Forum: Help With Reception
30-Aug-2020, 3:48 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Aug-2020, 3:00 PM
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Here's an interesting article:
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Here's an interesting article:
https://www.kopn.org/about/antenna
To receive a signal from this frequency, a dipole of 10.99'
is required, as that's the length of the wave. That's a pretty ...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Aug-2020, 2:42 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Aug-2020, 4:39 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2020, 3:33 PM
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WOW Thanks, Rabbit! Is that Google Earth? I...
WOW Thanks, Rabbit! Is that Google Earth? I haven't used it in awhile.
Yeah, that looks like the SECOND ridge, as we're in a little valley. There's
a hill across the street to the West, then...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Aug-2020, 4:18 PM
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Replies: 10
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Hello again, all!
Yes, I'm a pain ... I...
Hello again, all!
Yes, I'm a pain ... I finally figured out that my TV/FM idea was
NOT going to work anywhere on Earth, so I'm opting to improve
what I've got up there already. Since the TV...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Aug-2020, 7:48 PM
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Replies: 10
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FM Reception
I think this is the correct place to post this:
https://i.imgur.com/G2rF9cP.png
So, I'm farting around with my TV antenna and was going
to experiment with stacking an FM whip to it, despite...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Aug-2020, 4:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 20,384
Bob, please do! Anyone can play here.
That's...
Bob, please do! Anyone can play here.
That's very interesting. And I thought I was slick
for siliconing the lip on my Winegard! Didn't do a thing.
Thanks for the Kitz recommendation, I'll...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Aug-2020, 3:58 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 20,384
OTA: All I could do was test for undesired...
OTA: All I could do was test for undesired continuity between the
positive center wire and the negative outer sheath. Passed. But since
I can't get to the opposite end, unless I'm not paying...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Aug-2020, 5:20 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2020, 5:25 PM
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Jr: True! However, everything I've read is...
Jr: True! However, everything I've read is contrary to that position.
Closer to the antenna is best.
Gotta hand it to you, that's very impressive. I've seen towers built
and so forth but the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Jul-2020, 11:11 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jul-2020, 3:45 PM
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Views: 20,384
OTAFAN, thank you for replying. I think you're...
OTAFAN, thank you for replying. I think you're right.
I was wondering if folks here enjoy hacking their wares
such as hanging a heat shield or something as that to
deflect the worst The Sun has...
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Jul-2020, 8:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 20,384
Allow me to rephrase my original question:
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Allow me to rephrase my original question:
I'm now on my third inexpensive preamp. Two RCAs, one Winegard.
Should the Winegard fail, what would you recommend replacing it?
Perhaps one with a...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jun-2020, 6:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 20,384
What Kills Preamps?
So, been enjoying OtA viewing for six years now.
To all, especially GroundURMast, thanks for the information.
Now ... per members here, I bought the RCA TVPREAMP1Z,
which worked well for a...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Jun-2017, 6:03 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,625
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Jun-2017, 2:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,625
Y'know, the freakin' thing is, I usually check...
Y'know, the freakin' thing is, I usually check the obvious first and this time I failed utterly. It does explain things though. It could be why the transformer was overheating; the power had nowhere...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Jun-2017, 7:11 PM
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Views: 17,625
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Jun-2017, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,625
Now you guys know why I ask questions. ;)
I...
Now you guys know why I ask questions. ;)
I think the reasonable approach is to connect that VCR first, that's the easiest. As with most chickens, I'm loathe to walk the roof yet again. UGH.
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Jun-2017, 7:54 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,625
Thanks, Rabbit.
Voltmeter, generally yes. I...
Thanks, Rabbit.
Voltmeter, generally yes. I assume I need both ends access to test, and realize the inner wire is both pos and neg. So I'm looking at a resistance equal or near that to the rating,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Jun-2017, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,625
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Jun-2017, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,625
'morning, Rabbit, thanks for the interest.
...
'morning, Rabbit, thanks for the interest.
The first thing we did was rescan following the outage. We got into the habit of rescanning 4–6 times a year the first year since new channels keep...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Jun-2017, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,625
No Signal
'alo again.
Thankee for all the help in enabling us to cut the cord!
Unfortunately, we hit a common snag: Tuner troubles.
Earlier this week after a storm we cannot get our 40+ stations;...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Jan-2015, 6:02 PM
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Views: 18,316
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Jan-2015, 5:49 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,316
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