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Forum: Help With Reception 26-Jul-2017, 11:14 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 244,598
Posted By rickbb
I'm guessing here, but it sounds like the 2nd TV...

I'm guessing here, but it sounds like the 2nd TV is not terminating the signal when off, sending the current backup the cable to the splitter, which oddly is sending it to the 1st TV. This is the...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Jul-2017, 3:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 44,605
Posted By rickbb
I made my own with a windows PC and a Hauppauge...

I made my own with a windows PC and a Hauppauge dual tuner card. Added a video card that had a HDMI video feed. Works great.

The software that came with the tuner card will even let you stream...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Jul-2017, 11:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 44,605
Posted By rickbb
Another thing to think though is using the...

Another thing to think though is using the existing cable from the dish install.

Cable and dish installers are notorious for being poorly trained, low pay and just get it over with attitudes....
Forum: Help With Reception 12-Jul-2017, 8:40 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 51,554
Posted By rickbb
You can never go wrong following rabbit's advise....

You can never go wrong following rabbit's advise.

Signal strength is only important at the actual location that you will be mounting the antenna. General statements like that from your installer...
Forum: Help With Reception 12-Jul-2017, 2:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 51,554
Posted By rickbb
Read the reviews. Several people complain that it...

Read the reviews. Several people complain that it rusts and shorts out in a few weeks. Not what an outdoor antenna should be doing. Check the return policy, if you return it you have to wait until...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Jul-2017, 2:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 69,198
Posted By rickbb
You have very close towers, so close that a...

You have very close towers, so close that a pre-amp will do more harm than good. It will over power those close stations so much that you tuner will overload and you won't get any channels.

Start...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jul-2017, 2:04 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,685
Posted By rickbb
Correct, the transmitter is on the left and your...

Correct, the transmitter is on the left and your location is on the right.
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jul-2017, 2:00 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,685
Posted By rickbb
The closer CBS has a worse NM -1.2 which will...

The closer CBS has a worse NM -1.2 which will make it harder to get than the further one. My bad on the NBC, it is close, but still a low NM and Kw at the antenna will make it hard to get.

The...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Jul-2017, 1:44 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,685
Posted By rickbb
Most likely you are out of luck. I doubt that you...

Most likely you are out of luck. I doubt that you will get CBS at all, and NBC only when the weather is "right". (Tropospheric effect.)

If you click on the channel in your report you will see the...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Jun-2017, 1:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,978
Posted By rickbb
Merging feed lines is hit or miss, mostly miss,...

Merging feed lines is hit or miss, mostly miss, but can work, sometimes.

Here is everything you ever wanted to know about it, (and then some).

http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/merging.html
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jun-2017, 5:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,868
Posted By rickbb
You already have, you said you could put up an...

You already have, you said you could put up an indoor antenna and did not have the problem. That rules out the transmitter, and puts it local to your roof top location/equipment/cabling.
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jun-2017, 5:22 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 244,598
Posted By rickbb
Ditto that. I've had 4 of them, 3 actually worked.

Ditto that. I've had 4 of them, 3 actually worked.
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Jun-2017, 6:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,868
Posted By rickbb
Look for interference with another radio source....

Look for interference with another radio source. FM radio station, FM fire/police radios, VHF aircraft/marine radios, an appliance turning on when you have the issue. And so forth.

Your indoor...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Jun-2017, 1:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 51,554
Posted By rickbb
Actually no, the antennas recommended are still...

Actually no, the antennas recommended are still some of the best out there.

Broadcasting technology is over a hundred years old and not much new in receiving has been produced. Unless major...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-May-2017, 1:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 40,191
Posted By rickbb
You need to look closer, he's not in sales, and...

You need to look closer, he's not in sales, and he does indeed recommend products that are not made by his company. He has recommended them to me.
Forum: Help With Reception 23-May-2017, 5:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 40,191
Posted By rickbb
I have not found that to be the case at all. Most...

I have not found that to be the case at all. Most of the people here are not affiliated with any company. Some of the most knowledgeable people here are retired RF engineers with nothing to gain from...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-Apr-2017, 1:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,000
Posted By rickbb
I'd try a 4 bay with the reflector removed, aimed...

I'd try a 4 bay with the reflector removed, aimed at 195 true and a separate VHF aimed at 0 degrees, combine with a combiner, (or a pre-amp with separate VHF/UHF inputs).

With the reflector...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Mar-2017, 7:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 15,141
Posted By rickbb
I'm in Elon, about 45 miles west of you. I have a...

I'm in Elon, about 45 miles west of you. I have a very similar plot and get most of what you get with a 4 bay bow tie. I aim it slightly off of the south east direction and get the strong stations...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Mar-2017, 2:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 29,598
Posted By rickbb
Yep, I get one more than 80% of the time from 85...

Yep, I get one more than 80% of the time from 85 miles away with a homemade DB4. It's funny how weather affects it, even a strong wind will knock it out.

I get some 60 milers 99% of the time. On...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Mar-2017, 2:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 29,598
Posted By rickbb
While not impossible, she will have to work hard...

While not impossible, she will have to work hard to get that channel.

To have a shot she will need a high gain antenna mounted as high as possible with a totally clear path to the tower. No...
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Mar-2017, 4:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,268
Posted By rickbb
I use one at the end of a long run, (100+ feet),...

I use one at the end of a long run, (100+ feet), and just before a splitter. Made a useless reception end point work just like being at the antenna.
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Mar-2017, 4:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 23,769
Posted By rickbb
Even if there were published results they would...

Even if there were published results they would be obsolete in months.

We buy a lot of large format TV's to put into custom built cabinets for placement in retail stores as a POS displays. Every...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Mar-2017, 8:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,202
Posted By rickbb
http://www.ledbenchmark.com/faq/LED-interference-i...

http://www.ledbenchmark.com/faq/LED-interference-issues.html
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Mar-2017, 2:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,202
Posted By rickbb
That switch or what it controls is bad and needs...

That switch or what it controls is bad and needs to be replaced.

Not just because it's creating interference, but the interference is telling you that you have a short of some kind. Could cause a...
Forum: Reception Devices 6-Mar-2017, 1:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 44,906
Posted By rickbb
I have one in a Windows PC, seems to be on equal...

I have one in a Windows PC, seems to be on equal par with my Samsung TV tuner. I get pretty much the same reception from the same antenna feed on both.
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