Forum: Help With Reception
7-May-2015, 4:06 AM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 22,298
Thank you Stereocraig. I won't know for a few...
Thank you Stereocraig. I won't know for a few days yet if the TV requires a complete scan. I do know, however, there's only one TV for the house. It's a small vacation home that's only inhabited a...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
6-May-2015, 1:03 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 22,298
Thanks ADTech. This idea was for a different...
Thanks ADTech. This idea was for a different location from the first one I mentioned. I'll have a little more room to experiment at this one. An A/B switch is a possibility at this second location as...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
6-May-2015, 4:14 AM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 22,298
Another thought about this?
I was thinking today about this and I started to wonder about something. Every thing I've read says you shouldn't try to join non-identical UHF antennas. But my question is, Does it matter if the...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
5-May-2015, 5:48 AM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 22,298
Thanks to both of you for replying. I thought...
Thanks to both of you for replying. I thought about just experimenting with them. He might be good with it, but I'm not so sure his wife will be. Also, I'd never considered using seperate tuner boxes...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
4-May-2015, 4:37 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 22,298
Joining 2 UHF antennas in different directions?
Hello everyone. Since having built my own DBGH and being able to reliably get nearly every station possible in my location (stations about 90 degrees north are blocked by a hill), a friend has asked...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
21-Apr-2015, 1:30 AM
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 18,248
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
20-Apr-2015, 8:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 18,248
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
26-Mar-2015, 1:40 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
It's Done! Finally!
Ok, I don't have any pictures here because I can't seem to figure out how to put them on. Anyways, I CAN tell you all about the results. With my Db8, my signals were as follows, Ch. 24: 38-40, Ch....
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
16-Mar-2015, 3:45 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
Almost Done! Just another question or two.
Ok everyone, I want to thank everyone for their help. I've had a few setbacks as of late, so it's still not up yet. It's about 75" high and 36" wide. Painted dark green (except the elements and...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
9-Mar-2015, 8:35 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
9-Mar-2015, 10:19 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
I made the error.
The error was made when didn't double check where my 12 year old son was holding the tape measure. I just assumed it was in the right spot. I chalked a line and started cutting through 75 inches of...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
9-Mar-2015, 3:47 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
Oops! I screwed up! Need advice!
Ok, so earlier today I violated the "measure twice, cut once" rule and messed up when cutting the reflector screen gap. So, unless I can use a wider gap, my build may be on hold until I can get more...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
9-Mar-2015, 3:27 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
7-Mar-2015, 5:04 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
I'll post the results as soon as I can, but it...
I'll post the results as soon as I can, but it may take a while. I've already built a vertical 8bay as well and it works great. My real channel 32 doesn't come in quite as well as hoped, so I'm...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
6-Mar-2015, 8:16 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
6-Mar-2015, 4:34 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
6-Mar-2015, 3:36 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
These are what I'm planning to use. ...
These are what I'm planning to use.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-8-in-Double-Locking-Black-UV-Resistant-Cable-Ties-75lb-Tensile-Strength-100-Pack-295813/202520065
Basically, I'm...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
6-Mar-2015, 4:23 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
5-Mar-2015, 1:57 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
5-Mar-2015, 6:44 AM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 40,065
Painting an antenna?
Hello everyone. My question is if it's ok to paint a DIY antenna or not. I'll be putting it up on the roof (roughly 40-45 feet) and I want it to last as long as possible as my roof has a steep pitch...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
21-Feb-2015, 3:34 AM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 16,537
My apologies. Digital to analog converter.... I...
My apologies. Digital to analog converter.... I had it backwards. It's a Magnavox Model No. TB110MW9. It's the only thing I own that has some sort of signal strength meter on it. When I hooked it up...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
20-Feb-2015, 8:44 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 16,537
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
20-Feb-2015, 3:29 AM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 16,537
One last question.
Thank you Tower Guy. To be honest, with the low NM values, I wasn't even sure if I could pick them up. I'm not sure how low these values go and have a reasonable shot at receiving signal. I get a...
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
18-Feb-2015, 9:22 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 16,537
Sorry about that Tower Guy. Let me try that...
Sorry about that Tower Guy. Let me try that again.
Here's the first one at 18ft.
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dcd3f7debb7a4de
And the second one at 40ft....
|
|
Forum: Help With Reception
18-Feb-2015, 8:50 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 16,537
Chances of receiving RF15?
Hello everyone. My question is what are my chances of receiving RF channel 15? I'm working on building a DBGH to attempt this. I'm also using an Antennacraft 10G222 preamp, and the line is split to...
|
