Forum: Help With Reception
12-Aug-2015, 1:34 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Aug-2015, 2:22 PM
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Forum: Antennas
6-Aug-2015, 2:02 PM
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With the 2 at 90 degrees you "might" get good...
With the 2 at 90 degrees you "might" get good results by taking advantage of what's called the null direction of the antennas. This works best on directional antennas with narrow beam widths. One...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Aug-2015, 5:51 PM
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Replies: 5
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You may run into problems with existing cable....
You may run into problems with existing cable. Sat signals are stronger than OTA and the existing cable runs may be too long, or split into too many different runs for your antenna to be able to push...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Jul-2015, 3:41 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,550
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Forum: Reception Devices
30-Jul-2015, 2:44 PM
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Replies: 4
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MS has finally come out and stated that anyone...
MS has finally come out and stated that anyone who upgrades to Win 10 with automatically have WMC removed. (It was included in the tech preview releases, but removed at the last minute for the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jul-2015, 2:39 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,550
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Forum: Reception Devices
27-Jul-2015, 2:16 PM
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Replies: 4
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It's my understanding that Win10 will be like...
It's my understanding that Win10 will be like Win8, WMC will be an extra that you have to pay for. Adding it to my Win8 laptop cost $99 in the MS "store". It was included for free in Win7, if you...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Jul-2015, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Jul-2015, 5:58 PM
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Replies: 18
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Rovi sucks, simple as that.
Why watch...
Rovi sucks, simple as that.
Why watch through a PC, to be able to record shows. With a dual tuner card I can record 2 shows at once, set up a schedule, keep as many as I have hard drive space...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jul-2015, 5:40 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 39,820
I think if the cell tower was an issue it would...
I think if the cell tower was an issue it would show up in the garage too, not just in the attic. But I could be wrong, the attic/roof could be bouncing/blocking the cell signals in strange ways too.
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jul-2015, 5:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,479
Outside as high as you can get it will "almost...
Outside as high as you can get it will "almost always" be better than in an attic. Roofing material and insulation can bounce/block signals in strange ways. Makes it very hard if not impossible to...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jul-2015, 5:25 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 39,820
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jul-2015, 5:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,926
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Forum: Antennas
13-Jul-2015, 5:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 18,441
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Jun-2015, 1:00 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 30,238
Cable companies use very proprietary technology...
Cable companies use very proprietary technology to push the signals for internet, TV and phone through the same coax cable. When it comes into your house it goes to one of their boxes that you either...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Jun-2015, 1:16 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 30,238
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Jun-2015, 6:55 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Jun-2015, 1:14 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Jun-2015, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 29,999
They need to separated by 3 feet at a minimum,...
They need to separated by 3 feet at a minimum, more is better. Being directional and pointed in different directions won't help with interference. Just having big arrays of metal close to each other...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Jun-2015, 2:27 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Jun-2015, 3:29 PM
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Views: 21,497
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Forum: Antennas
1-Jun-2015, 8:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,607
Yes, I reversed the 300 ohm lead on one M4 for...
Yes, I reversed the 300 ohm lead on one M4 for both the dual balun and single balun setups. Signals seemed the same to me, still slightly less than the single M4. But I don't have a decent signal...
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Forum: Antennas
1-Jun-2015, 2:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,607
4 bay out performs 8 bays
Kind of a long post, I apologize for that.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3df1f063131b14c3
Spent a weekend experimenting with my reception dilemma. Used 2 mast...
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Forum: Antennas
20-May-2015, 7:05 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 62,386
I went too late, all the local "shacks" near me...
I went too late, all the local "shacks" near me have either been closed up or fully converted to Sprint phone stores. I had to order some twin lead cable from eBay. None of them have anything left...
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