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Forum: Help With Reception 6-Feb-2018, 2:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 35,479
Posted By rickbb
You're signal at 100% but quality is only 56%. ...

You're signal at 100% but quality is only 56%.

This tells me to look at noise and/or overload. You're getting plenty of signal, just a crappy one. Or the tuner doesn't know what to do with it.
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Forum: Help With Reception 5-Feb-2018, 2:37 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 61,937
Posted By rickbb
I use a laptop with a USB tuner for this. Really...

I use a laptop with a USB tuner for this. Really helps a lot to aim your antenna. Sometimes just using a compass direction does not give you the best signal.

You don't want to go to all this...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Jan-2018, 2:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 23,591
Posted By rickbb
In that case just add a VHF, either the kit...

In that case just add a VHF, either the kit ADtech recommended or a VHF only and combine them with the USVJ. That keeps the 4 bay and adds reliable VHF for less money that replacing everything.
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Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jan-2018, 7:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 46,561
Posted By rickbb
I have a new Quest fed too. It showed up on 2.4...

I have a new Quest fed too. It showed up on 2.4 virtual that had previously been listed as TBD. It currently only shows short previews of it's lineup saying that it starts the end of Jan.
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jan-2018, 7:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 18,617
Posted By rickbb
Sorry, but the existing cable may or may not...

Sorry, but the existing cable may or may not work. (Most likely not.)

Cable and Sat TV signals are so strong that installers are not trained to even care about how they install or when or where to...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jan-2018, 7:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 23,591
Posted By rickbb
Or since you have successfully made, (an...

Or since you have successfully made, (an assumption on my part), a Mclapp you could make a VHF tuned just for CH12 and run them both through a USVJ.
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Jan-2018, 2:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 31,105
Posted By rickbb
Do you own the hill or have permission to put a...

Do you own the hill or have permission to put a antenna on it? If so you might look at that as an option.
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Dec-2017, 1:52 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 553,799
Posted By rickbb
"pretty cold" = dry, low or no humidity = good...

"pretty cold" = dry, low or no humidity = good reception.
"warm and cloudy" = wet, humid = bad reception.

Sounds more and more like a weak corroded connection or balun somewhere. The moisture...
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Dec-2017, 1:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,548
Posted By rickbb
Yeah, your in for some extreme measures to even...

Yeah, your in for some extreme measures to even come close to getting the majors.

But that doesn't mean you should give up, if you're handy and don't mind trying to make your own you can...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Dec-2017, 7:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 35,481
Posted By rickbb
Signals don't always travel in straight lines....

Signals don't always travel in straight lines. They can bounce off of and get twisted around from buildings, hills, trees roof tops, etc. Both from the vertical and horizontal directions.

I get...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Nov-2017, 7:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 93,719
Posted By rickbb
The repack was the only thing I could blame. The...

The repack was the only thing I could blame. The no content channels don't show any call letters on my TV or signals. Maybe it's the TV, hmmm just in time for the holiday sales.
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Nov-2017, 1:45 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 93,719
Posted By rickbb
The repack is doing crazy things here in central...

The repack is doing crazy things here in central NC.

For awhile I had about 9 virtual channel 22's, only 4 had actual content. Then a few weeks ago they went to the normal 4 and now I have about...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Oct-2017, 5:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 36,317
Posted By rickbb
Doesn't need to be that technical. It's basically...

Doesn't need to be that technical. It's basically just 2 antennas, one aimed at the towers, the other aimed at your house. Connected to each other with a short coax cable.

I'd try the bow tie...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Oct-2017, 5:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 36,317
Posted By rickbb
I've seen a post on it, someone did it for a...

I've seen a post on it, someone did it for a location in WV i believe. I'll look around for it.
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Oct-2017, 1:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 36,317
Posted By rickbb
Either that or put up a dual antenna to capture...

Either that or put up a dual antenna to capture and re-transmit the signal down to his location.
Forum: Antennas 29-Aug-2017, 4:56 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 18,550
Posted By rickbb
New method to make antennas?

Ran across this and found it interesting. Wonder if this could be adapted to receive OTA TV signals. Article makes it sound possible even though it was written about cell phone antennas.
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Forum: Help With Reception 29-Aug-2017, 1:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,061
Posted By rickbb
I was going to ask about options like topping out...

I was going to ask about options like topping out a tree and using it as a tower to mount from or putting an retransmitting antenna setup on top of the hill to send the signals down to the cabin, but...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Aug-2017, 3:27 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 40,252
Posted By rickbb
You're going to need a giant antenna first. This...

You're going to need a giant antenna first. This location is so far away from all the transmitters you aren't getting enough signal to try an amp yet. All you would do it amplify the noise along with...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Aug-2017, 3:42 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 244,598
Posted By rickbb
Combining 2 antennas is hit or miss, sometimes it...

Combining 2 antennas is hit or miss, sometimes it works as planned, sometimes it no different than one, sometimes it makes things worse. The sad part is, no way to predict which one you will get, you...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Aug-2017, 3:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,989
Posted By rickbb
I'd start by looking at your connections. Any...

I'd start by looking at your connections. Any corrosion can show up in un-expected ways, usually in the weaker signals. Sometimes they affect certain frequencies more than others.

Start all the...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Aug-2017, 1:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,113
Posted By rickbb
Assuming you could find a spot on your property...

Assuming you could find a spot on your property that would give you line of site without the tree, then yes it's a good antenna for your plot/expectations.

However as has been said, you would...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Aug-2017, 1:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,980
Posted By rickbb
That antenna is over 5 feet long and 3 feet wide....

That antenna is over 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. A J-pole screwed into the fascia board may not be sufficient under a high wind condition. Depends on what's behind the fascia, if it's a rafter beam...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Aug-2017, 2:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 40,713
Posted By rickbb
Could be as simple as the hair dryer and the TV...

Could be as simple as the hair dryer and the TV are plugged into the same circuit. Although code nowadays requires bathroom outlets to be separate ground fault interrupt circuits.

Try moving the...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Jul-2017, 1:42 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,893
Posted By rickbb
When we say point it up a bit we mean quite...

When we say point it up a bit we mean quite literally a bit. As in just a few degrees.

An antenna that is directional is directional in ALL directions. Left, right AND up, down. most are more...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Jul-2017, 1:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,386
Posted By rickbb
Might not mean anything, or maybe it does. ...

Might not mean anything, or maybe it does.

Looking at your plot reminded me of the phrase, "extreme measures". Which is what I think you are in for.

What are you thought on putting up a tall...
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