Forum: Antennas
12-Aug-2020, 1:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 132,831
UHF shootout
I have also had very good results with my pair of Televes DAT Boss antennas. I reviewed it on some other sites.
I recently had a shootout between the Antennas Direct 91XG, the XTreme Signal HDB91X...
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Forum: Antennas
2-Aug-2020, 8:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 55,440
In the city of Kenosha Wisconsin , where I do...
In the city of Kenosha Wisconsin , where I do most of my antenna spotting, is a great Electronics shop call Chester Electronics. They probably supplied Kenosha with 80% of their antennas all...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jul-2020, 5:18 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 317,826
Suggestion
I made mine from 1 1/2 Aluminized Exhaust tubing:
https://i.ibb.co/hL9Zpy3/20200629-203512-copy-600x283.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
https://i.ibb.co/KFPsHLq/20200520-090302.jpg...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Jul-2020, 5:28 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2020, 4:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 59,387
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Forum: Antennas
8-Jul-2020, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 147,025
Preamps and VHF.
Mike you've already been helped by the best here. I can just offer an opinion about your preamp. My feelings are you need to have the preamp as close to the antennas as possible. It gets you ahead of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2020, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 59,387
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Jul-2020, 3:11 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Jul-2020, 3:09 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jun-2020, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Jun-2020, 8:46 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
Sleeving 1 3/8" top rail internally
I have experimented with 21 foot 1 3/8" SS-20 top rail and sleeved it internally with 10 foot sections of 1" water pipe, the fit is perfect. I laid out the two water pipes , put a 12 mm deep well...
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Forum: Antennas
23-Jun-2020, 4:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 82,415
More scans
. The first screenshot is a comparison of two different lengths quarter wave sections. I have found that you can tune the frequencies a little bit by changing the length.
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Forum: Antennas
23-Jun-2020, 4:39 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 82,415
Some screenshots of 91XG ganging 2020-06-21
Had some successes after making an alignment tool for my 91XGs :
https://i.ibb.co/jG9t61Q/20200621-142638.jpg (https://ibb.co/zbWdn0B)
https://i.ibb.co/NsnQmrW/20200621-142615.jpg...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Jun-2020, 5:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 30,961
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Jun-2020, 1:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 26,322
Not much I can add here.
Well, you've been helped by the best. Rabbit has a lot of experience. OTA FAN and Tim also have some good advice.
The only suggestion I could make is to get a Stellar labs 30 - 2476. It's one of...
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Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion
19-Jun-2020, 1:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 242,484
Bad translation...
It's from a foreign language, the translation doesn't come out, so you get the gibberish. Reminds me of NascarKen :)
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Forum: Special Topics
17-Jun-2020, 2:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 107,925
I agree with you 100%. There will need to be a...
I agree with you 100%. There will need to be a new redesign. I believe that the antennas will have a slightly different look to them now with the larger elements for the UHF also.
And a lot of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Jun-2020, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
True, 1 3/8" chain link fence top rail is my...
True, 1 3/8" chain link fence top rail is my preferred Mast material. My shop is right next to a fence supplies and installation facility. I was recently told by one of the contractors 1 3/8 in SS 20...
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
15-Jun-2020, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 56,952
TV Fool still alive, needs life support...
This has been a problem for a long time on TV Fool. To me it was the world's greatest TV and reception forum. But it's slowly winding down I feel. You can tell by the fact did you haven't received...
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Jun-2020, 4:12 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
Mounting your new antenna.
No, you will not need any special brackets . It is part of the actual antenna, you can see it in your link, the picture shows the antenna able to face different directions.
Antennas Direct has the...
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Forum: Antennas
14-Jun-2020, 6:35 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 292,618
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Jun-2020, 6:26 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Jun-2020, 6:24 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Jun-2020, 3:33 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
Yaesu G-450 price too good to be true?
Good morning Tim, I went to the website. I tried order one but it wouldn't take my credit card information. Probably because I tried to use my wife's and the name doesn't match.
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Jun-2020, 1:18 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 671,476
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