Forum: Help With Reception
24-Oct-2019, 4:14 PM
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Replies: 12
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An update.
About one year ago severe storms...
An update.
About one year ago severe storms passed through the area including several small tornados. There were several spruce trees uprooted and blown over in the neighborhood. My antenna mast...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Oct-2019, 4:03 PM
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Replies: 2
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RG6 quality; UV resistance
Eight years ago I installed a maximum-effort OTATV antenna on the peak of my (steep) roof. The antenna was spun during a storm and I'm going up to repoint. The RG6 feedline has deteriorated and I'm...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Feb-2014, 7:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,514
Not sure how you'll be able to do it. Even up...
Not sure how you'll be able to do it. Even up high you're still just getting tropospheric scatter from Seattle so height won't help you.
Maybe a horizontal/vertical stack of 4 of the highest gain...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Feb-2014, 7:26 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Nov-2011, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,646
Phone man,
I tried the XG in two places.
...
Phone man,
I tried the XG in two places.
First I had the whole setup on the ground just to confirm that I had all the pieces and that everything worked. No point waiting until it's all up in...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Nov-2011, 9:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,646
Well everything showed up yesterday and after...
Well everything showed up yesterday and after numerous trips up to the peak of the roof everything's put together. I have to put some sealant on some of the F connectors, which I forgot -- but at...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Nov-2011, 4:58 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,646
Phone man, thanks for the reassurance. I did...
Phone man, thanks for the reassurance. I did consider the 4228HD but was concerned about build quality and reflective losses due to the feedline coupling design, based on the negative reviews at...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 7:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,174
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 7:09 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,809
Hi Wasecaman.
I know the area. Lots of...
Hi Wasecaman.
I know the area. Lots of ex-EF Johnson people live there, many of them ham radio operators, so plenty of antenna expertise for you to draw upon locally.
I don't know if you can...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 6:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,828
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 6:39 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,671
How high is your antenna from the ground? Can...
How high is your antenna from the ground? Can you re-run the report at that height and at, say, 10' and 20' higher? Any way you can get more height if that might solve it?
7 and 9 broadcast from...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 6:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,213
Hi Jeff
Because ch. 9 is to the south and...
Hi Jeff
Because ch. 9 is to the south and the usable uhf stations are all to the north/northeast I would suggest two separate antennas so they can be pointed in the proper directions.
You could...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 6:03 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,327
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 5:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,174
HBU33 is the better antenna.
Be sure you...
HBU33 is the better antenna.
Be sure you have it pointed to the southeast. The narrow end (with the smaller rods) is the part that should point southeast.
I would guess that part of the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Nov-2011, 5:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,646
Behind a hill in southern Minnesota
Hi Folks.
Trying to get OTA reception at my new house. I'm only 45 miles from the cluster of transmitters north of Minneapolis but am shaded by Manitou Hill, a local topographical feature three...
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