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Forum: TV Database Updates 2-Apr-2015, 2:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 22,736
Posted By rickbb
Doesn't really matter as those channels are worth...

Doesn't really matter as those channels are worth watching. IMHO.
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Mar-2015, 2:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,038
Posted By rickbb
I have a similar plot and do very well with a DB4...

I have a similar plot and do very well with a DB4 with no reflector. I get channels from the front and rear of the antenna.

Other antenna's may work just as well for you but I only have...
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Mar-2015, 2:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,987
Posted By rickbb
For what it's worth, your HOA cannot legally...

For what it's worth, your HOA cannot legally prevent you from taking reasonable measures to get OTA TV with a roof top antenna. There are FCC regulations for that.

The wife on the other hand, the...
Forum: Help With Reception 18-Mar-2015, 8:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 26,524
Posted By rickbb
If that report was mine and I was going to go...

If that report was mine and I was going to go outdoor, I'd put up a DB4 or similar with no reflector and point it south. In a clear line of site or course, no trees or buildings.

Other models will...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Mar-2015, 3:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 24,148
Posted By rickbb
Consider getting a small, cheap 19" or 22" LCD TV...

Consider getting a small, cheap 19" or 22" LCD TV to take up on the roof with you. It's what I did to fine tune the aiming of my antenna.
Forum: Antennas 11-Mar-2015, 1:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 65,786
Posted By rickbb
I can see someone buying the name and...

I can see someone buying the name and intellectual property to fold into an existing product line and distribution base, but not the inventory and manufacturing. Unless they could get it for a song.
Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion 10-Mar-2015, 1:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 169,709
Posted By rickbb
Spam in a PM?

Just noticed I had a PM, it appears to be spam for cell phones, computers, etc.

Report it, or just delete it and forgot about it?
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Mar-2015, 1:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 20,429
Posted By rickbb
I've never used a HD Home run so can't compare to...

I've never used a HD Home run so can't compare to that. The PC tuner card does seem to be slightly better than the tuner in the TV, Samusung 46" Smart TV, just a couple of years old. It gets a few...
Forum: Help With Reception 9-Mar-2015, 2:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 20,429
Posted By rickbb
I looked at the Channel master tuner, it looks...

I looked at the Channel master tuner, it looks really nice. But instead I put a $100 Hauppauge dual tuner card in a PC. I use Windows Media Center as the DVR and to tune live TV. I already had the PC...
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Feb-2015, 5:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,783
Posted By rickbb
$30 is about what it would cost you to buy...

$30 is about what it would cost you to buy everything you need to make a good antenna so from a price perspective it's a wash.

That assumes you don't have anything already on hand to make it from.
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Feb-2015, 2:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 40,023
Posted By rickbb
I'm about 40 miles due south of you and get the...

I'm about 40 miles due south of you and get the Roanoke channels no problem. I have a DIY DB4, (no reflector), roof mounted and pointed at 130 true to get the Raleigh and Durham channels.

I'm...
Forum: Antennas 2-Feb-2015, 2:12 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 56,929
Posted By rickbb
The AD DB8e is a UHF only antenna by design. You...

The AD DB8e is a UHF only antenna by design. You will need to add a VHF antenna and a UVSJ, (UHF, VHF, Splitter, Joiner), to the down lead.
Forum: Antennas 29-Jan-2015, 6:31 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 56,929
Posted By rickbb
I'm also very pleased with my McLapp, I used the...

I'm also very pleased with my McLapp, I used the 10 x 9 1/2 design and built a 4 bay, no reflector.
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jan-2015, 8:07 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 139,360
Posted By rickbb
Couldn't he try a DB4 with no reflector aimed at...

Couldn't he try a DB4 with no reflector aimed at 75 degrees?

That way he should be able to get most of his channels from the front and back of the DB4. Then only add the VHF only antenna aimed at...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Jan-2015, 7:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 16,055
Posted By rickbb
The word newer pretty much sums it up....

The word newer pretty much sums it up. Manufactures rarely if ever publish specs on their OTA tuners. And what they do publish isn't enough to do any meaningful comparisons with.

Which leaves us...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Jan-2015, 7:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 24,987
Posted By rickbb
I would look at a PC based tuner. I installed a...

I would look at a PC based tuner. I installed a Hauppauge 2255 dual tuner PCI card in a computer 2 days ago. The software than comes with it also has a server that will serve the OTA signals over the...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Jan-2015, 7:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 24,688
Posted By rickbb
Mount it where it will not be blocked by trees or...

Mount it where it will not be blocked by trees or houses when you point it in the direction you need to get the most stations.
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Jan-2015, 5:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 29,560
Posted By rickbb
I second the combination of the bow tie for UHF...

I second the combination of the bow tie for UHF and the Y5713 for VHF. You have more VHF channels than most people, (I only have one). Plus you have stations coming in from every direction. That...
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Jan-2015, 2:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 23,992
Posted By rickbb
I've looked all over the internet for the type of...

I've looked all over the internet for the type of antenna you built and can't find anything on it.

If you want to make your own I can recommend Mclapps DB4 or DB8. I have made several of the 10 x...
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Jan-2015, 1:37 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 70,431
Posted By rickbb
This may sound silly, but I had a no channel at...

This may sound silly, but I had a no channel at all problem yesterday. Our gym at work has a TV and an indoor rabbit ear style antenna. Only picks up 4 really bad local channels.

So, I brought in...
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Jan-2015, 5:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 23,992
Posted By rickbb
Wow, according to that radar plot you're lucky to...

Wow, according to that radar plot you're lucky to get much at all. Only 2 stations not in the grey, all 2Edge, all but one with a negative NM value and most with a co-channel warning.

You are...
Forum: Help With Reception 18-Jan-2015, 8:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 23,992
Posted By rickbb
What kind of antenna did you build that uses 10...

What kind of antenna did you build that uses 10 pairs of 7" wiskers 3" apart?
Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion 16-Jan-2015, 9:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 128,959
Posted By rickbb
Site down?

Was the site down today, tried to view it from work and all I got was a service not available error.
Forum: Antennas 15-Jan-2015, 2:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 29,771
Posted By rickbb
One thing to remember about building codes,...

One thing to remember about building codes, including electrical, is that they are MINIMUM codes. That is they are the bare minimum that you can legally get away with.

Your panel may well be up to...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Jan-2015, 1:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 20,327
Posted By rickbb
OK, makes sense now. It's like a 3 layer pyramid...

OK, makes sense now. It's like a 3 layer pyramid or branching tree.

1st split into 2 outputs,
2nd splits those into 2 each for four outputs,
3rd splits those 4 into 2 each for the final 8...
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