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Forum: Help With Reception 12-Apr-2012, 4:14 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I can't tell you right off just how tall the oaks...

I can't tell you right off just how tall the oaks are but they are probably about twice as high as the 1.5 story house. It would take a heck of a mast to get above them.
But I am planning to remove...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Apr-2012, 8:36 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I'm hoping to get a few more suggestions. I'm...

I'm hoping to get a few more suggestions.
I'm getting weaker signals than before, at least on some stations.
My TV does not have a signal meter, so I have to do some guesstimation in the following...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Apr-2012, 4:24 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I did not get a rotator. I have just basically...

I did not get a rotator. I have just basically chosen to leave it in one of the two best directions (east).
I get most of the stations I want, including ION.

I remembered that I had a splitter in...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Mar-2012, 12:02 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I thank you for taking the time to give excellent...

I thank you for taking the time to give excellent information. I'll be re-reading this & putting it to good use.
Thanks. ...Tim
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Mar-2012, 4:14 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
The antenna is the Winegard HD-8800 antenna. No...

The antenna is the Winegard HD-8800 antenna. No amplifier.
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Mar-2012, 2:45 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Splitting siginal to 2 or 3 TVs

I'll ask in this thread that gives all my info were the fine folks here have already helped me choose a good antenna & I continue to get between 35 & 40 some channels.

I need to split the signal...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2012, 9:28 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Strange, strange, strange:confused: I took the...

Strange, strange, strange:confused:
I took the newest & primary TV (HD) in another room were a much older TV had been used for TW cable running through the DVD player.
I started by leaving the DVD...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2012, 8:32 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I was afraid you might say something like that:) ...

I was afraid you might say something like that:)
I'll see what I can come up with & report back. Thanks.
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2012, 8:11 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
We have had some wind but not much. Bright &...

We have had some wind but not much. Bright & sunny.
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2012, 8:10 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
After reconnecting the TW cable I did switch it...

After reconnecting the TW cable I did switch it back to scan "cable" rather than antenna.
I did it a second time with same results... it found analog stations & no digital. Picture is so dark you...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2012, 7:27 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
RCA model L32HD31YX12 The coax cable was...

RCA
model L32HD31YX12
The coax cable was plugged (screwed) right into the TV.
Same way I have been using the Time Warner cable. No DVD player.

Also, after running into this antenna problem, I...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2012, 6:39 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Today I have run into problems. I was seeing...

Today I have run into problems.
I was seeing occasional dropouts on a station I was watching (I forget which one), then it stayed a blue screen saying "Unusable signal".
As I started trying other...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2012, 3:33 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I am still seeing some pixilations & dropouts on...

I am still seeing some pixilations & dropouts on some stations. I may make notes about which stations I see those on, but have not done so yet.

About the signal meters, do they show a reading for...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Jan-2012, 6:33 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Oh yeah, on the signal meter, I'm not seeing that...

Oh yeah, on the signal meter, I'm not seeing that option on my TV's menu.
I haven't been able to find the owners manual for this TV (might be able to look it up on line using the model #)
If it...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Jan-2012, 6:27 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Yeah, I hate the infomercials too:rolleyes: ...

Yeah, I hate the infomercials too:rolleyes:
What are " CLT stations"?
On the picture quality, I couldn't be more happy. Sharp as sharp can be!
And yes, I'm informing some friends already about...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Jan-2012, 6:00 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Yeah, losing the ION station is not a real big...

Yeah, losing the ION station is not a real big deal, but I'll be curious to see if some of the programs I like from there might be seen on other stations.
Criminal Minds & Flash Point are a couple...
Forum: Help With Reception 31-Dec-2011, 6:13 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I rotated the antenna to SW. I lost 6...

I rotated the antenna to SW.
I lost 6 channels. You'll still see them in the updated list below but with a minus sign - beside them.
The new channels will begin with a +
I gained 19 new channels....
Forum: Help With Reception 31-Dec-2011, 12:16 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
I'll give that a try. Today I have seen some...

I'll give that a try.
Today I have seen some occasional problems on 2 or 3 channels.

Sometimes the picture would momentarily freeze, show lots of squares & the sound would break up.
I'm...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Dec-2011, 11:37 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
OK, the antenna & the coax cable came to my door...

OK, the antenna & the coax cable came to my door today! I wasted no time in getting the antenna put together & on the mast attached to the chimney.
I left it facing east with the intention of going...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Dec-2011, 10:25 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Yeah, I thought about shorting the coax cable...

Yeah, I thought about shorting the coax cable after deciding on a permanent location but it looks like I would have to buy a tool (around $30 or more).
I'll report back later.
A very Merry...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Dec-2011, 6:27 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
OK, thanks to all the great help here I think I...

OK, thanks to all the great help here I think I decided on the Winegard HD-8800 antenna.
After S&H, I can save better than $10 ordering it from Winegard Direct instead of buying it in the local...
Forum: Help With Reception 17-Dec-2011, 9:10 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
It seams that I may have read something to the...

It seams that I may have read something to the effect of "If you only need UHF, get a UHF only antenna, because an antenna that does both VHF & UHF may have some interference issues, giving lesser...
Forum: Help With Reception 17-Dec-2011, 9:05 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Now that's what I call "Good, honest advice"! I...

Now that's what I call "Good, honest advice"!
I know that price is not always a reliable indicator of worth for the end product.
When I hear advice from someone like GroundUrMast who is not trying...
Forum: Help With Reception 17-Dec-2011, 2:20 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Thanks Scott. Seeing all the channels you receive...

Thanks Scott. Seeing all the channels you receive with out using your rotor, I'm thinking that I may just go with one of the fixed direction antennas. I have a feeling it will do well at this...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Dec-2011, 10:34 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 66,067
Posted By slowhike
Another issue that I haven't mentioned is large...

Another issue that I haven't mentioned is large oak trees on both sides of my house.
My property is not far from the highest in my community, so that should help, but the trees are nice & thick with...
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