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Forum: Help With Reception 28-Aug-2018, 2:36 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Tower Guy's background is a TV station engineer....

Tower Guy's background is a TV station engineer. He knows a lot about towers, antennas, and TV reception. See his post #91 above.

...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Aug-2018, 6:25 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
That is true. Here they are: ...

That is true.
Here they are:

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2816&d=1501113567

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2817&d=1501113723
...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Aug-2018, 10:28 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Thank you for the details. I don't need to...

Thank you for the details.

I don't need to set up two UHF antennas now aimed in different directions but I wanted to know how you did it. Calaveras has two 91XG antennas aimed in the same...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Aug-2018, 1:37 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Interesting idea.....I don't know how to do the v...

Interesting idea.....I don't know how to do the v pattern. Are the antennas separate and you use a switch to change from one to the other, or are they combined together? If they are combined, what do...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jun-2018, 8:34 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
That is true. ...

That is true.

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3175&d=1530390833
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Jun-2018, 11:34 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
This is for AGL: ...

This is for AGL:

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3173&d=1530315082

This is for DG,AGL = Degrees Angle:
...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Jun-2018, 7:15 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Thank you for the additional information by PM....

Thank you for the additional information by PM. This profile shows that the WUHF and other Rochester signals have a hard time getting to your antenna because of the hill that blocks a direct signal...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jun-2018, 8:25 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Locations on a map are given using longitude and...

Locations on a map are given using longitude and latitude coordinates.

If you are not able to give me the coordinates for your antenna location, an address, or an X on a map showing where you are...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jun-2018, 3:30 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
I do not see the coordinates in the PM, just a...

I do not see the coordinates in the PM, just a TVFool report.

The coordinates would look something like this:

42.759854, -77.443830

They would be below the map after the indicator is at the...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jun-2018, 3:22 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
I edited the image, so there is a blank in your...

I edited the image, so there is a blank in your quote.

Thank you. I will work on it tomorrow.
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jun-2018, 2:51 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Correct me if I am wrong, but I assume you know...

Correct me if I am wrong, but I assume you know how to send the coordinates to me in a PM (a forum Private Message) to me, so you must mean how to determine the coordinates of your antenna.

If you...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Jun-2018, 11:31 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
You can read about Repack here: ...

You can read about Repack here:
https://www.nab.org/repacking/

https://www.antennaweb.org/Info/FccRepackInfo

https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/fcc-initiatives/incentive-auctions



Too soon to...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Jun-2018, 10:19 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
The transmitter is at the center of the pattern: ...

The transmitter is at the center of the pattern:

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3161&d=1529706414

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3162&d=1529707158
...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Jun-2018, 8:44 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
The FCC took away UHF channels 38 to 51 from TV...

The FCC took away UHF channels 38 to 51 from TV broadcasters and gave them to the cellular companies. The TV stations had the choice of moving to a different UHF channel (14 to 36), a VHF-High...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Jun-2018, 7:21 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Thanks for the report and the photo in the...

Thanks for the report and the photo in the summer.

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3156&d=1529695081

http://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3157&d=1529695119
...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Nov-2017, 8:45 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
A bad connection ANYWHERE between the antenna and...

A bad connection ANYWHERE between the antenna and the TV could do that.

Possible preamps:

Antennas Direct Juice
https://www.antennasdirect.com/store/JUICE.html

Channel Master 7777HD/Amplify...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Nov-2017, 8:20 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Thanks for the excellent photos. That looks like...

Thanks for the excellent photos. That looks like the Winegard HD7697P or 7698P.
That might be a good idea, as long as you understand that it could be something else like a bad connection in the...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Nov-2017, 5:29 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Hello again, Dagwood Sorry you are having...

Hello again, Dagwood

Sorry you are having more trouble. Those two channels are very weak; it doesn't take much to knock them out.

You told us about your power inserter, but you didn't tell us...
Forum: Help With Reception 17-Sep-2017, 1:31 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Trees block TV signals. ...

Trees block TV signals.
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/siting.html
scroll down to Trees and UHF
Wet trees block TV signals even worse than dry trees.

With analog TV, the signals just got a...
Forum: Help With Reception 17-Sep-2017, 12:28 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Are there any trees in the signal path from...

Are there any trees in the signal path from Rochester?

Does the problem get worse when it rains?
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Sep-2017, 11:23 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Thanks for checking the voltage to the preamp. If...

Thanks for checking the voltage to the preamp. If you have a problem again, check to see if the LED on the power inserter is still ON. as it should be, or OFF.

Thanks for the tvfool signal report....
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Sep-2017, 6:44 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
Here is the Winegard troubleshooting video: ...

Here is the Winegard troubleshooting video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNPb1XNBQSI

Check the voltage now while it is working. If it goes out again, see if the red LED is ON or OFF.

You...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Sep-2017, 12:14 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
You said you had a preamp. A preamp needs power...

You said you had a preamp. A preamp needs power to operate, and a power inserter sends the power up to the preamp.

A preamp system comes in two parts: the preamp itself up by the antenna, and a...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Sep-2017, 8:41 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
It could be a solar flare. Where do you live? ...

It could be a solar flare. Where do you live?




https://www.highdefforum.com/local-hdtv-info-reception/150551-its-big-one.html

Google
...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Sep-2017, 5:12 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 184,718
Posted By rabbit73
You could check the voltage going up to the...

You could check the voltage going up to the preamp.

What model is the power inserter that is down below?

Your previous thread has some background information that might help others to help you....
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