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Forum: Help With Reception 8-Jan-2012, 9:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,501
Posted By lkruper
Hi Electron. I created this thread to discuss...

Hi Electron. I created this thread to discuss how to aim an antenna, not how to choose one or to discuss Radio Shack antennas in particular.

If you have a link which discusses multipath, etc, I...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Jan-2012, 5:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,428
Posted By lkruper
Thanks for the additional information. The...

Thanks for the additional information. The channels that are true VHF (7.1, 9.1, 11.1, 13.1) come in really strong. The accessible portion of my attic runs north to south and is about 12' wide...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Jan-2012, 3:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,501
Posted By lkruper
All of the stations I want and the one I really...

All of the stations I want and the one I really need (but cannot get) are all at 314 degrees. The only one I cannot get now that I need is 2.1 (real 43). I have a 12' Radio Shack UHF/VHF/FM...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Jan-2012, 3:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,501
Posted By lkruper
Aiming an antenna

All of the stations I am trying to get are at the same location about 25 miles away on Mt Wilson. TV Fool (http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d7fb905d5526e86) shows that I am...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Jan-2012, 3:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,428
Posted By lkruper
I have an antenna in the attic and then a...

I have an antenna in the attic and then a diplexer to join the Dish Network to the antenna in the attic and then another diplexer to split the signal back to those two sources. I do not have...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jan-2012, 9:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,978
Posted By lkruper
Thank you for the explanation. Since I have a...

Thank you for the explanation. Since I have a channel which measures 14dB but has no signal and this channel is intermittent, your 15.2 dB makes a great deal of sense.

I am reading your...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jan-2012, 8:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,978
Posted By lkruper
I called Sony and that is what they said too. ...

I called Sony and that is what they said too. Then I went home and looked at the rest of the diagnostics. They also report SNR in dB and so I recorded them:



Callsign, NM (dB), Sony SNR dB...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jan-2012, 3:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,978
Posted By lkruper
Coorelate performance to TV Fool Analysis?

I have a general question regarding how to interpret TV Fool (http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d7fb9d0051390f4)and make predictions. In looking at the explanations as to...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Jan-2012, 2:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 18,503
Posted By lkruper
If you really need this station and don't want to...

If you really need this station and don't want to pay for cable, one thing you could do is get someone to host a Slingbox for you who does get this station. Both they and you would need DSL and...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Jan-2012, 5:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,428
Posted By lkruper
Thanks for the info. What do you think of the...

Thanks for the info. What do you think of the 8-bay antennas like Channel Master 4228HD? I found this site (http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/comparing.html) that compares antennas.

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Forum: Help With Reception 4-Jan-2012, 2:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,428
Posted By lkruper
Thanks, I looked at the specs on that and it is...

Thanks, I looked at the specs on that and it is about 1.5 feet longer than my existing antenna. Not sure about width, etc. There is a good chance it will fit. I wish I knew the real specs on the...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Jan-2012, 3:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,428
Posted By lkruper
Thanks for the reply. I was actually looking at...

Thanks for the reply. I was actually looking at the roof line this evening. Problem is that it would not fit in, in my neighborhood, not to mention the cost and labor of installation. I am...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Jan-2012, 5:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,428
Posted By lkruper
Old Radio Shack Antenna in Attic

Here are my TV Fool results (http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d7fb9064190bfad) for my location.

I have a 20+ year old Radio Shack Antenna, UHF, VHF, FM in my attic that is...
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