Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jan-2015, 9:37 AM
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A couple of comments -
What material is the...
A couple of comments -
What material is the condo made of? Brick? Stucco? Wood with siding? This makes a big difference in the amount of signal indoors. Regardless, your TVFool report does not...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Jan-2015, 8:14 PM
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Replies: 3
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Hi - welcome from Medford MA.
You pretty...
Hi - welcome from Medford MA.
You pretty much have two markets you can aim at, Providence and Boston. The main advantage to aiming for Boston, IMO, is that you get all the major networks on UHF....
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Jan-2015, 3:50 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Jan-2015, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 105,591
The screens behind the bowties.
In 2009 the...
The screens behind the bowties.
In 2009 the FCC narrowed the UHF TV band from chs 14-69 to chs 14-51. The 700 MHz band chs 52-69 was turned over to wifi and local public service uses. The...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Jan-2015, 9:42 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 105,591
Heh. ;)
ADTech (Antennas Direct Technician)...
Heh. ;)
ADTech (Antennas Direct Technician) is a regular here, and provides very good advice to a lot of people, without uncritically promoting his company's products.
The DB8e is a great...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Jan-2015, 7:25 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 70,020
Oops. Search found it for me, but I read right...
Oops. Search found it for me, but I read right past the model number.
Using the calculations in the link above, couldn't you stretch a Y10713? Seems like the main difference would be the longer...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Jan-2015, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 24,639
As I understand it:
The DB8e is the newer...
As I understand it:
The DB8e is the newer version, with revised features.
In 2009 the FCC reallocated channels 52-69 (700 MHz band) to public safety and broadband wireless broadcast. The DB8e...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Jan-2015, 9:49 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 70,020
How about this?...
How about this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antennacraft-Y-10-2-6-Channels-2-6-TV-Yagi-Antenna-Low-Band-/321650865249?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae3e2b461
Out of production.
Looks like he has...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Jan-2015, 6:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,769
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Jan-2015, 6:38 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Jan-2015, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,361
Yep. Look up Faraday cage.
Maybe you could...
Yep. Look up Faraday cage.
Maybe you could buy some rabbit ears and try them on your balcony - http://www.amazon.com/RCA-ANT111F-Basic-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B000HKGK8Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 - you should...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Jan-2015, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,361
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Jan-2015, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,038
What antenna do you have now?
Good brands to...
What antenna do you have now?
Good brands to look at would be Antennacraft, Antennas Direct, Channelmaster, Winegard. There are certainly more, but those are the ones I know of. These are...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Jan-2015, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 20,438
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Jan-2015, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,093
Should be fine, as long as there are no other...
Should be fine, as long as there are no other problems with the antenna placement. Realize that your plot is a simulation that does not account for local-scale features, like trees and buildings, and...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Jan-2015, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,093
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Jan-2015, 5:12 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,093
Isn't 8 = 2^3 ... 3 * 3 dB = 9 dB down?
I...
Isn't 8 = 2^3 ... 3 * 3 dB = 9 dB down?
I would go bigger, if for nothing more than to make more of a statement with the antenna. Last I looked the HBU55 is $80 shipping included direct from Radio...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jan-2015, 9:17 PM
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Replies: 41
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jan-2015, 3:29 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,093
Hi Richard -
You have both UHF and VHF-high...
Hi Richard -
You have both UHF and VHF-high stations to receive, so your antenna will need to cover both of those bands.
Couple of routes you could go - first, use a modest antenna like the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Jan-2015, 4:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,523
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Jan-2015, 3:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,523
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Jan-2015, 7:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,791
Not sure about the DB8, but the DB8e with both...
Not sure about the DB8, but the DB8e with both panels pointed the same, is more directional than the 91XG.
If you need a narrower reception field, you can stack yagi antennas. Vertical stacking...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Jan-2015, 8:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,394
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Jan-2015, 4:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,237
My intuitive understanding of this is that the...
My intuitive understanding of this is that the two antennas will create what amounts to an amplified multipath. I'd guess that you could move the two antennas around and change the degree to which...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jan-2015, 9:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,440
Here's your MOHU FAQ -...
Here's your MOHU FAQ - http://www.gomohu.com/faqs/
▶ I heard that the Leaf doesn’t receive VHF or Hi-V band stations. Is this true?
This is false. The Leaf® does receive VHF or Hi-V stations....
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