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Forum: Help With Reception 20-Apr-2012, 5:19 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Thanks...that K7 MEM site seems very useful and...

Thanks...that K7 MEM site seems very useful and starightforward.
Fascinating stuff.
I just need low band VHF for the moment and seems as if I can model something which should work pretty well....
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Apr-2012, 3:07 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Low band/High Band VHF ant project?

Does anyone know of a source of plans for building one's own low/high VHF antenna.....I searched the forum and could not find anything. JUst toying with the idea of using a separate carbon fiber mast...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Apr-2012, 1:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,100
Posted By OberGeiss
I understand completely ...but, I am now...

I understand completely ...but, I am now receiving, in stable fashion, WKOB on virtual 42.1, 42.2,42.3 and 42.4, running only the XG91, supposedly an UHF only antenna. So either the XG-91 is...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Apr-2012, 10:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,100
Posted By OberGeiss
Interesting...after cabling final set in the...

Interesting...after cabling final set in the house with brand new RG-6 and high quality connectors, I re-scanned everything. I now am picking up (not very well...) WKOB on channel 42.1, et seq, on...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Apr-2012, 2:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,100
Posted By OberGeiss
I read the Wiki entry last week on WKOB and then...

I read the Wiki entry last week on WKOB and then consulted the Facebook page maintained by HOTTV. It seems as if there is a possibility that it will be re-assigned to a different RF but at this time...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2012, 11:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,100
Posted By OberGeiss
WKOB out of NYC

Anyone in the metro NYC area grabbing HOTTV/WKOB and, if so,:confused: is it still showing up as 42.1 (RF 2.1)? Thanks, David
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2012, 11:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,532
Posted By OberGeiss
Sometimes one can very easily obtain, sometimes...

Sometimes one can very easily obtain, sometimes free, carbon fibre windsurf masts with broken bases.
Simple to saw off the base (using proper dust/particle masks of course).

They don't react well...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2012, 11:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,467
Posted By OberGeiss
mea culpa........beginning to think that it might...

mea culpa........beginning to think that it might be problematic trying to put together FM rig which will pull WDVR 89.7 from Sergeantsville. I notice that there's a translator in Lawrenceville,...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2012, 5:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,467
Posted By OberGeiss
Thanks No Static!!!! Looks as if the FM6 is...

Thanks No Static!!!!
Looks as if the FM6 is highly directional. WDVR would require pointing in complete other direction in terms of where I would point for Newark and NYC signals. Can I combine the...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2012, 5:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,467
Posted By OberGeiss
Thumbs up Thanks AD...appreciated. WLIW seems pretty...

Thanks AD...appreciated.
WLIW seems pretty stable for the moment...have not tried during bad atmospheric conditions or heavy rain yet. Just curious why you think I might have a problem long term...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2012, 1:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,467
Posted By OberGeiss
Good Day, would like to get WDVR, 87.9 FM in...

Good Day, would like to get WDVR, 87.9 FM in Sergeantsville.
That's a pretty good haul from here but I could get some bluegrass programming including Woodsongs Radio Hour, which is a dynamite...
Forum: TV Database Updates 14-Apr-2012, 12:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 26,745
Posted By OberGeiss
Thanks, so if I am reading you correctly, I def...

Thanks, so if I am reading you correctly, I def need a VHF ant to receive these signals. Unless I am missing something, the dedicated VHF antennae seem on the large side and this is likely the only...
Forum: TV Database Updates 13-Apr-2012, 9:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 26,745
Posted By OberGeiss
Does anyone have any info re WKOB transmitting...

Does anyone have any info re WKOB transmitting test patterns on 42.1, et seq, and when it will go live? Is it still broadcasting low band VHF on 2? Thanks, David
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Apr-2012, 8:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,467
Posted By OberGeiss
Thanks AD...I am using your 91XG (rooftop mast...

Thanks AD...I am using your 91XG (rooftop mast mount) pre-mplifiwd with your CPA-19. Great combo!

Can I tap into the 91XG, so to speak, with an FM trap or similar, and cable from there to supply...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Apr-2012, 5:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,467
Posted By OberGeiss
Question FM from 07083

http://www.fmfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29


Here's my location report for FM.
Have two receivers and a balanced splitter from Thundercable 2 GHz
Also have Magnum DynaLabs ST-2...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Apr-2012, 12:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
I'm concerned that swapping out the XG 91 for the...

I'm concerned that swapping out the XG 91 for the HD7084P (pointed at 50 deg) might cause me to lose WLIW. Is combining an all VHF with my Yagi set up ill advised? Thank you!

Also, getting some...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Apr-2012, 1:12 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Wink Yes!!!!!!

Gentleman!
Well Solid Signal got me the parts and sure enough the CPA-19 and re-cabling has done it.......getting WLIW, and a few other new ones, clear as ever....signal strength per meter on the...
Forum: Antennas 10-Apr-2012, 1:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 24,801
Posted By OberGeiss
Red face Android app for Compass

Hi, I downloaded a few days ago a compass application for my LG Smartphone, Android based. It seems handy but questioning how accurate it really is.
Has anyone had any particularly good or bad...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Apr-2012, 6:54 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Yagi now set atop chimney west end and cable also...

Yagi now set atop chimney west end and cable also enters west end (foundation).
If I set up the second antenna on the east end, I would drill a new opening for cable at the east end and that's...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Apr-2012, 1:10 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Thanks Gents...great thinking and appreciate your...

Thanks Gents...great thinking and appreciate your expertise!

I'm wondering if the existing Yagi array (with new additions of CPA-19 and band pass filter) ought to be mounted to one end of home and...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Apr-2012, 1:00 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Many thanks Gents! Great options. If I elect...

Many thanks Gents!
Great options.
If I elect to utilize the existing Yagi (with CPA-19 and Tinlee 21 band pass filter) for WLIW with appropriate A/B switching, is there a sound reason to mount that...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Apr-2012, 2:36 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
I've read some addn threads and couple of other...

I've read some addn threads and couple of other things come to mind for my application here in Union NJ.

The mast is mounted to the chimney at the west end of the home.
The power from the pole...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Apr-2012, 6:08 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Thanks, I have lots of FM stations nearby..that...

Thanks, I have lots of FM stations nearby..that did not even occur to me.
This trap is variable...will I need some additional expertise to modulate correctly or should I search for a static fm trap?...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Apr-2012, 6:03 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Thanks so much. I see that the CPA-19 is a...

Thanks so much. I see that the CPA-19 is a pre-amp, one mast mounted piece of hardware and then power supply and likely addn hardware and power supply inside. I see also that it is described as...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Apr-2012, 5:19 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 43,474
Posted By OberGeiss
Angry Specific quandry.....WLIW from NJ.....have met end of my expertise.....

Hi All, Mike at Solid Signal turned me on this site. Thanks in advance for all input (pun intended). I am a lifelong tinkerer and can't resist an electronics challenge....so here we go with pertinent...
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