Mid Missouri Weekend TV
Hello to all! New member here hoping for some TV reception at the farm.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...d24370d7eaa33a I recently cut the cord on the dish, just too much money for the useage. This time of year I get down there a little more often for deer season and would like to pick up a few channels. I have a DB8B antenna and a rotor. My goal is to get as many channels as possible, realizing that this could be challenging to be reliable. My hope is to at least get a few. KRCG is the closest and is VHF so I'm assuming I will need a separate antenna for this one. Suggestions? As long as I'm making assumptions, a pre-amp and method to connect 2 antennas? Looking forward to some discussion and a promising solution. Thanks, Bob. |
Bob,
How precise was your selected location when you made that plot? Based on your plot as presented, I wouldn't give Jeff City much of a shot. If you have a fairly clear view down the river valley, then you should get a number of the St Louis stations. Do add a pre-amp, perhaps our PA18. If you necessary, that one can easily be run off a 12 volt battery or supply with a small effort. I'm somewhat familiar with your general area having grown up about a dozen miles north of this location. |
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If you want to mount a dedicated VHF-high antenna, an Antennacraft Y10713 is about the most sensitive you can get without heroic measures. http://www.antennacraft.net/Antennas/AntennasVHF.html
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The co-ordinates are close I checked my Garmin and looks like the last few numbers differ a little . If you would like the exact #'s I can give them to you.
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Couple of miles north of Rosebud. Graduated OHS in 76. I'll probably go out there Saturday.
Precise coordinates would be good. Use the PM feature if you don't wish to post them publicly. |
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Yeah, that's how I'd do it. The wavelength at VHF is long, thus the long antenna for sensitivity... You could try the Y5713, but it's 6.9 dB gain vs. 9.4 for the Y10713. The RCA preamp is certainly priced right, and recommended a lot here. The alternative to a preamp is a UVSJ - http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=uvsj - I would just try each antenna cable directly into the TV first, to see what signal levels I had with no other devices in the path. |
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I just sent you specific instructions.
BTW, if you're near Mt Sterling, your previously posted plot is bogus. The coordinates for it, as well as for the Garmin coordinates you sent me, are for an area near the Bourbeuse midway between Owensville and Bourbon, probably a good 25 miles southeast of Mt Sterling. |
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Here's the location for the coordinates in your plot, https://www.google.com/maps/place/38...s0x0:0x0?hl=en Here's beautiful, downtown Mt Sterling: https://www.google.com/maps/place/38...s0x0:0x0?hl=en ..and a plot for that location: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...d243788cf46472 |
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Good Morning !!
Now that ADTech got me straightened out, what's the outlook on 12,8,17 and 15? I realize that I need a vhf antenna to receive 12 and 8. Thanks, Bob |
Not an antenna engineer, or part of the industry, but I am an engineer.
12 and 8 should be fine with a Y5713 pointed at them, no amplifier, assuming there are no trees or buildings blocking the horizon. Then pick how much you want to spend on the UHF antenna. An Antennas Direct DB4 would probably do it, pointed at 281. 15 is considerably down from 17. You could buy a cheap UHF antenna like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eagle-Aspen-...62798993&rt=nc and try it out. You can buy combined antennas like these http://www.antennacraft.net/Antennas/AntennasHBU.html but I think you may need the extra sensitivity of a dedicated UHF antenna to pull in 15 reliably. |
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Sorry timgr, missed you saing no amp.
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I would point at the weaker one. Probably won't matter.
Compression fittings for me - I've never used the others. Power lines? One of the industry people will have to comment about the power lines. I don't think it will matter as long as the tower is not in the way. |
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