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Forum: Help With Reception 3-Oct-2018, 12:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 29,850
Posted By corvairbob
> Are you sure you have the two TV towers north...

> Are you sure you have the two TV towers north of you in mind correctly? Both TV Fool and the RabbitEars chart that Rabbit73 included above note that both the 17.1s that you might receive are at 18...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Oct-2018, 12:22 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 29,850
Posted By corvairbob
i could but that run is like 50 ft and i don't...

i could but that run is like 50 ft and i don't want wires in the air. i can run them to the front garage as i have a 2" pvc pipe buried but to get that i then have over 100' i tried that and it...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Oct-2018, 2:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 29,850
Posted By corvairbob
statmanmi. thanks for this help here is the...

statmanmi. thanks for this help here is the reply

Trees and their leaves don't play kind at all with TV signals. Especially when the leaves get wet and move around in wind. You mentioned that...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Sep-2018, 6:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 29,850
Posted By corvairbob
Both channel 29s are low power stations, so the...

Both channel 29s are low power stations, so the range is much less than full power stations. i guessed that but what is so strange is that other low poer stations further away never have issues.
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Forum: Help With Reception 11-Sep-2018, 2:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 29,850
Posted By corvairbob
i was thinking that if i use one antenna at a...

i was thinking that if i use one antenna at a time i get the channel but the strength is different. the north tower is like 6 miles away the south tower is 30 miles away so i hoping the other tower...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Sep-2018, 5:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 29,850
Posted By corvairbob
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seems i don't get the notice i have a reply from this site for some reason i have it checked in the receive instant replies. don't have a clue why...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Sep-2018, 6:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 29,850
Posted By corvairbob
help with tv8 in mi.

does anyone here live in the area of tv8 in grand rapids michigan's channel 29.1-2-3 ? i live 6 miles from the tower to the south west of it. and i have a deep fringe 4 gang antenna pointed towards...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-May-2016, 2:19 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,760
Posted By corvairbob
i got the quad antenna and found so far i have to...

i got the quad antenna and found so far i have to point them in separate directions. i have the yagi pointing to the SE and the dipole on the SW of the mast just above the roof for channel 49.X ...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Apr-2016, 9:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,760
Posted By corvairbob
thanks rabbit73. tell me what do you guys think...

thanks rabbit73. tell me what do you guys think of this antenna setup? i can point it 2 directions at once and they claim 60 miles but if i can get 30 i would see plenty of channels. at least 10...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Apr-2016, 1:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,760
Posted By corvairbob
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thanks. the first link did not show anything but the second one did. so far i get 13, 17, 29, 49 and 54...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Apr-2016, 9:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,760
Posted By corvairbob
ok i think i have figured this out. in the tv...

ok i think i have figured this out. in the tv fool maps it has colors ranges and on my computer i can't see those i was moving the laptop and it tipped back and i seen the colors and i looked in the...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Apr-2016, 9:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,760
Posted By corvairbob
i gave the address again 1393 s quarterline rd...

i gave the address
again 1393 s quarterline rd muskegon mi 49442

i did that report both ways and it showed me the samething. thanks
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Apr-2016, 8:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,760
Posted By corvairbob
i have one of those combiners, not exactly as...

i have one of those combiners, not exactly as pictured it can combine or separate but that may not be the best unit. so what the picture shows is locating a combiner that will combine all the...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Apr-2016, 5:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,760
Posted By corvairbob
i have a question about installing an antenna

i tried last summer installing an antenna but the channels were poor for the most part. so today i moved it and tried again about the same.
49442 shows me i should be able to get more that a dozen...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Aug-2014, 2:05 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
this what the antenna signal company suggested....

this what the antenna signal company suggested. Winegard HD 7698P Platinum Series High Definition VHF/UHF TV Antenna (HD7698P) so what is the difference in these 2 antennas?

i tried to do the...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Aug-2014, 6:21 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
ok i went out and did this again and the digital...

ok i went out and did this again and the digital box will not allow me to add channels and the tv has a add channel feature but it will not add it actually took some away neither would allow manual...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Aug-2014, 12:27 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
i expected that but when i took off the box that...

i expected that but when i took off the box that had the 1 directly connect element i saw no change in reception. and i figured they were capacity connected. when i asked the company that made the...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Aug-2014, 11:12 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
the home made one i did had 48 elements and they...

the home made one i did had 48 elements and they were all connected together as per the you tube directions. and years ago the pold double stacked antennas had all the front elements connected to the...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Aug-2014, 10:14 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
i have a uhf only antenna it has only one set of...

i have a uhf only antenna it has only one set of elements that actual gather the signal the rest are just for looks i guess when i used that box alone i got the same amount of signal. how may...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Aug-2014, 7:20 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
i have one i made myself also it did got for the...

i have one i made myself also it did got for the real close stations i made it to see it the ones i got from ebay were junk but the ebay ones got a few more channels. i would like to make a gadget...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Aug-2014, 5:00 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
so what antenna/s are you using? i got 2 from...

so what antenna/s are you using? i got 2 from ebay that are the motorized ones and then i think i burned them out with the splitter on both of them so i got one from Israeli and it turned out to be...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Aug-2014, 4:31 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
i will look up that antenna you mention here and...

i will look up that antenna you mention here and see. i do have a coupler maybe that will allow me to combine 2 antennas. i don't know how to give you the information your asking other than give you...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Aug-2014, 2:48 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
may have to look into one of those. thanks

may have to look into one of those. thanks
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Aug-2014, 2:27 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
sounds like i'm in a fix. what i will do is point...

sounds like i'm in a fix. what i will do is point the antenna in the se and scan for channels and then move it to the ne and see if it will keep the channels i try to enter, there may be a place in...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Aug-2014, 8:40 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 77,866
Posted By corvairbob
i was using one of those digital boxes only...

i was using one of those digital boxes only because i have a setup in the garage to test this and get it corrected. but i did try it on the proscan i have in the living room and that did the same...
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