Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2011, 4:30 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 24,126
Tower Guy is on the right track: you should...
Tower Guy is on the right track: you should install a rotator , which will allow you to turn the antenna towards either Wausaw or Green Bay, essentially doubling the number of stations available to...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2011, 3:02 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 20,319
You will need as much altitude as you can...
You will need as much altitude as you can possibly manage: it doesn't look great at 35', it won't look a lot better with an additional 15': I would guess that you'll need at least 100' to make a real...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Aug-2011, 2:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 20,319
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Aug-2011, 6:24 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 27,980
Sorry, but I cannot see where I recommended an...
Sorry, but I cannot see where I recommended an antenna for your situation at all...The AntennaCraft VHF yagi antennas work very well, are rugged, and are usually less expensive than the Winegard...
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Aug-2011, 4:19 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 27,980
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Aug-2011, 4:55 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 27,980
You'll find that the Winegard antennas usually...
You'll find that the Winegard antennas usually have a bit better UHF reception than the comparable AntennaCraft antennas. If your primary concern is the DC stations, that won't matter much, but if...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Jul-2011, 2:43 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 27,980
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Jul-2011, 7:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 27,526
Most New Hampshire viewers expect to see the...
Most New Hampshire viewers expect to see the Boston TV stations, and they are all on UHF. The two major New Hampshire stations are fairly close to you, and are on VHF (WMUR, channel 9, ABC and WENH,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Feb-2011, 1:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,645
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Feb-2011, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,220
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Feb-2011, 1:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 27,367
The Postal Codes of Canada define a much more...
The Postal Codes of Canada define a much more specific geographical area than US zip codes do: It is actually possible to derive a meaningful TVFool.com reception report based on using only a Postal...
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Feb-2011, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 27,367
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Feb-2011, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 21,262
NBC in the Binghamton area is carried by a...
NBC in the Binghamton area is carried by a sub-channel of WICZ: there is no need to go outside of the Binghamton market to get the major networks: You can use a smaller antenna like a Winegard...
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Jan-2011, 7:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 27,367
Fortunately, your postal code narrows your...
Fortunately, your postal code narrows your location into a small geographic area: small enough to extrapolate a TVFool.com report from that information. You are lucky that the National Capital...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Jan-2011, 8:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 13,767
another thought here: if your tuner scanned...
another thought here: if your tuner scanned previously for WWJ, your PSIP information may be scrambled, you should try deleting the entire memory from the tuner, unplug the tuner for 15 minutes or so...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Jan-2011, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,908
I have encountered FM overload issues on the DC...
I have encountered FM overload issues on the DC VHF channels before. Try using a Pico-Macom HLSJ antenna joiner, which has a very effective FM trap installed in it:I believe that it should restore...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Jan-2011, 2:01 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 12,110
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Jan-2011, 3:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,550
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jan-2011, 6:59 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,182
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jan-2011, 6:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,165
GroundUrMast is absolutely on the right track...
GroundUrMast is absolutely on the right track with his recommendations. I would only add that you should get as much altitude as is practical with your antenna system.
His choice of a rotator is...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jan-2011, 6:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 20,798
if you are concerned with the Atlanta stations...
if you are concerned with the Atlanta stations only, you shouldn't need a rotator, however, if you add a rotator, you should also be able to see the Asheville, NC stations, as well.
I would use...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jan-2011, 6:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,182
Some type of a good UHF antenna mounted on a...
Some type of a good UHF antenna mounted on a rotator should give you good results. Look at the AntennasDirect XG-91, the AntennasDirect DB8, the Channel Master 4228 HD or the Winegard HD-8800 and a...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Jan-2011, 6:01 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 20,069
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jan-2011, 5:11 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,895
While Tower Guy may be right about using 2...
While Tower Guy may be right about using 2 antenna, since you already own the HBU-55, we should probably work with that. Since it is a very large, directional antenna, I suggest that you consider...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jan-2011, 5:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,805
You are not in an area where an attic...
You are not in an area where an attic installation is likely to yield good results: you are going to have to go up on the roof. I have installed a few antennas in Madison, and know the pitfalls: New...
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