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Forum: Help With Reception 7-Mar-2012, 7:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,744
Posted By MisterMe
HAM, you say? The FM broadcast radio band lies...

HAM, you say? The FM broadcast radio band lies between VHF RF Channels 5 and 6. This means that a decent Low-VHF antenna should be expected to receive FM very well. The ChannelMaster CM2016 is a UHF...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Mar-2012, 4:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 17,242
Posted By MisterMe
You should not go shopping for recommendations...

You should not go shopping for recommendations without independent knowledge to resolve conflicts among the recommendations. Your TV Fool Radar plot clearly shows that you need a VHF/UHF antenna....
Forum: Special Topics 7-Mar-2012, 1:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 32,103
Posted By MisterMe
The Toshiba D-R560KU is not a DVR. It is a DVD...

The Toshiba D-R560KU is not a DVR. It is a DVD recorder. It may also be used as an ATSC tuner. It may play back HD content. However, I see no way to use the Toshiba to record HD. It may, of course,...
Forum: Special Topics 6-Mar-2012, 7:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 32,103
Posted By MisterMe
When discussing any device, you should include...

When discussing any device, you should include its specific model number. Most Sony WEGA TV sets were flat-face CRT-based sets. Your rear-projection KDF-50E2000 can receive digital programming via...
Forum: Special Topics 6-Mar-2012, 5:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 32,103
Posted By MisterMe
You know what they say when you "assume"? The USA...

You know what they say when you "assume"? The USA dropped full-power analog broadcasts back in 2009. Without an external ATSC tuner/converter, your Sony Grand WEGA is just a large and very heavy...
Forum: Special Topics 6-Mar-2012, 4:52 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 45,143
Posted By MisterMe
Not surprising at all. IIRC, the Dish Network was...

Not surprising at all. IIRC, the Dish Network was the first to bounce local stations off their satellite. However this practice is limited to certain markets. It is the norm for satellite customers...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Mar-2012, 4:38 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 39,197
Posted By MisterMe
To the contrary, clear cold weather can be very...

To the contrary, clear cold weather can be very much a factor. There is an atmospheric condition known as tropospheric ducting. That's what the Tropo means in your TV Fool Radar report. It is...
Forum: Special Topics 5-Mar-2012, 9:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 45,143
Posted By MisterMe
No. All local TV channels including those in HD...

No. All local TV channels including those in HD are free--period. Direct TV cannot affect this in any way. If you are able to receive local channels using the antenna installed by the Direct TV...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Mar-2012, 1:23 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 39,197
Posted By MisterMe
Cable companies did distribute digital converters...

Cable companies did distribute digital converters for their customers who needed them. However, you may be confusing two completely unrelated issues:

Full-power OTA TV stations in the USA were...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Mar-2012, 3:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,376
Posted By MisterMe
Your antenna's coaxial cable downlead should pass...

Your antenna's coaxial cable downlead should pass through a lightening arrester which is grounded. You should also ground your mast.
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Mar-2012, 3:28 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 35,236
Posted By MisterMe
With rare exception, brick play a minor to no...

With rare exception, brick play a minor to no role in the structure of brick buildings. Brick is almost exclusively used for siding. Loads are borne by beams of wood, aluminum, or steel. Wood is...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Mar-2012, 3:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,540
Posted By MisterMe
There are several strategies for dealing with...

There are several strategies for dealing with mult-path signals:

Directional antenna. By definition, multi-path signals arrive from various directions. A directional preferentially receives...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Mar-2012, 4:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 35,236
Posted By MisterMe
No, it is not. You posted the link to the address...

No, it is not. You posted the link to the address entry page and not to your TV Fool Radar report. When you redo the report, it is a simple matter to test the link from [Preview Post] before you...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Mar-2012, 2:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,013
Posted By MisterMe
Absolutely not. Assuming that you mean feeding...

Absolutely not. Assuming that you mean feeding the output of one splitter to the input of another splitter down the line, this is a bad idea. If your splitter has two output ports, then you lose 3.5...
Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion 29-Feb-2012, 10:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 20,483
Posted By MisterMe
You do what everyone else does. Create a thread...

You do what everyone else does. Create a thread and post a link to your TV Fool Radar Plot in the Over the Air Services>Help With Reception (http://forum.tvfool.com/forumdisplay.php?f=7) area along...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Feb-2012, 7:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 26,743
Posted By MisterMe
Both of your links are to a TV Fool Radar Plot...

Both of your links are to a TV Fool Radar Plot for 1 foot. Why?
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Feb-2012, 5:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,965
Posted By MisterMe
ADTech's link is to the FCC informing Robert's...

ADTech's link is to the FCC informing Robert's Broadcat Company, WAZE's owners that its license had been cancelled and its call letters deleted for failure to build its digital facilities.

A...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Feb-2012, 3:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,965
Posted By MisterMe
WAZE-TV broadcasts on RF-20. There are some TV...

WAZE-TV broadcasts on RF-20. There are some TV stations that also simulcast FM radio. However, I find no information that WAZE is one of them. Those that do transmit radio over one of their TV...
Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion 28-Feb-2012, 3:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 20,483
Posted By MisterMe
There is no such thing as a "best overall...

There is no such thing as a "best overall antenna." The best antenna depends on your exact location. If you want help selecting an antenna for your new home, then you need to do what everyone else...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Feb-2012, 8:30 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 161,858
Posted By MisterMe
KVMD RF-23 broadcasts ten sub channels--all at...

KVMD RF-23 broadcasts ten sub channels--all at 480i--using Virtual Channel 31. Its programming consists of sub channels dedicated to PBS and various foreign languages including Chinese and Armenian.
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Feb-2012, 7:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 28,578
Posted By MisterMe
Antennas receive RF signals. Outside or inside...

Antennas receive RF signals. Outside or inside does not change this basic fact of physics. However, the signal must be above a certain intensity threshold for the tuner to decode it. There is no way...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Feb-2012, 4:52 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 161,858
Posted By MisterMe
OK. There are three obvious problems here. The...

OK. There are three obvious problems here. The first is that Costco is charging $10 over Winegard's price for the FV-HD30. The second is that you have chosen an antenna that is better for...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Feb-2012, 4:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,492
Posted By MisterMe
No, you did not. By the way, you should not...

No, you did not. By the way, you should not attach the TV Fool Radar report; you should post a link to it. Just copy the report's URL Internet address and paste it into your post.
Forum: Reception Devices 26-Feb-2012, 3:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 21,227
Posted By MisterMe
It takes electric current and a lot of it to fry...

It takes electric current and a lot of it to fry the motor. Your steel core cable would have substantially reduced your electric current.

I am not saying that this is the case, but I would suspect...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Feb-2012, 2:56 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 39,197
Posted By MisterMe
Don't overthink this. Electron has given you...

Don't overthink this. Electron has given you excellent advice. The parabolic reflecting dish for a satellite antenna is required because it is designed to receive extremely weak signals. You can...
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