Forum: Special Topics
3-Sep-2016, 7:13 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Sep-2016, 5:38 PM
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Forum: Special Topics
3-Sep-2016, 5:02 PM
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The problem is split between two threads.
Thanks for clarifying that Rabbit. I was wondering where his TV full report might have been. I was thinking it was more of an installation problem, and it is, but there's more to it than I thought.
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Forum: Special Topics
3-Sep-2016, 12:23 PM
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Yeah, I re-read it and he hasn't bought any...
Yeah, I re-read it and he hasn't bought any antenna yet. Good for him. :)
Maybe he can give up on the idea of an eave mount, unless he goes with something small.
A 91 XG on a 5-10 foot mast...
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Forum: Special Topics
3-Sep-2016, 11:58 AM
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Forum: Special Topics
2-Sep-2016, 10:47 PM
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yes that would fall under the category of...
yes that would fall under the category of overkill. Having VHF low elements on your antenna will not help you pick up VHF Hi or UHF. That is what the one good benefit of the channel reassignment....
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Forum: Special Topics
2-Sep-2016, 2:15 PM
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Replies: 36
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No Big Antennas
The 2020 doesn't have a lot of cross section for wind load, so for 15 feet up without guy wires, you would probably be OK. The 3020 is a monster at 12 feet long. I would not put that up 15 feet on an...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Sep-2016, 1:35 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Special Topics
31-Aug-2016, 3:54 AM
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Replies: 36
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Chain link top rail.
I currently use a 21' 1 3/8" SS-20 top rail. It is approx. .90" wall thickness. I don't know what that translates to in gauge.
However, in a 40 MPH wind it twisted enough to bother me. So, I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Aug-2016, 3:58 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
Db4e
Time is not an issue, but value is and the DB4E looks to be the better value. Hell, Amazon can have that antenna here tomorrow if need be.
I was going to suggest a slightly taller mast anyhow, to...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Aug-2016, 3:13 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
AD Tech,
Thanks for the suggestion. I had...
AD Tech,
Thanks for the suggestion. I had never previously considered a C2V. I always thought it was one of those antennas that was more of a supplement to a Sat dish. That's how I usually see...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Aug-2016, 2:48 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
Channels
Thanks for the tip on Titan TV, I want to look into that for my purposes.
1) VHF Hi & UHF only.
2) Milwaukee & Chicago only.
3) VHF Low not needed.
4) PBS important. Milwaukee, Chicago,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Aug-2016, 4:54 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
Intial repairs and observations
I'll start with a new balun and possibly new RG-6 but that would be a project due to fact it was installed when the house was new.
On a single antenna system, does polarity matter on the balun?...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Aug-2016, 4:35 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
Existing RG-6
Yes, I will see to it that we use a substitute RG-6 downlead before we try and replace it since it goes through the chimney enclosure and through the house. To be honest, if the RG-6 is bad we'll...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Aug-2016, 4:24 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
Excellent questions.
I may have mentioned...
Excellent questions.
I may have mentioned in the original post that the rotator doesn't work. The indoor part seem to work, the dial moves when turned, and the motor in the control unit moves and...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Aug-2016, 4:04 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
No Sir!
No trouble at all.
No more...
No Sir!
No trouble at all.
No more trouble than I already conceived. The truth is, I have already suggested that we start by replacing all the connections and the cable/satellite combiner. I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Aug-2016, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Aug-2016, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
Isolators the problem?
Hi Rabbit,
Interesting. I can tell you right now that those isolators are not as the diagram you posted shows in fact, they are at least 90 degrees off.
In your experience could that be most...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2016, 7:06 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
What are these?
Also, I noticed that these little "wings" were not symmetrical, I believe the wind has moved them. They will adjust, Rivets are not too tight.
What are they? FM antennas?
At any rate should the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2016, 2:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 65,360
Helping a friend with reception
A friend of mine wants to cut the cord and already has an OTA antenna installed 14 years ago. He had since had satellite and now has cable. He has already tried it out after not using it for years,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Aug-2016, 9:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,362
Thanks for info.
Good information, Thinking about getting one myself. Thanks for posting your findings.
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Aug-2016, 2:13 PM
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Replies: 19
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Could I answer this also?
Just a supplemental answer, some of the other guys will have some suggestions here.
Looking at your sat mount, It looks as if the lower mast is almost vertical and adjustable? The top half angle...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Aug-2016, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 42,362
Path to Rockford with Antennas 300' AGL
Good Morning.
All your questions were actually addressed in the post just before your questions.
Currently 57 feet AGL, Rockford doesn't have a direct path.
If I put in a theoretical...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2016, 3:08 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 42,362
Good Day Ken,
Well, That is the embarrassing...
Good Day Ken,
Well, That is the embarrassing part of my set-up. I am stuck with a 70 mile radius for reception and too much work to not have been able to get more.
All the stations that I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2016, 4:05 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 42,362
Good Question.
I started with the HDB91X. I...
Good Question.
I started with the HDB91X. I combined it with a Radio Shack VU210XR.The mast is 35' above the roof peak. I found it to be an OK antenna until I barely tightened the coax to the...
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