Forum: Help With Reception
15-Aug-2019, 1:49 PM
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Thank you for the additional information.
I...
Thank you for the additional information.
I looked at the satellite view. You are right; it does look worse than your location. He is surrounded by trees that will block TV signals:
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Aug-2019, 7:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 27,761
Hello, Dagwood
Thank you for the report for...
Hello, Dagwood
Thank you for the report for your friend.
There is only one strong signal in the green, none in yellow, 4 in the red, and the rest in grey are very weak. Doesn't look very...
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Forum: Antennas
13-Aug-2019, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 264,548
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Forum: Antennas
13-Aug-2019, 7:12 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 264,548
I also think that would probably be true. The...
I also think that would probably be true. The bandwidth of a Yagi can be increased by increasing the element diameter and adjusting the spacing of the elements, but it will probably be at the expense...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Aug-2019, 7:02 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 30,821
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Forum: Antennas
9-Aug-2019, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 196,428
Good article; thanks for the link.
His noise...
Good article; thanks for the link.
His noise level (-50 dBm) during a test was even higher than mine.
Pete Putman mentions KSNV on channel 2. In June of 2012 I tried to help a poster in Las...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Aug-2019, 7:31 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 7:17 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 7:06 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
Uh-Oh, have I overloaded your input?
Don't...
Uh-Oh, have I overloaded your input?
Don't let it bother you. The correct solution is whatever works best for you
RCA made it more complicated when they used the same model number for different...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 6:50 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
I think you are right about a new box for the...
I think you are right about a new box for the 751E.
https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3475&d=1565203803
Is the box shown above the same as the one you got with your antenna?
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 6:04 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
That is correct. The VHF section is missing one...
That is correct. The VHF section is missing one director, the UHF driven element is a straight dipole instead of the Tetrapole, the 4 shorting stubs that act as a UVSJ have been replaced with a pair...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 3:32 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
The 751e is the latest design; more like the...
The 751e is the latest design; more like the original 751.
It's very confusing when they use the same basic model number for different antennas.
Channel Master did the same thing with the 7777...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2019, 2:54 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 58,200
https://i.imgur.com/0HMm9FY.jpg
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https://i.imgur.com/0HMm9FY.jpg
https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3473&d=1565191530
No, it would decrease the VHF gain.
Even without the modification, the 751 has less...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Aug-2019, 8:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 21,950
Yes, that is why our later advice was for...
Yes, that is why our later advice was for separate UHF and VHF antennas, with the UHF antenna having higher gain than the UHF section of the 7694.
High gain UHF antennas that are needed for weak...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Aug-2019, 7:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 21,950
VHF-High real channels are 7-13
UHF real...
VHF-High real channels are 7-13
UHF real channels for reduced band are 14-36
High gain antennas must be bigger for increased gain.
The next step up from the RCA ANT751 for VHF-High and UHF is...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jul-2019, 3:03 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 41,138
Which dB rating on which report?
A negative...
Which dB rating on which report?
A negative dB number just means it is below a critical reference level at 0 dB. Zero dB doesn't mean no signal. Anything stronger than the 0 dB reference level is...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jul-2019, 2:22 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 41,138
This is an image of your TVFool report:
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This is an image of your TVFool report:
https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3462&d=1564453289
This is a report from rabbitears.info which should have a more accurate list of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jul-2019, 1:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 41,138
The green signal line to Canada on the TVFool...
The green signal line to Canada on the TVFool Interactive map doesn't even come on until I raise your antenna to 300 feet.
https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3457&d=1564449155
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jul-2019, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 41,138
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Jul-2019, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 41,138
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Forum: Antennas
26-Jul-2019, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 196,428
This is an old thread, but the topic is still...
This is an old thread, but the topic is still current because some channels are moving down to VHF-Low as a result of Repack by the FCC.
My measurements with indoor antennas show that the noise on...
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Forum: Welcome
26-Jul-2019, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 70,763
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Forum: Antennas
24-Jul-2019, 2:27 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 295,404
The National Electrical Code, produced by the...
The National Electrical Code, produced by the NFPA, contains guidelines for electrical safety. It is the responsibility of AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction), who is usually the electrical...
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