Forum: Special Topics
15-May-2014, 2:57 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 18,044
it looks like they will:
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it looks like they will:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/wmde-tv-wins-reassignment/270403
Western Pacific Broadcast is getting WMDE’s city of license moved into the Philadelphia DMA,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Mar-2014, 9:12 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 23,125
My knee jerk recommendation would have been a...
My knee jerk recommendation would have been a HBU44, but then I looked at the distances. 70 miles is a long distance, and that means there is a lot of air where something could block some of the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Mar-2014, 8:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 23,125
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Mar-2014, 7:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 23,125
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Mar-2014, 8:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 21,043
Ghosting would be a problem with an analog...
Ghosting would be a problem with an analog signal. I think you are too far from Philly to get any of the LP analog stations. For digital the equivalent to ghosting is multipath, where you might see...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Mar-2014, 7:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 21,043
The right way to use multiple antenna systems...
The right way to use multiple antenna systems would be an A/B switch or separate tuners.
That being said, 122 – 36 = 86 which is almost 90. So you are pretty close to the situation where just...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Mar-2014, 5:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,008
If you want the best chance of getting the most...
If you want the best chance of getting the most possible NYC stations, you either need a rotor to point an all band antenna at Philly or NYC, or you need two completely separate antenna systems; one...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Mar-2014, 8:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 25,343
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Forum: Special Topics
7-Mar-2014, 9:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 28,450
When a preamp is needed and cable length
There is a lot of discussion about preamps. The quick summary is a preamp can’t pull signal out of the air, all it can do is push a signal through the distribution system. If a preamp has less...
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Forum: FM Fool Discussion/Database Updates
7-Mar-2014, 1:58 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 41,884
HD/IBOC radio flag in FM Fool
Would it be possible for the FM Fool output to show if a station is broadcasting IBOC digital?
I can think of two reasons it would be nice to know:
1. People who like HD radio would want to know...
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Forum: TV Fool Discussion / Database Updates
7-Mar-2014, 1:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 36,832
Spreadsheet or Text of TV Fool Report output
Is there a way to get a text copy of the information in a TV fool report? It would be nice to be able to put the information from a TV fool report into a spreadsheet.
In another thread a member...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Mar-2014, 1:21 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 25,343
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Mar-2014, 9:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 25,343
How many walls of your apartment are outside...
How many walls of your apartment are outside walls? What directions do they face?
What is the building made of?
What channels do you want?
Does your apartment provide a community antenna...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Mar-2014, 4:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,088
In my opinion in general, a passive 8 way...
In my opinion in general, a passive 8 way splitter being used for 2 or 3 TV’s adds excessive loss to a system (this could be true or not depending on what is feeding the splitter.)
If you have 2...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Feb-2014, 6:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,088
It looks like you have a QND88P ...
It looks like you have a QND88P http://www.security.honeywell.com/hsc/products/intruder-detection-systems/structured-wiring/distribution-panel/quicknetwork-panel/50028.html...
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Forum: IBOC / HD Radio
28-Feb-2014, 6:19 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 36,719
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Feb-2014, 1:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,518
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Forum: IBOC / HD Radio
24-Feb-2014, 9:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 36,719
88.1 HD radio and TV RF6
Would the sidebands for HD radio on 88.1 and TV on channel 6 interfere with each other?
An FM HD signal is 400 kHz wide, so 200 kHz from carrier one each side. With a carrier on 88.1 MHz, the HD...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Feb-2014, 5:34 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,518
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Feb-2014, 8:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,968
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Feb-2014, 5:59 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 22,415
How many TV’s are you feeding?
How long is the...
How many TV’s are you feeding?
How long is the cable from the antenna to the TV(s)?
What ground blocks, splitters, junctions, wall plates, etc. are between the antenna and the TV’s.
With the low...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Feb-2014, 5:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,968
I would get a 5’ tripod and a 10’ piece of...
I would get a 5’ tripod and a 10’ piece of chain link fence top rail. You can get the 10’ piece of chain link fence top rail from a local home improvement store (saving you the dimensional...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Feb-2014, 3:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,989
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Feb-2014, 1:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,989
An indoor antenna may give satisfactory...
An indoor antenna may give satisfactory reception, depending on the construction of your house. The best indoor antenna would be a set of VHF rabbit ears and a UHF loop WITHOUT an amplifier. The...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Feb-2014, 8:47 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,615
I won’t say anything about UHF, the spread of...
I won’t say anything about UHF, the spread of the DC UHF stations is a bit frustrating, but for VHF stations there is a neat trick you can use to get the DC VHF stations and the Baltimore VHF...
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