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5-Oct-2020, 10:03 PM
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4-Oct-2020, 2:06 AM
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3-Oct-2020, 2:30 AM
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You will still need a wide antenna if you are...
You will still need a wide antenna if you are going after physical channel 2 in Providence. VHF-Lo band antennas have some big elements. One of the smallest covering all those channels would be the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Sep-2020, 8:09 PM
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27-Sep-2020, 3:53 AM
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26-Sep-2020, 2:47 AM
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You most certainly could have a bad balun. A...
You most certainly could have a bad balun. A balun matches the impedence of the antenna to the impedence of the coaxial cable. You could also have a bad connection at the balun. Or at the coaxial...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Sep-2020, 12:41 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Sep-2020, 6:50 PM
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I would certainly start checking your...
I would certainly start checking your connections. Water intrusion into connections and coaxial cable will wreak havoc over time causing oxidation and corrosion. RG6 coaxial connectors should be...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Sep-2020, 6:15 PM
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Blackstone,
The RabbitEars link you provided...
Blackstone,
The RabbitEars link you provided pulls up Topeka, KS which is the default location for the signal search map.
Be sure to enter your address in the search box at the bottom left of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Sep-2020, 9:36 PM
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Blackstone,
The signal reports at TV Fool...
Blackstone,
The signal reports at TV Fool are very much out of date. It would be very helpful if you could post a link to your RabbitEars report. You can generate one at this link:...
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15-Jul-2020, 2:29 PM
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12-Jul-2020, 7:50 PM
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30-Jun-2020, 2:19 AM
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Forum: Antennas
28-Jun-2020, 8:15 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Jun-2020, 6:57 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Jun-2020, 6:44 PM
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Are you having trouble with receiving that...
Are you having trouble with receiving that channel? If not, I wouldn't touch a thing, but if you are having problems you can certainly give it a try. You can always put it back on if it doesn't help....
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Jun-2020, 6:39 PM
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Forum: Antennas
28-Jun-2020, 6:19 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Jun-2020, 10:47 PM
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If the cause is a too strong signal, you could...
If the cause is a too strong signal, you could try just a splitter instead of the amplifier you are using. Your local home improvement big box store should have a splitter in stock. You possibly...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Jun-2020, 6:40 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Jun-2020, 11:50 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Jun-2020, 11:05 PM
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Well, to start with, the antenna you have is...
Well, to start with, the antenna you have is designed for UHF channels only. WAFB and WBRZ are VHF-Hi channels. You need a separate element for the antenna to pick up VHF-Hi. See the picture.
You...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Jun-2020, 8:07 PM
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