Forum: Help With Reception
28-Sep-2018, 1:17 PM
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Replies: 106
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This tells us several important lessons. ...
This tells us several important lessons. Broadcast television stations
frequently have issues which affect reception. They are not in any big
hurry to get their OTA signal back for viewers. They...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Sep-2018, 1:08 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
You can call the station and possibly talk to...
You can call the station and possibly talk to someone in their engineering
department. It is entirely possible they were operating at reduced power
while making some technical adjustments.......
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2018, 1:22 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
Not too terribly long ago, our CBS affiliate...
Not too terribly long ago, our CBS affiliate suffered a major failure
at their South Mtn Tower in Phoenix, AZ. While satellite and cable
viewers were unaffected, broadcast viewers in the Northern...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Aug-2018, 1:13 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
Greetings Dagwood,
I suspect many, many...
Greetings Dagwood,
I suspect many, many stations have issues from time to time.
Some of those issues are made public but sometimes they are not.
Take Care, Joe
GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Aug-2018, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
Greetings Dagwood,
Yes, yes, yes. I had a...
Greetings Dagwood,
Yes, yes, yes. I had a similar problem with one of my home
televisions. Rf 6, which is a translator for NBC, KNAZ Flagstaff,
would intermittently have issues. It is one of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Aug-2018, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2018, 6:36 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
WXXI PBS Rochester, N.Y. suffered a major...
WXXI PBS Rochester, N.Y. suffered a major transmitter failure.
See story below.
http://www.wxxinews.org/post/update-wxxi-tv-reception
My guess is that they were operating at reduced power...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2018, 1:32 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Aug-2018, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
Greetings Dagwood,
Happy, Happy Birthday to...
Greetings Dagwood,
Happy, Happy Birthday to you!
Having lived in W.N.Y. for my first twenty years and seen
the fun weather, I'd say yes. Given the infrequent use and
minimal rotation, you...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Jun-2018, 1:21 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Jun-2018, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
Greetings Dagwood,
In retrospect, the issue...
Greetings Dagwood,
In retrospect, the issue with channel 8, WROC may have been
at their end. Perhaps they were running at lower power than
normal or their antenna may have needed some "tuning"...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Dec-2017, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
That sounds like a good plan. Those lines/rods...
That sounds like a good plan. Those lines/rods that go into the
permanently attached portion with still need to be sanded/cleaned
to maximize reception.
Finally, I'm able to stream WHEC and WHAM...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Dec-2017, 5:45 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
"So I took that plastic housing off the antenna...
"So I took that plastic housing off the antenna (after unplugging the power supply inside) and there was quite a bit cobwebs and other bug "trash" in there. I cleaned it up, and after I got back down...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Nov-2017, 9:39 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
Dagwood, here is what I would do.
Check each...
Dagwood, here is what I would do.
Check each outdoor connection. Is there any corrosion? Any rust?
If so, that could be all or part of your problem.
I would run a temporary new and VERIFIED RG6...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Nov-2017, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Nov-2017, 1:01 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 185,364
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