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Forum: Help With Reception 13-Feb-2013, 1:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,458
Posted By whiskeyhill
It looks like they are getting their house in...

It looks like they are getting their house in order. I see that this station is an affiliate for AVS TV/Diya TV. All Bollywood, all the time!
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Feb-2013, 11:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,458
Posted By whiskeyhill
WRKJ-LD: mystery station

I just rescanned my OTA channels, and am now picking up station WRKJ-LD on virtual channels 22.1 thru 22.6. Of these, 22.3 is the only channel actually broadcasting anything, and that is merely the...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Jul-2012, 11:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,461
Posted By whiskeyhill
Okay, a reliable source tells me that they have...

Okay, a reliable source tells me that they have set aside the needed amount of copper wire for me.
Now, I used to have the Antennacraft U-8000 propped in the attic of my old house. I recently...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jul-2012, 1:37 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,461
Posted By whiskeyhill
Maybe it's a regional thing, but neither Home...

Maybe it's a regional thing, but neither Home Depot nor Menards in my area sell copper wire thinner than #6. I may have to strike out on my own and maybe check an electrical-supply store. The stuff...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jun-2012, 12:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,461
Posted By whiskeyhill
I will ask about #8 or #10 copper wire at...

I will ask about #8 or #10 copper wire at Menard's tomorrow, or at Home Depot the next time I am there. The thinnest gauge wire I have seen at either store, by me anyway, is #6.
It's a tough...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Jun-2012, 2:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,461
Posted By whiskeyhill
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I'm having fair results with the U8000 mounted in the attic, and had been considering a chimney mount. Not being eager to...
Forum: Help With Reception 9-Apr-2012, 8:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,381
Posted By whiskeyhill
Thank you. Regarding a grounding wire, what do...

Thank you. Regarding a grounding wire, what do you recommend?
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Mar-2012, 9:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,381
Posted By whiskeyhill
Question Help with chimney mounting

Hello.
Can you suggest a good strap system for securing a rooftop mast to a chimney? I've been browsing reviews on a well-known online seller's website (*m*z*n), but have been reading mixed...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Aug-2011, 12:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,041
Posted By whiskeyhill
The service here is unmatched. Thank you.

The service here is unmatched. Thank you.
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Aug-2011, 12:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,041
Posted By whiskeyhill
In the same way you helped me in another posting,...

In the same way you helped me in another posting, I, too am interested in receiving WPVN at 358 degree magnetic, 20.4 miles distance. I also want to retain reception of WYIN at 131 degree magnetic,...
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Aug-2011, 1:37 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,461
Posted By whiskeyhill
I e-mailed one of their people, and I was told...

I e-mailed one of their people, and I was told that their transmitter is in Schaumburg, IL. Therefore, it is the one at 352 degree magnetic compass.
The fellow recommended the following equipment: ...
Forum: Help With Reception 18-Aug-2011, 1:44 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,461
Posted By whiskeyhill
The antenna is pointed to roughly 90 degrees in...

The antenna is pointed to roughly 90 degrees in order to receive the signals from downtown Chicago, as well as channel 56.1 from NW Indiana. There is a station, WPVN, on 24.1 digital, that is 16.2...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Aug-2011, 12:17 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,461
Posted By whiskeyhill
Question Antenna recommendation

Hello,

This is for my parents' one-story house. They currently have an RCA-ANT751 mounted in their attic, giving good reception. Their roof is at a 'workable' pitch and height for installing an...
Forum: Help With Reception 31-Jul-2011, 8:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,041
Posted By whiskeyhill
Thank you, John. I will do as you say, and I...

Thank you, John. I will do as you say, and I look forward to the reading. Thank you, too, for keeping this science alive and for making it respectable.
Forum: Help With Reception 31-Jul-2011, 2:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,041
Posted By whiskeyhill
WSW of Chicago, looking for proper antenna

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d3e4740fecf83aa

Hello, everyone. First, let me say that I'm amazed at the depth of this site.

I am in the Chicago suburbs, a two...
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