Forum: Help With Reception
19-Oct-2010, 3:29 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Oct-2010, 9:22 PM
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So things are looking up - mostly. I haven't...
So things are looking up - mostly. I haven't seen any pixelation since moving the antenna to the other side of the chimney and adjusting the direction. I've only had limited viewing time of about...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2010, 5:43 PM
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I just mapped the fire station to determine the...
I just mapped the fire station to determine the distance from our house. It's 0.8 miles. It however is not directly in the line of the antenna. It appears to be a little less than 90 degrees off. ...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2010, 5:31 PM
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Replies: 33
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Menlo Park Fire Station
Station #1
300...
Menlo Park Fire Station
Station #1
300 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA, 94025 (San Mateo County)
To test this theory, I could always start a small fire in the back yard and watch some TV as the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2010, 1:20 AM
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Replies: 33
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Before a quick update, I just would like to...
Before a quick update, I just would like to sincerely thank all of you for your thoughtful and helpful replies. I'm sure you all have other things to do than help troubleshoot my attempts to banish...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Oct-2010, 4:07 AM
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Replies: 33
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Awww crap. I think I'm making things worse. So,...
Awww crap. I think I'm making things worse. So, with moving the antenna four feet to the other side of the chimney, channel 7 now has 89-93 signal strength (up from 60) and I haven't seen any more...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Oct-2010, 4:17 PM
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Replies: 33
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Thanks for the additional suggestions. I moved...
Thanks for the additional suggestions. I moved the antenna to the other side of the chimney this weekend and my signal on channel 7 increased from 60 to 90. With our toddlers terrorizing the house,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Oct-2010, 3:52 PM
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Replies: 33
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Thanks for the help you guys. Unfortunately, I...
Thanks for the help you guys. Unfortunately, I think my wife's patience is inversely related to the number of posts in this thread.
As far as the above questions go, I've tried aiming the antenna...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Oct-2010, 5:20 AM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Oct-2010, 2:59 AM
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OK, I'll try lowering the antenna a bit. I was...
OK, I'll try lowering the antenna a bit. I was just worried that it was pointing directly at the neighboring house. It's about 5 or 6 feet from the metal chimney cap so that shouldn't be a problem....
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Oct-2010, 1:34 AM
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Replies: 33
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Better, but . . .
Thanks everyone for the help so far. So I replaced all of the old cable with a new 100' quad shielded cable from monoprice. This seems to have significantly improved the pixelation problem but...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Sep-2010, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Sep-2010, 4:33 PM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Sep-2010, 3:01 PM
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Replies: 33
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Thanks for the replies. There is no pre-amp. ...
Thanks for the replies. There is no pre-amp. There also don't appear to be any other towers that would be emitting interference. It's certainly not an AT&T tower as my reception is horrible.
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Sep-2010, 9:02 PM
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Replies: 33
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