Forum: Antennas
17-Oct-2020, 8:35 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Aug-2020, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,486
No, unfortunately the KT - 700 is a tiny bit...
No, unfortunately the KT - 700 is a tiny bit noisier but it also has a built-in FM filter and LTE filter which raised the noise level up by about .5dB on VHF and .8 dB on UHF which is still lower...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Aug-2020, 5:23 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,486
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Forum: Antennas
13-Aug-2020, 5:01 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,270
Hey Joe,
I have to ask, what's the reason...
Hey Joe,
I have to ask, what's the reason for the negativity toward Sev and Televes?
I'm not here to argue with you but I wanted to at least tell you, I've had a pretty darn good results with...
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Forum: Antennas
12-Aug-2020, 2:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,270
UHF shootout
I have also had very good results with my pair of Televes DAT Boss antennas. I reviewed it on some other sites.
I recently had a shootout between the Antennas Direct 91XG, the XTreme Signal HDB91X...
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Forum: Antennas
2-Aug-2020, 9:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,459
In the city of Kenosha Wisconsin , where I do...
In the city of Kenosha Wisconsin , where I do most of my antenna spotting, is a great Electronics shop call Chester Electronics. They probably supplied Kenosha with 80% of their antennas all...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jul-2020, 6:18 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 22,248
Suggestion
I made mine from 1 1/2 Aluminized Exhaust tubing:
https://i.ibb.co/hL9Zpy3/20200629-203512-copy-600x283.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
https://i.ibb.co/KFPsHLq/20200520-090302.jpg...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Jul-2020, 6:28 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,068
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2020, 5:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,776
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Forum: Antennas
8-Jul-2020, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 14,861
Preamps and VHF.
Mike you've already been helped by the best here. I can just offer an opinion about your preamp. My feelings are you need to have the preamp as close to the antennas as possible. It gets you ahead of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2020, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,776
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Jul-2020, 4:11 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,068
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Jul-2020, 4:09 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,068
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jun-2020, 1:09 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,068
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Jun-2020, 9:46 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,068
Sleeving 1 3/8" top rail internally
I have experimented with 21 foot 1 3/8" SS-20 top rail and sleeved it internally with 10 foot sections of 1" water pipe, the fit is perfect. I laid out the two water pipes , put a 12 mm deep well...
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Forum: Antennas
23-Jun-2020, 5:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,243
More scans
. The first screenshot is a comparison of two different lengths quarter wave sections. I have found that you can tune the frequencies a little bit by changing the length.
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Forum: Antennas
23-Jun-2020, 5:39 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,243
Some screenshots of 91XG ganging 2020-06-21
Had some successes after making an alignment tool for my 91XGs :
https://i.ibb.co/jG9t61Q/20200621-142638.jpg (https://ibb.co/zbWdn0B)
https://i.ibb.co/NsnQmrW/20200621-142615.jpg...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Jun-2020, 6:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,499
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Jun-2020, 2:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,024
Not much I can add here.
Well, you've been helped by the best. Rabbit has a lot of experience. OTA FAN and Tim also have some good advice.
The only suggestion I could make is to get a Stellar labs 30 - 2476. It's one of...
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Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion
19-Jun-2020, 2:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 103,782
Bad translation...
It's from a foreign language, the translation doesn't come out, so you get the gibberish. Reminds me of NascarKen :)
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Forum: Special Topics
17-Jun-2020, 3:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,137
I agree with you 100%. There will need to be a...
I agree with you 100%. There will need to be a new redesign. I believe that the antennas will have a slightly different look to them now with the larger elements for the UHF also.
And a lot of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Jun-2020, 1:34 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,068
True, 1 3/8" chain link fence top rail is my...
True, 1 3/8" chain link fence top rail is my preferred Mast material. My shop is right next to a fence supplies and installation facility. I was recently told by one of the contractors 1 3/8 in SS 20...
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
15-Jun-2020, 1:25 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,562
TV Fool still alive, needs life support...
This has been a problem for a long time on TV Fool. To me it was the world's greatest TV and reception forum. But it's slowly winding down I feel. You can tell by the fact did you haven't received...
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Jun-2020, 5:12 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,068
Mounting your new antenna.
No, you will not need any special brackets . It is part of the actual antenna, you can see it in your link, the picture shows the antenna able to face different directions.
Antennas Direct has the...
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Forum: Antennas
14-Jun-2020, 7:35 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,920
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