Forum: Help With Reception
15-Apr-2021, 12:59 PM
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For that antenna, your proposed 4-5 feet of...
For that antenna, your proposed 4-5 feet of spacing with 1-1/4 inch mast seems fine, even for antenna 8 feet above roof. That is not a huge antenna like the HD8200U, CM-5020 or similar. One thing...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Apr-2021, 12:56 PM
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Sounds reasonable, but what antenna are you...
Sounds reasonable, but what antenna are you putting up, how high above the top-most bracket, and what is the construction of the mast (i.e. material, diameter, and wall thickness)? Is the mast all...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Apr-2021, 2:16 PM
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Replies: 5
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It depends on how high your mast is, antenna...
It depends on how high your mast is, antenna size, wind loads, etc. For a large antenna such as an HD8200U on an 8-foot mast, I would try to put at least 18" between braces, maybe more. That's kind...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Oct-2020, 7:14 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Oct-2020, 1:01 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Oct-2020, 1:21 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Oct-2020, 12:57 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Oct-2020, 8:37 PM
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Ok, so some combination a UVSJ, HSJ or similar...
Ok, so some combination a UVSJ, HSJ or similar should be used to make sure you're just transmitting the relevant TV frequencies? Would this approach be starting to skate pretty close to FCC rules...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Oct-2020, 7:24 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Oct-2020, 3:12 PM
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You need to put a repeater at the top of the...
You need to put a repeater at the top of the ridge at the northern end of the pond. :-)
J/K, but seriously, does anyone have any experience with repeater setups, i.e. the following 3-antenna...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Oct-2020, 1:28 PM
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Replies: 19
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Unfortunately, I think even the Sherbrooke...
Unfortunately, I think even the Sherbrooke stations are took weak to pull in reliably, and Montreal looks even further down in the weeds. A Stellar Labs 30-2476 is your best bet to try for the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Oct-2020, 8:36 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Oct-2020, 1:03 PM
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Replies: 14
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Yes, comparisons across manufacturers can be...
Yes, comparisons across manufacturers can be difficult to obtain. Even when they do post gain vs. frequency charts, they can be on different bases (i.e. dBi vs. dBd) so you need to do a little math...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Oct-2020, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 14
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That is also a good idea, but the problem with...
That is also a good idea, but the problem with finding a "sweet spot" in this case is that due to the close proximity to the trees especially near the chimney, the location of the sweet spot is...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Oct-2020, 3:39 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Aug-2020, 12:45 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Aug-2020, 7:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 32,200
I think that was a good idea. Distance of...
I think that was a good idea. Distance of 10-feet isn't very much, and if it makes it easier and safer to troubleshoot and service, it is worth the small penalty (fraction of a dB).
My pre-amp...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Aug-2020, 2:04 PM
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Replies: 15
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The voltage signal that the amplifier sees...
The voltage signal that the amplifier sees consists of "usable signal" (the part that the TV tuner needs to decode) and "noise". I think in broad terms, amplifiers increase both components equally,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2020, 5:33 PM
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Replies: 15
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Mounting the preamp closer to the antenna cuts...
Mounting the preamp closer to the antenna cuts down on the signal loss, but I viewed the ~1.5dB of loss over 50-feet of down-tree coax as an equitable trade for easier access to the pre-amp. I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2020, 1:44 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Jul-2020, 1:08 PM
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Views: 42,625
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Jun-2020, 1:49 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Jun-2020, 1:39 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Apr-2020, 12:50 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Mar-2020, 1:54 PM
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