Forum: Help With Reception
28-Nov-2011, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 37,240
c2v
The conversion kit should get you reliable wluk reception.
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Nov-2011, 8:06 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 37,240
need report
Hi JeffKnob,
Welcome to the forum.
The community will need a link to your tvfool report. Visit here (http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=4) if you need help getting the report.
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Nov-2011, 7:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 24,999
Watch away
Hi MisterMe,
I thought the "but you might" pretty well defined that as subjective and an opinion. (the manufacturer posting the gain as 3.1 at 213 Mhz is not subjective nor an opinion)
And think...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Nov-2011, 4:21 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 24,999
looks like a biquad variant to me
I'm not an expert on consumer antennas but I don't think the clearstreams have much vhf gain if any. This site (http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/comparing.html) (which at least uses data derived...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
23-Nov-2011, 1:38 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 90,860
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
22-Nov-2011, 2:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 21,612
Secrets of reception, polarization
I'm starting this thread to discuss polarization and circular polarizations usefulness in reducing multipath interference if you live close enough to one of these stations that use circular...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
22-Nov-2011, 1:34 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 108,981
new to fta
if your wondering what's fta I think these were deleted
http://legalfreetoair.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=fauuh72p0jqjl6s5qd5atqa023&topic=4.30
http://www.whatsonfta.net/FTA-Information.php
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
22-Nov-2011, 1:13 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 14,343
Towers and masts commercial and homebrew
I don't have a lot of links but I'll add more as I find good ones
here are some meant to hold windmills.If your into homebrew.
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind_towers.html
and some...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
20-Nov-2011, 7:10 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 66,240
still one the best antennas
That is true, but I do think a
parabolic has some qualities (over an 8 bay or similar antenna) that aren't
readily noticeable. Such as I think a parabola is more tolerant of hot/dead
spots than...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
20-Nov-2011, 3:29 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 66,240
oops
I guess the antenna I thought had a folded dipole feed wasn't a finco but an antenna craft. maybe.
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
18-Nov-2011, 8:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 66,240
2 meter dish
Here are the specs on the 2 meter dish (http://ghz24.freeshell.org/antenna/2meterdishbiquad.html) and here's the model (http://ghz24.freeshell.org/antenna/models/newermodels/2meterdishbiquad.nec).
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
18-Nov-2011, 8:10 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 66,240
broadcast antennas I missed that
Maybe that's why JC got upset. This thread is supposed to be for broadcast antennas ? I didn't intend to hijack the thread (but if/since It's abandoned I will pick it up).
But I don't think that's...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
17-Nov-2011, 1:53 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 66,240
you'll get more help if
hi Dexter702
This is a discussion of deep fringe antennas to get help with reception or antenna selection start a new thread here
http://forum.tvfool.com/forumdisplay.php?f=7
you should include a...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
4-Oct-2011, 7:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 20,928
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
9-Aug-2011, 7:23 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 66,240
good use for a biquad
If you're looking for a good antenna to place at the focus of a large dish I'd suggest a biquad (with a reflector) because the large beamwidth will illuminate the whole dish. I've been working on a...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Jul-2011, 5:54 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 22,235
I don't mean to muddy the waters here but if I...
I don't mean to muddy the waters here but if I had the strong signals you do I'd go get a cheap indoor antenna 5-10 bucks ( one with rabbit ears and a loop pull the ears out to about 16.5" point the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Jul-2011, 8:01 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 22,235
The second link would be my suggestion because...
The second link would be my suggestion because the winegard is for vhf high
(channels 7-13) most of your stations are uhf (14 and up). Be sure to look at the real channel not the virtual channel....
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
17-Jul-2011, 6:24 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 90,860
More trouble than it,s worth?
I looked at the ca forum and none of the posted models were quite like the pdf.
So I tried my hand at modeling it, I came up with 15.4 dBi @ 585 MHz.
Pretty good but not phenomenal (like 27 dBi)...
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Forum: TV Database Updates
17-Jul-2011, 5:00 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 15,820
peoria Ill. w50dd
Hello all,
I don't think w50dd is on the air anymore. Here's my report.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d8d17d6ea095341
As you can see I'm less than 6 miles from the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Jun-2011, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 144,916
If the flames have died down. I'm still curious...
If the flames have died down. I'm still curious to hear the results especially the low vhf performance. uhf and vhf high info is plentiful. Even the sellers tests don't include any vhf low results...
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Forum: Enthusiast's Exchange
7-Jun-2011, 7:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 90,860
27 dBd WOW How good is that projection? I have...
27 dBd WOW How good is that projection? I have got to build one of these! (maybe scaled a little more toward ch 30) Are there any plots or has anyone modeled this? If not can anyone project what...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-May-2011, 8:29 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 25,762
boosters make up for signal that's lost in the...
boosters make up for signal that's lost in the coax and splitters between the antenna and the tv / receiver so the booster should be as close to the antenna as possible before the losses happen....
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