Forum: Help With Reception
10-Sep-2014, 3:21 PM
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
10-Sep-2014, 2:46 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 37,660
New stickies for asking for help with reception.
I recommend two new sticky threads for the top of Help with Rectption:
1. The FCC rule that protects people’s ability to put up TV antennas. It probably needs a link, and a simple explanation...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Sep-2014, 2:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 32,648
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Sep-2014, 2:25 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,167
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Sep-2014, 2:23 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,167
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Sep-2014, 9:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,254
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Sep-2014, 6:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,418
For 100+ mile reception (which is DXing),...
For 100+ mile reception (which is DXing), fractions of signal make all the difference. Pre-amps add noise. Cable has losses. To avoid adding noise while avoiding cable loss, the tuner could be...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Sep-2014, 9:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,472
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Sep-2014, 9:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,554
The path between you and K38FQ is pretty bad. ...
The path between you and K38FQ is pretty bad. http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dd24346b4ba2335%26t%3dDIGITAL2%26n%3d17
Your TV fool reports predicts the NM for K38FQ to be...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2014, 9:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,246
I would not put an antenna in an attic. My...
I would not put an antenna in an attic. My father in law lives on higher ground than I do nearby and has an antenna with 3db more gain than I do. His in his attic about 15’ up. Mine was on a...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2014, 7:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,246
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2014, 6:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,247
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
22-Aug-2014, 7:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 36,832
@dmfdmf
The result of a search using tv...
@dmfdmf
The result of a search using tv fool's maps feature (https://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=90) , below the map on the left, is text that can be pasted into excel or your...
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Aug-2014, 6:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,525
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Aug-2014, 6:13 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,611
Based on the partial lat/lon on your plot...
Based on the partial lat/lon on your plot (33.39,-91.13), it looks like you are by a river, so low local terrain.
TV fool does not predict LOS paths until around 70’. Looking at the distances...
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Aug-2014, 1:47 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,002
You are losing a ton of signal by having the...
You are losing a ton of signal by having the antenna so low.
There is no analog channel on RF25 in DC. If you search the FCC for wzdc, there is a license for a digital station on RF25. ...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Aug-2014, 8:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,337
GroundUrMast had a very good explanation of...
GroundUrMast had a very good explanation of grounding.
I only have one thing to add. It is good to have the coax ground block close to the electrical service entrance, and have it grounded as...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Aug-2014, 6:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,282
You live north-ish of me.
ABC virtual 27,...
You live north-ish of me.
ABC virtual 27, real 10, WHTM, may be a changing station to get, see http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=14736 It still having a 2 edge path at 60 feet means the...
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Forum: IBOC / HD Radio
11-Aug-2014, 8:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 40,826
Cheap HD radio
I found a way to easily put together a HD radio for home.
On ebay, there are at least two sellers selling Visteon HD Jump Radio’s for $22 to $24 with car kits, free shipping. On the listing...
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Forum: Antennas
11-Aug-2014, 8:07 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 14,215
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Aug-2014, 1:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 15,249
BUT city, county, and state laws CAN limit...
BUT city, county, and state laws CAN limit antenna/tower/mast height for safety reasons. The FCC rule only protects antennas up to 12' above the roof. Beyond that the FCC gives cities, counties, and...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Aug-2014, 7:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,170
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Aug-2014, 7:07 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,246
You are north of me.
The WGAL on real 51 is...
You are north of me.
The WGAL on real 51 is not built. WGAL applied for a translator on RF51, but after a power boost on RF8, they decided they did not need it. If you search the FCC for WGAL,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Aug-2014, 6:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,317
You have stations all over the compass.
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You have stations all over the compass.
Starting with a warning. Chimneys are not the best place to put antennas. What comes out of the chimney may attack the antenna. The wind load of an...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Aug-2014, 2:15 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 26,968
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