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Forum: Help With Reception

13-Nov-2019, 9:28 PM

Replies: 14

Sutro Tower upgrade, FCC changes

Views: 12,734

Posted By Ray

Thanks! Interesting reading.

Thanks! Interesting reading.

Forum: Help With Reception

12-Nov-2019, 2:17 AM

Replies: 14

Sutro Tower upgrade, FCC changes

Views: 12,734

Posted By Ray

I've recently been having problems with some of...

I've recently been having problems with some of the UHF stations broadcasting from Sutro Tower, in particular KQED, and was having a hard time trying to figure out what might have broken.

I...

Forum: Help With Reception

27-Jul-2018, 3:02 AM

Replies: 14

Sutro Tower upgrade, FCC changes

Views: 12,734

Posted By Ray

My questions have basically been answered about...

My questions have basically been answered about the repack and I learned a little about ATSC 3.0, which I hadn't heard about. Thanks to all. Some very good information and links.

I have...

Forum: Help With Reception

25-Jul-2018, 3:07 PM

Replies: 14

Sutro Tower upgrade, FCC changes

Views: 12,734

Posted By Ray

Thanks ADTech and rabbit73. I'll have a look at...

Thanks ADTech and rabbit73. I'll have a look at the links.

Forum: Help With Reception

25-Jul-2018, 3:02 PM

Replies: 14

Sutro Tower upgrade, FCC changes

Views: 12,734

Posted By Ray

Thanks, @rabbit73. (Does the @ sign work here to...

Thanks, @rabbit73. (Does the @ sign work here to notify someone?) So UHF (for broadcast TV) ends at 36, not 37. I'm in Sonora, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I'm fortunate to be at an...

Forum: Help With Reception

25-Jul-2018, 2:14 PM

Replies: 14

Sutro Tower upgrade, FCC changes

Views: 12,734

Posted By Ray

Sutro Tower upgrade, FCC changes

Right now I have a combined AD 91XG and Winegard high VHF Yagi, and my reception is pretty good, but I'm over 100 miles from any transmitter, and sometimes it could be a little better. So I've been...

Forum: Help With Reception

5-Apr-2013, 1:27 AM

Replies: 7

I'd like to do a little better on UHF

Views: 5,571

Posted By Ray

So the tree surgeon came out, trimmed some dead...

So the tree surgeon came out, trimmed some dead wood and problematic branches, and took out a tree in decline. This wasn't the reason for removing the tree, but as a bonus, it may have been...

Forum: Help With Reception

11-Mar-2013, 10:05 PM

Replies: 7

I'd like to do a little better on UHF

Views: 5,571

Posted By Ray

Looks promising

I was going to wait for the tree surgeon, but I got impatient and raised the antennas by 26 inches this weekend. Standing on the roof with a pole pruner/saw, I was able to cut away the twigs in the...

Forum: Help With Reception

9-Mar-2013, 1:12 PM

Replies: 7

I'd like to do a little better on UHF

Views: 5,571

Posted By Ray

Thanks. I'll try some extra height and let you...

Thanks. I'll try some extra height and let you know how it goes. I got a ten foot length of mast at the thrift store yesterday and can try this out temporarily as long as there is no wind.

The...

Forum: Help With Reception

9-Mar-2013, 5:30 AM

Replies: 7

I'd like to do a little better on UHF

Views: 5,571

Posted By Ray

Twenty-five feet above ground level: ...

Twenty-five feet above ground level:

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d1dda3ef301b2d2

Eighteen feet above ground level (current height of UHF antenna):
...

Forum: Help With Reception

8-Mar-2013, 7:23 PM

Replies: 7

I'd like to do a little better on UHF

Views: 5,571

Posted By Ray

I'd like to do a little better on UHF

Here's my current setup:

Vertically stacked Antennas Direct 91XG above Winegard YA-1713 on 18 foot mast.
Joined with UVSJ routed to Winegard AP-8275 preamp.
50 feet of RG-6 coax with grounding...

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