Forum: Help With Reception
19-Jun-2010, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 25,792
Personally, so as to create a base line...
Personally, so as to create a base line condition, I would go to Radio Shack and get a new 25 foot run of RG6 coax and connect it directly from the antenna to ONE TV, probably the TV that is...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Jun-2010, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 32,501
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Jun-2010, 9:04 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 32,501
Clearly, the dipole was installed by the camper...
Clearly, the dipole was installed by the camper manufacturer as an added option and was intended to receive stations very close and strong. Moving into a clearing may improve signal strength, but the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Jun-2010, 9:39 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,185
My first guess....adjacent channel...
My first guess....adjacent channel interference....
7.1 (RF 39) is running 1000 kw
4.1 (RF 38) is running 880 kw
It shouldn't be an issue, but it might be.....is this something new or has it been...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Jun-2010, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 22,464
All very good points....
TV's and converter...
All very good points....
TV's and converter boxes all have different sensitivity tresholds, some may be able to "see" a weak signal, where others may be unable to decode the weak signal.
mtownsend...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Jun-2010, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,232
An antenna is an antenna, there is nothing...
An antenna is an antenna, there is nothing special about an advertised "digital" antenna...if an antenna is designed to receive VHF-hi, it will receive digital signals as well as analog signals, same...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-May-2010, 8:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,740
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-May-2010, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 27,411
Just a note of concern, I have been having...
Just a note of concern, I have been having pixelation problems with MY local RF 6, WRGB, over the last 4 or 5 days. This occurs in the afternoons, but some days it is fine. I can only contribute this...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-May-2010, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,786
I use this LPDA antenna... ...
I use this LPDA antenna...
http://www.digiwavetechnologies.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=281
I have 2 of them phased, this configuration is pretty hot...they are...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-May-2010, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,699
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-May-2010, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 20,198
Not unlike many, many of us, you have signals...
Not unlike many, many of us, you have signals coming from many different directions...my advise, purchase 1 antenna that covers all the bands of the stations you want, and get a rotor to turn the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-May-2010, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,983
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-May-2010, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 24,321
I would get an assembled (connectors attached...
I would get an assembled (connectors attached both ends) run of RG6 quad sheild...Home Improvement stores have 25, 50 and 100 foot runs.
I use the AntennaCraft 10G212 30db pre-amp, you can adjust it...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-May-2010, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 29,816
That's a pretty hot TVF report you have there,...
That's a pretty hot TVF report you have there, tons of stations....
Even tho Teleview is right, you have the right to put up an outside antenna, I can kind of see your point, not stirring the pot...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-May-2010, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 24,321
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-May-2010, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 30,609
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-May-2010, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,728
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Apr-2010, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 30,609
Here's an explaination of a balun:
A balun, is...
Here's an explaination of a balun:
A balun, is a type of electrical transformer that can convert electrical signals that are balanced about ground (differential flat twin lead cable, in our case 300...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Apr-2010, 1:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,023
I would start by asking how you have the 2...
I would start by asking how you have the 2 antennas connected to each other? How far apart are they in the attic? Do you have round coaxial cable running into the house or the flat type cable? If you...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Apr-2010, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 26,844
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Apr-2010, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 10,304
First off, of the top 5 stations on your TVFool...
First off, of the top 5 stations on your TVFool report (the strongest signals), 4 are VHF stations, your antenna is a UHF antenna, and at roughly 50 miles away, you will be hard pressed to get those...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Apr-2010, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 40,590
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Apr-2010, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 40,590
Holy cow, chief!!!!
WHY?.....would even think about doubting you, chief? That little magic trick worked slicker then snot!!!! And it's two-fold, I'll explain...
I started by removing the RF 13 only antenna, as it...
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Apr-2010, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 40,590
brief update:
Yesterday, I found my canabelized VHF/UHF rabbit ears table top antenna, this just has the UHF loop on it. I went up on the roof and set the base of the loop antenna on the RF 6 only antenna, removed...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Apr-2010, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 40,590
Yes, that kyes/scala report has been on this...
Yes, that kyes/scala report has been on this computer for some time now, I never considered using it as the signals were always great here, until the RF 18 debocle.
Thanks for the reminder, T.G....
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