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Forum: Help With Reception 15-Dec-2023, 10:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,645
Posted By jp2code
I'm sorry. I should have updated with the...

I'm sorry. I should have updated with the solution:

The VHF/UHF combiner failed.

I bought a new one, and everything started working again.

Sorry for abandoning everyone.
Forum: Help With Reception 3-May-2023, 8:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,645
Posted By jp2code
What happened to my TV!??

Back in 2015, I posted this thread about a new antenna:

Joe's Antenna Suggestion

Here is an updated tvfool Signal Analysis:

https://www.tvfool.com/modeling/tmp/b0fe/376/fb51033/Radar-All.png...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Mar-2020, 9:00 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
I'll give that a try. Summer hasn't kicked in...

I'll give that a try. Summer hasn't kicked in yet, so it is still bearable in the attic.

I'll have to comb Craigslist for a cheap TV. I'm not dragging the 65-inch up there.
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Mar-2020, 7:08 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
That means the channel search doesn't find it,...

That means the channel search doesn't find it, and I have to push in 7.1 on the remote to see a bunch of static.

EDIT: Actually, it isn't static. People on here are too literal. The TV says there...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Mar-2020, 6:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Back on Post 1...

Back on Post 1 (http://forum.tvfool.com/showpost.php?p=49084&postcount=1), I listed the TV Fool data. It hasn't changed. There is still only one VHF station in my area. It is KLTV, and in the green...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Mar-2020, 5:34 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Very old thread, but I did move the VHF antenna...

Very old thread, but I did move the VHF antenna inside the attic and it was doing great all these years.

A few months ago, we had a big storm and the one VHF station went away. I thought their...
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Dec-2015, 12:26 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Oh! No one ever said that before.

Oh!

No one ever said that before.
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Dec-2015, 12:02 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
You're right, Mike! The Stellar Labs 30-2475...

You're right, Mike!

The Stellar Labs 30-2475 antenna is made much better quality than the AntennaCraft Y5713 it replaced!

Here are some pics of it put up:

http://i.imgur.com/xPvqbL6h.jpg
...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Dec-2015, 8:32 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Oh! That would explain it. I just ordered...

Oh! That would explain it.

I just ordered this one:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/30-2475

It has 2 reviews, both good.

Fingers crossed.
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Dec-2015, 12:54 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
So, the AntennaCraft Y5713 was working great at...

So, the AntennaCraft Y5713 was working great at pulling in that one VHF High channel - right up until a limb fell and crushed it.

Now, it appears AntennaCraft has discontinued it.

I can't seem...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-May-2015, 1:47 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
So, just FYI: That antenna is badass! ...

So, just FYI:

That antenna is badass!

http://i.imgur.com/sxT8CDQh.jpg
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Mar-2015, 10:48 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Thanks! 123456789

Thanks!

123456789
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Mar-2015, 2:01 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
My DB8e got here yesterday, and I got it...

My DB8e got here yesterday, and I got it installed today.

...well, I got it hung, but not wired up.

How do I tell which side is the front? Both sides are flat, and the instructions don't say.
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Mar-2015, 1:08 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
It has been 3 weeks since that post. Any...

It has been 3 weeks since that post.

Any idea when the DB8e is going to be available?
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Feb-2015, 1:58 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Thanks for letting me know!

Thanks for letting me know!
Forum: Help With Reception 18-Feb-2015, 11:50 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
So, the $160 Antennas Direct DB8e...

So, the $160 Antennas Direct DB8e (http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=DB8E) is on backorder for an undisclosed amount of time.

Solid Signals is recommending that I get their $70 HDB8X...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jan-2015, 3:24 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Yeah, I meant to add a big THANKS to Tim's post. ...

Yeah, I meant to add a big THANKS to Tim's post.

I just got preoccupied looking up different antenna solutions. :cool:
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Jan-2015, 2:11 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Yikes! I had that DB8e in my shopping cart when I...

Yikes! I had that DB8e in my shopping cart when I saw this post, too.

OK, now, discounting Channel 7 (VHF) and the channels I don't know what they are (no virtual channels, so nothing appears on...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jan-2015, 10:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Which parts of the DB8e/DB4e antennas are the...

Which parts of the DB8e/DB4e antennas are the "reflectors"?

...and, is a DB8 antenna just as good? I'm guessing if it is older, it would be less expensive. Here, my FCC ignorance is showing. I...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jan-2015, 8:44 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Does a DB4 offer advantages over the DB8? I...

Does a DB4 offer advantages over the DB8?

I would think more panels would mean more signal.

This (expen$ive) DB8e (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C4XVOOC) is advertised as multi-directional.

Is...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jan-2015, 7:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
So, just to get this straight: Your...

So, just to get this straight: Your recommendation is for me to use four (4) different antennas. Correct?
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jan-2015, 7:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 48,767
Posted By jp2code
Joe's Antenna Suggestion

We will be moving to a new house within the next few months.

It has an old VHF/UHF antenna on the roof, about 30 or 40 foot off the ground.

The TV Fool data is here:
...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Apr-2011, 7:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,910
Posted By jp2code
@ADTech: Could you ask one of those engineers if...

@ADTech: Could you ask one of those engineers if Stacked Systems still reduce reflection issues from trees and such in our new Digital world?

All articles I've read on Stacked Systems are old and...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Apr-2011, 4:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,910
Posted By jp2code
3 days and nothing from ADTech. Maybe that's...

3 days and nothing from ADTech.

Maybe that's his way of saying there is "no noticeable gain" without getting him into trouble at work.

???
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Apr-2011, 3:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,910
Posted By jp2code
Don't tell my wife - the 91XG really isn't that...

Don't tell my wife - the 91XG really isn't that bad. A tree limb fell on it, bent one of the mounting brackets, causing a third of the antenna popped off. I was able to bend the bracket back, and now...
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