Forum: Help With Reception
21-Sep-2016, 1:55 AM
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Replies: 39
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Hey guys:
I did some experimenting this...
Hey guys:
I did some experimenting this weekend:
I ran one coax directly from the large antenna (No splitters, pre-amps, or dist. amps) and all stations came in pretty well during the day.
I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Sep-2016, 2:12 PM
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Replies: 39
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Forgive my ignorance, but I'm not very radio...
Forgive my ignorance, but I'm not very radio savvy. :confused:
When you mean "shorting out" are you saying the frequencies would go bonkers and no signal would be possible?
Or would it pick up...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Sep-2016, 5:31 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Sep-2016, 4:36 PM
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Solar Panels?
Hi again:
Well, I haven't been able to swap everything out yet because I'm waiting for WM and HD orders to arrive... (18 ga pole, dielectric jelly, more coax connectors, etc...)
On another...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Sep-2016, 6:41 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
Thanks. I'm not sure how I missed post 28.
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Thanks. I'm not sure how I missed post 28.
I'll add to my spreadsheet the real frequencies of local stations.
The reason I wanted the real frequencies is because my TV tuner has a "Partial...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Sep-2016, 4:02 PM
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Views: 28,765
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Sep-2016, 7:26 PM
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Views: 28,765
Hi again:
Is there a site that displays all...
Hi again:
Is there a site that displays all stations' frequencies, in short of Googling every single station?
I've searched TVFool and other antenna sites, but not one shows the actual...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Sep-2016, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
Hi Rabbit:
A couple years ago I had the RCA...
Hi Rabbit:
A couple years ago I had the RCA ANT751 antenna with the RCA TVPRAMP1R pre-amp. I had decent signals from Mt. Wilson, albeit many upper UHF stations barely came in.
I decided to get...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Sep-2016, 2:56 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
Is the HLSJ the same as this combiner?
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Is the HLSJ the same as this combiner?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Channel-Plus-2532-Channel-Plus-2532-Splitter-Combiner-2-Way/19622660
I need to properly ground everything because the only...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Sep-2016, 6:34 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
Hello Rabbit73:
Thank you for your help... ...
Hello Rabbit73:
Thank you for your help...
I am having weird dropouts during the day around 2-5pm when the sun in beginning to set, even though the stations have plenty of signal strength....
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2016, 1:10 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
Very interesting! I will study these charts.
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Very interesting! I will study these charts.
She does get EVERY single station and channel from the VHF-H range and when I tweaked the antenna, she gets many at 100%.
I did install an RCA pre-amp...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2016, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
No worries.
I just was wondering why the...
No worries.
I just was wondering why the signal jumps from 50% to 0% back and forth only on those channels.
The FM trap in the 7777 pre-amp has always been in the "In" or ON position. IE: I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2016, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 39
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NBC and CBS come in very strong. 60~70%
KVCR...
NBC and CBS come in very strong. 60~70%
KVCR is in the other direction, so the signal it very well even though I'm pointed away from it...
The RCA box is pretty good for $40, and I've tested...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2016, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2016, 9:41 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2016, 5:41 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 28,765
Cell Phone Interference?
I am not too sure if this is the issue I'm having.
I can get many stations from Los Angeles pretty well, but occasionally a couple weak UHF ones the signal bounces from 50% to 0% during the day...
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