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Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2017, 9:57 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 48,886
Posted By Billiam
Replaced the coax. Problem solved at least in...

Replaced the coax. Problem solved at least in terms of getting reception again. Using the U4000 but have lost some signal on Ch. 26. Now borderline quality with a SNR of around 15. Previously it...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2017, 8:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 48,886
Posted By Billiam
Well I now know the source of the signal loss. ...

Well I now know the source of the signal loss. Just hooked up the U4000 inside the house and I am getting signals again. It appears something happened to my 50 foot run of coax outside possibly...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2017, 8:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 48,886
Posted By Billiam
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=2...

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It's gotten even weirder. I've now lost every single channel here. I tried the HBU22 with a different Balun. Nothing. ...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2017, 6:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 48,886
Posted By Billiam
Potentially another flag on the play. This...

Potentially another flag on the play.

This morning before a very severe thunderstorm moved into the area I reinstalled the Antennacraft U4000 with the Titan pre amp. I did note that all my...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2017, 2:32 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 48,886
Posted By Billiam
OK. I will look into these as well. Did...

OK. I will look into these as well.

Did another test this morning and swapped out the TV with another one. No question the DAT 790 is shot. Put in my U4000 4 bay and all channels are again...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2017, 12:59 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 48,886
Posted By Billiam
Thanks AD Tech. This antenna may work for my...

Thanks AD Tech. This antenna may work for my situation. I had a HBU22 up for a brief period and when coupled with the pre amp I was able to get some very weak UHF signals from Dayton. I am in...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2017, 12:22 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 48,886
Posted By Billiam
Log Periodics vs. 4 and 8 Bays

I was just about ready to buy a 4 bay or 8 bay antenna for my current home after the Televes DAT 790 MIX that I just installed croaked. Worked great for a day and a half but then the pre amp bit the...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Apr-2017, 12:27 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 29,268
Posted By Billiam
Ch. 4 looks like a real Ch. 36. Given the NM is...

Ch. 4 looks like a real Ch. 36. Given the NM is around 10 it most certainly will come in with a fringe or deep fringe antenna. I've reliably received far weaker UHF signals that were also 2 edge...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Apr-2017, 12:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,679
Posted By Billiam
I had the same problem. Got three channels from...

I had the same problem. Got three channels from the same compass reading and location but a 4th wouldn't come in. Moved my antenna a few feet to the east and it solved the problem. Location often...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Mar-2017, 12:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 23,521
Posted By Billiam
Insignia TV Tuners seem to be good. Quite...

Insignia TV Tuners seem to be good. Quite sensitive. I have a 19 inch Insignia that is now around 5 years old and the tuner in that TV is better than my 7 year old 32 inch Samsung. Had a new...
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Mar-2017, 12:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,042
Posted By Billiam
Thanks AD Tech.

Thanks AD Tech.
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Mar-2017, 2:01 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,042
Posted By Billiam
Never used one of these before. My guess is that...

Never used one of these before. My guess is that is best suited for multiple TV's then.
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Mar-2017, 2:00 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 23,521
Posted By Billiam
Wish I had tried the KT200 instead. Overload was...

Wish I had tried the KT200 instead. Overload was so bad with the 500 that most of my channels were unwatchable. Definitely best suited to areas where all signals are weak.
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Mar-2017, 10:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,042
Posted By Billiam
Rabbit73. What is your opinion of the Winegard...

Rabbit73. What is your opinion of the Winegard LN-100 pre amp? Looks like it has a very low noise floor and sufficient gain to work at my location.
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Mar-2017, 10:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 23,521
Posted By Billiam
One of the Kitztech pre amps may help. I tried...

One of the Kitztech pre amps may help. I tried the 500 model which makes the claim that it won't overload in strong signal areas. I did find it did that. But it did have good gain on the weakest...
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Mar-2017, 7:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,042
Posted By Billiam
I also have a U4000 from Antennacraft. Worked...

I also have a U4000 from Antennacraft. Worked pretty well and in fact I was able to receive 2, 7 and 22 from Dayton reliably with it. Only problem was I needed to move the antenna up or down a foot...
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Mar-2017, 7:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,042
Posted By Billiam
Saw it posted on the AVS.com Cincinnati HDTV OTA...

Saw it posted on the AVS.com Cincinnati HDTV OTA board. Page 498 I believe.
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Mar-2017, 2:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,042
Posted By Billiam
4 bay antenna question

In my current home I have been using a Super G 1483 8 bay. Works well. But it is probably overkill for my situation and better suited to receiving Deep Fringe signals. This is probably the case for...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Mar-2017, 1:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 10,802
Posted By Billiam
Repack

http://www.tvtechnology.com/resources/0006/repack-complexities-abound/280362


Looks like the new TV band will start at VHF Lo Ch. 2 and peak out at UHF Ch. 36. At least that is what this article...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Nov-2016, 5:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,403
Posted By Billiam
That story about turning the antenna on its side...

That story about turning the antenna on its side to get it to work for WTOV.

The terrain in that area does weird things with signals. I clearly recall on two separate occasions being in a motel...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Aug-2016, 4:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,667
Posted By Billiam
Try a rotor too for more precise aiming.

Try a rotor too for more precise aiming.
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Jul-2016, 5:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,583
Posted By Billiam
BTW. Check eBay from time to time for new VHF lo...

BTW. Check eBay from time to time for new VHF lo antennas. I bought a Antennacraft VHF Lo antenna a little over a year ago there. Good price. Antenna was in good shape.

I think Blonder Tongue...
Forum: Special Topics 29-Apr-2016, 5:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 26,844
Posted By Billiam
I won't buy cable TV again. Aside from sports,...

I won't buy cable TV again. Aside from sports, there is nothing on there that I would watch. But being busy with work and life in general, I don't have time to spend hours a day in front of the TV....
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Apr-2016, 5:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 35,955
Posted By Billiam
Since reception improved after you checked out...

Since reception improved after you checked out and tightened the coax, I think that was part of the problem. Atmospheric conditions due to the storms you had in your region for several days is the...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Apr-2016, 4:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 48,440
Posted By Billiam
Yup. Glad to hear it worked. Pre amps are funny...

Yup. Glad to hear it worked. Pre amps are funny just like antennas. One will work better than another or worse depending upon where and how it is uses. I used a CM 7777 for a while a few years...
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