Forum: TV Database Updates
7-Aug-2012, 2:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 26,809
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Jul-2012, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,212
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Forum: Special Topics
20-Jul-2012, 7:39 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 92,232
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Jul-2012, 2:47 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,638
If you are limiting your antenna installation...
If you are limiting your antenna installation options due to an HOA, landlord, or other local rules, you should be aware that there is an over-the-air reception devices ("OTARD") rule provided by the...
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Forum: Special Topics
15-Jul-2012, 6:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 89,519
What you are asking for is actually a standard...
What you are asking for is actually a standard 2-way splitter. The part pointed to in your link looks like a very basic tee that doesn't have any impedance matching. Improper impedance matching can...
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Forum: Antennas
28-Jun-2012, 6:56 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 14,703
Testing antennas is a non-trivial task. But...
Testing antennas is a non-trivial task. But before you go down that path, make sure you've isolated the problem first. It is often the case that signal loss is caused by a bad wire, bad connection,...
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Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion
9-Jun-2012, 3:25 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,463
My understanding is that if you don't have a...
My understanding is that if you don't have a television, you don't pay the fees. Only the people who are watching television have to pay.
I'm also not sure if they see the same amount of...
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Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion
8-Jun-2012, 5:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,463
Depends on what you mean by fair.
It costs a...
Depends on what you mean by fair.
It costs a lot of money to produce shows and run a broadcast network. If some of that cost is offset by licensing fees, there's a certain amount of logic to the...
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Forum: TV Database Updates
31-May-2012, 5:29 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 21,021
We refresh our data from the Industry Canada...
We refresh our data from the Industry Canada database, and as of today (5/31), their database still shows CKVR-TV (ch 3) as "operational" and CKVR-DT (ch 10) as "authorized". This means that in our...
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Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion
29-May-2012, 9:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 17,341
Thanks for the feedback!
You've touched upon...
Thanks for the feedback!
You've touched upon a small technical nuance of web-based interactive maps.
The way the map recenters and zooms is essentially a side-effect of displaying the info...
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
7-May-2012, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 114,542
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
5-May-2012, 2:03 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 114,542
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Apr-2012, 7:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,574
Just for reference, here's a virtual...
Just for reference, here's a virtual representation of where the transmitters are on Mount Wilson (green dots on top of the mountains). This is an approximated view in Google Earth from your...
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Forum: Digital TV and Mobile DTV
13-Apr-2012, 5:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 40,580
Intermodulation ratings determine how the amp...
Intermodulation ratings determine how the amp deals with multiple strong incoming signals. If you have two or more strong signals coming into the amp, they produce signal byproducts (undesirable...
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Forum: Antennas
24-Mar-2012, 4:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 17,945
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
24-Feb-2012, 8:49 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 19,430
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Forum: FM Fool Discussion/Database Updates
1-Feb-2012, 5:32 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 55,411
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Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion
1-Feb-2012, 5:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 18,905
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Jan-2012, 5:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,538
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Forum: Antennas
10-Jan-2012, 5:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 31,323
I like to think of it as the evolution of more...
I like to think of it as the evolution of more tech-savvy consumers.
Even in the days of analog TV, things like SNR, noise figure, power levels, amp overload, gain, and adjacent channel rejection...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Jan-2012, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,294
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Forum: TV Database Updates
22-Nov-2011, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 20,849
I guess I'm not clear on what the question is...
I guess I'm not clear on what the question is asking.
Many TV stations use directional antennas. Even though some people might refer to a transmitter as a "1000 kW" source, it does not mean that...
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Forum: TV Database Updates
28-Oct-2011, 4:08 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 21,940
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Forum: Antennas
14-Oct-2011, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 38,534
The difference between dBd and dBi is 2.15 dB,...
The difference between dBd and dBi is 2.15 dB, not 2.51. But essentially, you got the right idea. In general, it's unlikely for people to get steady reception on channels that are below about -15...
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Forum: Antennas
14-Oct-2011, 9:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 38,534
I think the weights being listed are for...
I think the weights being listed are for individual units as well as for the total package weight (which comes in packs of 10 or 3). It looks like this brochure is aimed at bulk purchasers...
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