Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2012, 2:08 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2012, 5:31 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2012, 3:12 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,190
minor addition
the VHF antenna will need one of these
http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?mc=03&p=TV-2900
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2012, 3:00 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 41,867
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2012, 2:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 43,503
make sure the TV is set to Antenna or Air or...
make sure the TV is set to Antenna or Air or something like that and not Cable before doing the scan. failing that, make sure the antenna is getting power.
you've got strong signals, you should...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Aug-2012, 2:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,190
greetings from 92029
I'm across the freeway from you in 92029. I think you're going to want to be on the roof clear of any near field obstructions. Looking at the terrain profiles, you're in a bit of a shadow from the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Aug-2012, 5:24 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,318
Thanks for the great suggestions. I wish I had...
Thanks for the great suggestions. I wish I had that DisplayMax 800!
The Hauppauge program needs to piggyback on another tuning program (to select a channel). I wish they'd let you maximize their...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Aug-2012, 4:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,318
antenna aiming software
Getting into the fine tuning phase and looking for some simple antenna aiming software for a laptop with a HP (Hauppauge) tuner card.
Windows Media center has a simple six bar power meter that...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Aug-2012, 1:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 43,471
Glad to hear you got it going.
Yes, outdoor...
Glad to hear you got it going.
Yes, outdoor is always going to be better. Getting some altitude (you can experiment on TV fool with antenna elevation) will generally improve your situation...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Aug-2012, 8:47 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 43,471
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Aug-2012, 7:35 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Antennas
23-Aug-2012, 3:33 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 292,606
Thanks again for the info; I appreciate the...
Thanks again for the info; I appreciate the feedback. You've hit upon the one thing I consistently find divergent information about. I completely understand that a theoretically perfect splitter...
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Forum: Antennas
23-Aug-2012, 4:19 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 292,606
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Forum: Antennas
22-Aug-2012, 4:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 292,606
Thanks for the advice. It looks like there is...
Thanks for the advice. It looks like there is some conflict on optimal spacing between kyes and tonercable. One says 2/3 wavelength the other says .94.
http://www.kyes.com/antenna/stackluge.html...
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Forum: Antennas
21-Aug-2012, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 292,606
distance for bay
for bay antennas on the same mast, do you measure the distance from the centers or from the lower edge of the upper to the upper edge of the lower? (or something else?)
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Aug-2012, 1:49 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 21,642
ground block
I had a similar problem. Does your ground block have one of these?
http://www.amazon.com/TII-Broadband-Cable-Lightning-Protector/dp/B0016AIYU6
Current will not pass through it to the amp if...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Aug-2012, 3:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,758
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Aug-2012, 3:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,758
white whale
Both stations you mention are distant 2Edge stations (70-100+ miles). Given the distance, you're subject to all kinds of atmospheric phenomena that can produce tantalizing or frustrating results,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Aug-2012, 4:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,526
If high speed internet is the only other thing...
If high speed internet is the only other thing you're running through the cable and your computers are all wireless, you can put the cable modem and wireless router in the garage and terminate the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Aug-2012, 3:09 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 41,867
also
Keep an eye on your VHF stations as you slew the antenna. Those are a bonus with the ClearStream which is billed as a UHF antenna. At 328 on the boresight, they should still be in a spot where the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Aug-2012, 2:05 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 41,867
grounding
Grounding your mast should not impair your signal at all. One of the regulars on the board, GroundUrMast, knows a great deal about grounding. We've recently had a discussion about both grounding...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Aug-2012, 6:25 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 41,867
hmmm
I'm about 10 miles to your North, shooting around Bernardo Mountain, and getting everything but CW (CW has always been a problem).
Your LOS VHF stations are fine, so I wonder if you're too close...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Aug-2012, 6:10 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,971
haha, perhaps you mistake passion for hate.
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haha, perhaps you mistake passion for hate.
I love antennas. The fact that you can pull a signal out of thin air with an aluminum stick is one of the more fascinating aspects of electronics.
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Aug-2012, 3:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,478
thanks
Thanks to you both for prompt and detailed responses. We rarely get thunderstorms here, but no sooner had I disconnected the combo surge protector and ground block, and large thunderheads started...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Aug-2012, 8:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,478
trouble passing power
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d990027c93c8ecd
So, I have one of these for lightning protection:...
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