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Forum: Help With Reception

13-Nov-2010, 9:59 PM

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Posted By GroundUrMast

It sounds like you have made some progress... ...

It sounds like you have made some progress... What you describe is better than using your tuner as the ground.

If you have an electrician friend, or friend of a friend, maybe offer them a beer to...

Forum: Help With Reception

13-Nov-2010, 2:29 PM

Replies: 24

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Posted By GroundUrMast

Put aside the reference to 'single digit feet'...

Put aside the reference to 'single digit feet' for a moment.

Let's rewind to ADTech first post:

Can you run a wire as recommended, from the antenna preamp & mast to the power service ground...

Forum: Help With Reception

11-Nov-2010, 7:47 PM

Replies: 24

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Posted By GroundUrMast

Virtually all of the example drawings of antenna...

Virtually all of the example drawings of antenna grounding that I have come across (some I have linked to already) show the mast ground and shield ground run outside the building to the same ground...

Forum: Help With Reception

11-Nov-2010, 12:31 AM

Replies: 24

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Posted By GroundUrMast

Sounds like we agree... ...

Sounds like we agree...

http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=901

Forum: Help With Reception

10-Nov-2010, 3:00 PM

Replies: 24

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Posted By GroundUrMast

The typical DC-block is just the connectors and...

The typical DC-block is just the connectors and barrel with a capacitor in the center conductor path. Loss should be less than 0.5 dB

Surge protectors may be semiconductors or gas tubes...

Forum: Help With Reception

9-Nov-2010, 8:37 PM

Replies: 24

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Posted By GroundUrMast

Just to clarify, a DC-block does not typically...

Just to clarify, a DC-block does not typically include surge protection. It only prevents DC flow on the center conductor of the coax. A surge protector is designed to limit the voltage difference...

Forum: Help With Reception

9-Nov-2010, 8:07 PM

Replies: 24

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Views: 30,360

Posted By GroundUrMast

"...input to the preamp..." means between the...

"...input to the preamp..." means between the antenna and presumably mast mounted preamp.

ADTech is correct to point out the importance of giving static an easy, reliable path to ground.
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