Hi Guys,
I just hooked up a 30-2476 VHF antenna with hopes that it would bring in
more signal than the antennas direct VHF / UHF Retrofit Kit.
My results are not good. The signal and quality are lower with the
30-2476 than with the antennas direct Retrofit Kit (rabbit ears).
My setup is:
STELLAR LABS 30-2476 VHF-HI FRINGE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA
Antennas Direct DB8e UHF antenna
STELLAR LABS 33-2230 VHF UHF antenna combiner
Antennas Direct Clearstream Juice Amplifier
Picture of setup:
Disregard the Clearstream4v antenna. It is connected to another TV with a totally different cable.
Diagram of Cabling:
The UHF Pass select switch on the combiner is ON.
There are no splitters or anything else in the 75' line, only one TV connected.
My TV Fool report is here:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...e2cbb695273b6a
The two VHF stations I get are CKVR and CFTO. With the antennas direct VHF rabbit ears
the signal is always 90-100% and quality is high, But there are some dropouts on CFTO.
With the STELLAR LABS 30-2476 antenna, both stations have low quality (in the mid 40'S)
and I receive constant picture freezing, dropouts even when re-aiming the antenna
directly in the direction of the transmitter.
These stations are powerful, the signal should be higher than what I am getting.
For troubleshooting, here is what I have done:
I tested the system without the amplifier (up on the roof with a small TV).
I connected only the VHF antenna to rule out any combiner loss or problems.
I also tried an antennas direct variable attenuator when everything was connected,
doesn't seem to help.
I must be doing something wrong.
This antenna should be a lot better than what my results are showing.
Any tips would be appreciated.
Edit:
I noticed when assembling the antenna the two pieces don't fit tight together, or better, the drilled hole does not permit the two sections fitting tightly together. Look at this picture:
