Forum: Help With Reception
4-Nov-2019, 4:43 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 47,415
Hi Again Gophers!
Good to hear about your...
Hi Again Gophers!
Good to hear about your updated report. Glad your Antennas Direct Flex is working for you.
What are those channels from the IDS tower in Minneapolis you might like to receive?...
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Forum: Antennas
3-Nov-2019, 8:58 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 188,401
Hi eggman:
I have two commercially produced...
Hi eggman:
I have two commercially produced moderate to compact size antennas with L-VHF extensions here in SOCAL LA/OC. The RCA ANT3037XR (actually built by Winegard for RCA) and the Winegard...
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Oct-2019, 8:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 31,659
Hi sudheeshb:
The Winegard HD8200U has more...
Hi sudheeshb:
The Winegard HD8200U has more gain than the HD7694P, but it's much more expensive. I'm guessing that if rabbit73 recommended the HD7649P for your location, he probably thought it...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Oct-2019, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 16,777
I mostly use Mediabridge bought from Amazon due...
I mostly use Mediabridge bought from Amazon due to its price to performance ratio. Customer reviews (nearly 5600) going back several years are very positive (over 90%) and I can confirm based on my...
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Forum: TV Database Updates
20-Oct-2019, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 81,950
Retro TV Returns to SOCAL
After several weeks of a down website and continuous complaints by fans across the nation loosing their affiliates on their Facebook page, Retro TV is back online promising, "Big things are on the...
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Forum: Antennas
14-Oct-2019, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 64,002
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Oct-2019, 3:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 29,219
AKA, your Television set itself. It's actually...
AKA, your Television set itself. It's actually inside on the circuit board. Your TV "tunes" in the particular frequency of the station you want to watch. See below Wikipedia article for detailed...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Oct-2019, 8:57 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 38,089
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Oct-2019, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 38,089
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Forum: Antennas
30-Sep-2019, 3:36 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 66,992
Winegard FV-HD30
Someone in our neighborhood recently put one of these antennas up behind their shed, approximately 10 feet or so above ground, on a PVC mast. I'll try to find out how their reception is.
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Forum: Antennas
30-Sep-2019, 2:30 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 16,104
New Winegard 7000 Antenna
Looks like Winegard has brought back another version of their RCA ANT751, this time dropping one of the VHF parasitic directors. Less is more??? But they did keep their UHF Tetrapole!
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Forum: Antennas
27-Sep-2019, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 64,002
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Forum: TV Database Updates
21-Sep-2019, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 49,991
Hi jerrymc:
Yes, and for those of us who...
Hi jerrymc:
Yes, and for those of us who have been a bit frustrated with their previous signal strength on their UHF frequency, this change to VHF High 12, physical, with strong readings on my TV...
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Forum: TV Database Updates
21-Sep-2019, 9:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 49,991
Hi jerrymc:
TV Fool has a very small staff...
Hi jerrymc:
TV Fool has a very small staff that has not been able to keep up with Repack changes, etc. But, I just checked Rabbitears.info for the LA Market and it's there. Copy and past (sorry...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Sep-2019, 9:15 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,272
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Forum: TV Database Updates
20-Sep-2019, 7:30 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 81,950
Retro TV Returns to SOCAL
More urgent pleas from fans, Richard Summers & Gary Fink on Retro TVs Facebook page. Perhaps a PC work around? Or rather, a Hail Mary???
Richard Summers Retro Television We need you on the air in...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Sep-2019, 8:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 71,455
Hi ssharnick:
Yes, that's the one. Here's an...
Hi ssharnick:
Yes, that's the one. Here's an older thread on TV Fool that discusses the antenna in detail. It's a keeper and has preformed very well for many people across the nation. I hope...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Sep-2019, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 15,670
Yes, that's the one.
After I posted to...
Yes, that's the one.
After I posted to your query, I thought about how close you were to your towers. And you're right about amplification that's very close to transmission source. So, I would...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Sep-2019, 8:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 15,670
Hi & Welcome iamnoip!
Here's your...
Hi & Welcome iamnoip!
Here's your rabbitears.info report. It's more up to date than your TV Fool report, due to a very small staff trying to keep up with repack and all the other related issues....
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Sep-2019, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,272
Way to go, droidy!
Congratulations on the...
Way to go, droidy!
Congratulations on the excellent reception you're receiving so far, even with your "ground" set up. Although rabbitears.info is quite accurate, each viewer at their individual...
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Forum: Reception Devices
1-Sep-2019, 8:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 42,093
Hi Charles:
Go to: ...
Hi Charles:
Go to: https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php
Scroll down to Lansing, MI, about half way down the page, Market 111, and click on.
All I see for your Market regarding your...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2019, 2:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,272
Hi droidy, glad you posted back.
Finding the...
Hi droidy, glad you posted back.
Finding the "sweet spot" on your roof is similar to finding the "sweet spot" for an indoor antenna. Trial and error are to be expected. But in your situation,...
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Forum: TV Database Updates
23-Aug-2019, 5:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 81,950
Retro TV Returns to SOCAL
Literally there has been no posting on Retro TVs Facebook page since previous entry above. But this evening PST, there were a number of new comments by fans.
Although they were in response to a...
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Forum: Antennas
20-Aug-2019, 9:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 18,865
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Forum: Antennas
19-Aug-2019, 8:45 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 252,842
General Tech & Antenna Safety
Do you mean all the electrical wiring in one's home or all the way upstream to the local power company; or both?
Thanks as always.....
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