Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2023, 8:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 45,362
Got It!
I got the system working again! Yea. I kept reading posts from years ago to get ideas of something that might fail besides the pre amp. One guy had a post from like 10 years ago and said that his...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Oct-2023, 9:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 43,818
Antenna mast
So it looks like I am going to have to get up on the roof and change some equipment. I have a rusty old antenna mast and was thinking of buying one of these telescoping masts
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Oct-2023, 4:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 45,362
TX OTAFAN
how can I test the pre/amp and...
TX OTAFAN
how can I test the pre/amp and booster circuitry. The booster has been on the mast outside in the weather for years (maybe 10 or more)
No one else in this area uses an OTA system that I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Oct-2023, 6:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 45,362
Sudden signal loss
Hi all, I posted this yesterday but apparently in the "Welcome to the Forum" section instead of the reception section - anyway here is my post
Hi, it has been awhile since I posted. I have a...
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Forum: Welcome
29-Sep-2023, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 288,811
Sudden signal loss
Hi, it has been awhile since I posted. I have a Winegard HD8200U antenna, Winegard 2000 Pre Amp Winegard HDA 200 booster.
I have been able to receive channels out of Seattle and surrounding areas...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Sep-2019, 7:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 14,581
Antenna and pre-amp question
Hi,
I have a Winegard HD8200U antenna and a Winegard Chromstar Pre-Amp AP8275 - have rotor etc - have had this system in place for almost 10 years. We are a good 60 miles from the TV broadcast...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2018, 7:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 18,553
New Technology in Antennas
Hello,
I am 60 to 80 miles away from most broadcast towers (I am in Bow WA the stations come out of Seattle, Tacoma)
For the past 10 years or so, I have had a Winegard HD 8200U antenna and a...
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Forum: Special Topics
23-Sep-2016, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 23,984
OTA HDMI issues
Hi,
I use an OTA system that works just fine (and free) my problem is I would like to transfer some recorded programming from the DVR hard drive to a DVD disc. The DVR operates on HDMI-2 - the DVD...
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Forum: Special Topics
12-Nov-2015, 7:43 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 23,399
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Forum: Special Topics
12-Nov-2015, 2:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 23,399
DVR to DVD
Hi
I cannot figure out how to transfer shows recorded on my OTA DVR (Channel Master 7000 Pal) to a DVD disc
My TV has an HDMI 1 and 2 setting - one is for watching TV and recording on the DVR...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Jan-2013, 7:48 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,875
Thanks for the advice - since I first wrote in,...
Thanks for the advice - since I first wrote in, our weather out here (Wa State) has gotten clear and cold (for us) and that means frost and ice on the roof so I have not had a chance to get up there...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2013, 7:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,875
Thanks GroundURMast
You are right that even...
Thanks GroundURMast
You are right that even at the apex of my roof, the antenna components are not easy to visually inspect. The antenna itself looks fine - my next step was to loosen the mast...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2013, 4:57 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,875
Declining reception
Hi,
I have been receiving OTA reception since the US went digital a couple of years back - lately, my reception has been getting worse and worse and it is very frustrating - it seems like...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Mar-2012, 2:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,909
Thanks for that tip - most coax connections are...
Thanks for that tip - most coax connections are inside under cover but there is definitely one or two at the antenna and amp - I will disconnect, dry, reconnect and then try the seal and tape idea
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Mar-2012, 6:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,909
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Mar-2012, 5:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,909
Reception inconsistency
I understand the problems with digital broadcasts from Canada - your previous post was clear on that - my question now pertains to channels to the south that I used to get fine keep dropping and its...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Mar-2012, 5:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,909
Reception inconsistency
Hello,
My location is
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d0b864b01f44ea7
I know I am on the fringes of reception from the Seattle metro area but I have been able to...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Jan-2012, 8:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 12,505
Oh Canada
Hello
My location is http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d7fb9137938821e
I have a Winegard 8200 and a amp on the mast - I get all the channels from the Seattle metro...
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