Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jan-2015, 4:57 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jan-2015, 12:19 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Jan-2015, 9:39 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Jan-2015, 9:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,997
The DB8e covers UHF stations, real channels...
The DB8e covers UHF stations, real channels 14-51. The Y10713 covers VHF high, real channels 7-13. The preamp combines the signals from the two antennas. With just one or the other, you could connect...
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Jan-2015, 4:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,398
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Jan-2015, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,398
Hi -
Pretty sure you'll find that, once you...
Hi -
Pretty sure you'll find that, once you get outside, you won't need heroic measures to pick up a lot of stations. The quad of stations at 85 magnetic will probably come in from the back side...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Jan-2015, 9:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,997
What direction is the antenna pointed now?
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What direction is the antenna pointed now?
Mounting on the backyard fence pole sounds like you aren't really serious about improving your reception. Forget an indoors antenna, if you want to do...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Jan-2015, 9:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,279
You should be aware: effectiveness of an attic...
You should be aware: effectiveness of an attic installation is difficult to predict. There are too many unknowns, in the material of the roof and structure, trees and buildings and other obstructions...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Jan-2015, 9:08 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,410
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Jan-2015, 6:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,267
I expect leaning against a box is not a good...
I expect leaning against a box is not a good idea. The antenna has a vertical aperture as well as horizontal, so it's basically pointing up into the sky and not at the horizon. I would rig a...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Jan-2015, 3:00 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 17,668
Trees (and buildings) close-in could be...
Trees (and buildings) close-in could be problematic. Look here at "UHF and trees" http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/siting.html
Can you get above the tree line with your antenna, in the direction...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Jan-2015, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,377
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Jan-2015, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,377
Compare the specs. Look here -...
Compare the specs. Look here - http://www.channelmasterstore.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/50%20Series%20Product%20Sheet.pdf and here http://www.antennacraft.net/pdfs/5884.pdf
Very similar in...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2015, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,410
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2015, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,523
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2015, 8:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,267
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2015, 8:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,377
It's a VHF-low station at channel 3. The...
It's a VHF-low station at channel 3. The wavelength is very long. Your small antenna just isn't very sensitive to that long a wavelength. All the other channels you mention are UHF, with a much...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2015, 6:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 12,900
IMO you need to go big from the start.
Your...
IMO you need to go big from the start.
Your report is not favorable. This is my report, and it's favorable: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dd243d9bf698595 - I could get...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2015, 5:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 17,594
No info about the CM3020, but the HBU55 is a...
No info about the CM3020, but the HBU55 is a large 7-51 combo, as ADTech suggests. http://www.antennacraft.net/Antennas/AntennasHBU.html The Antennacraft antennas get recommended a lot around here,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Jan-2015, 1:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 12,900
Hi - maybe I can get things started ...
You...
Hi - maybe I can get things started ...
You have a challenging reception environment. You have few close, powerful stations and those are widely separated. The closest major market appears to be...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2015, 9:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,649
Well, going outside the attic you will gain...
Well, going outside the attic you will gain signal strength on the direct LOS path to the stations. Again, it's hard to predict what will happen... you could also gain strength in the multipath...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2015, 9:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,649
Yes -
I think that supports the idea that...
Yes -
I think that supports the idea that you have a signal quality issue, not a signal strength issue.
A UHF antenna will not be deaf to VHF, but because it's not designed to be resonant at...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2015, 4:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,649
Attic installations are always dicey.
My...
Attic installations are always dicey.
My advice would be - if you aren't happy with performance - move the antenna to the roof. At attic height, you might be aiming through trees, and multipath...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2015, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,372
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2015, 12:36 PM
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