over 70% strength). This is with the identical setup as my Samsung.

Very frustrating:...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Nov-2013, 9:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,753
Posted By Tristan
Interesting link, thanks for the ideas. I've...

Interesting link, thanks for the ideas. I've thought about trying to get a jointenna to isolate RF33 from Cougar Mountain (the only channel I really care about that direction... virtual 7, or RF51...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Nov-2013, 7:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,753
Posted By Tristan
Update: no change with new firmware. So the...

Update: no change with new firmware. So the behavior is this:
1) perform double rescan, only pick up some channels (virtual 11,33,51 but not 4,5,7,9,16 for example)
2) repeat double rescan, making...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Nov-2013, 6:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,753
Posted By Tristan
Additional info: The Samsung is model...

Additional info:
The Samsung is model LN32D403E4D
I just looked up their support and found a firmware upgrade that (among other things) says it "corrects "no tune" issue"

Will post after I...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Nov-2013, 5:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,753
Posted By Tristan
Problems with tuner

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d46ae10f81364e4

My situation is difficult, I realize, but to make a long story short (very long story) I'm able to find a spot on the roof...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Jan-2013, 1:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,220
Posted By Tristan
Update: I tried the Antennas Direct D4Be, plus...

Update:
I tried the Antennas Direct D4Be, plus or minus the CPA-19 (amplifier). I didn't try hard to optimize aiming, just aimed in the general best direction to compare performance or various...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Dec-2012, 9:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,899
Posted By Tristan
Tomseattle, did you have any luck? I recently...

Tomseattle,
did you have any luck? I recently updated my similar post with my experience in NE Seattle mounting the antenna ten feet higher.
--Tristan
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Dec-2012, 9:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,220
Posted By Tristan
Some experimentation and feedback: I added ten...

Some experimentation and feedback:
I added ten feet to the mast (Channel Master 5-foot mast, item # 1805, I used two). I was surprised what a difference this made:

-with the old style, salvaged...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Nov-2012, 10:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,220
Posted By Tristan
Thank you, very helpful. Just a...

Thank you, very helpful.

Just a clarification: I've seen on other threads that KCPQ (Fox, real channel 13) is now also broadcasting in the Seattle area on real channel 22. Just so I understand...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Nov-2012, 6:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,220
Posted By Tristan
A few more questions I forgot: 1) will angle of...

A few more questions I forgot:
1) will angle of antenna make much difference? (angling up 10-15-20 degrees above ground?)
2) does re-scanning with the receiver make much difference? I did some...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Nov-2012, 6:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,899
Posted By Tristan
Fox is VHF-hi at 13, but I've heard some UHF only...

Fox is VHF-hi at 13, but I've heard some UHF only antennas can pick up a bit of the VHF-Hi, although I don't have practical experience in that regard. Not sure about 9 & 11 which go farther down in...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Nov-2012, 3:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,220
Posted By Tristan
Antenna help

Hello everyone, I'm looking for antenna advice:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dcc49d13d87e4e3

Goal is to receive real channels 9,11,13,33,38,39,48.

I'm running a...
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