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Forum: Help With Reception 12-Dec-2010, 7:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 22,182
Posted By Tigerbangs
The Phoenix stations actually put a usable signal...

The Phoenix stations actually put a usable signal over your location, but the signals are weak, and you'll need a deep-fringe VHF-high-band plus UHF antenna to see them. Because the Phoenix stations...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Dec-2010, 5:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,659
Posted By Tigerbangs
WOW, you really way out there, aren't you? Most...

WOW, you really way out there, aren't you? Most of the stations that you would want would be from either Austin or San Antonio, and those stations are really too far away to receive without a...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Dec-2010, 6:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 18,736
Posted By Tigerbangs
Be very careful of using a preamplifier in your...

Be very careful of using a preamplifier in your situation because most of the OKC stations are strong enough in your area to cause preamp overload. Your best bet, if you want to try a preamp would...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Dec-2010, 2:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,967
Posted By Tigerbangs
From Wilipedia: WDCN-LP is a low-power television...

From Wilipedia: WDCN-LP is a low-power television station in the Washington, DC area, broadcasting locally on channel 6. Currently broadcasting in Spanish, it was slated to adopt a dance music format...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Dec-2010, 4:07 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,692
Posted By Tigerbangs
Yes, there is a DB-8, but that antenna is really...

Yes, there is a DB-8, but that antenna is really overkill for your situation. If you lived in Fitchburg, Leominster, or well west of Worcester, you might find that the DB-8 offers you a reception...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Dec-2010, 4:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,692
Posted By Tigerbangs
Boston is now an all-UHF market: no VHF stations...

Boston is now an all-UHF market: no VHF stations from the city, however, there are a couple of VHF stations in Providence and Manchester, NH. Unless you want the duplication of networks, there...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Dec-2010, 3:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,576
Posted By Tigerbangs
All you can do is try: if your window faces the...

All you can do is try: if your window faces the ESB, it may be all you need. If the window doesn't face the ESB, then you may have to go to the roof to get interruption-free reception.
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Dec-2010, 3:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,576
Posted By Tigerbangs
http://www.hdtvantennalabs.com/forum/why-predictin...

http://www.hdtvantennalabs.com/forum/why-predicting-reception-with-indoor-antennas-impossible-t1024.html
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Dec-2010, 3:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,264
Posted By Tigerbangs
To answer your question, you are in an area with...

To answer your question, you are in an area with very few viable stations. Many of the stations that you ARE seeing are likely the result of tropospheric skip, and wouldn't be likely to be reliable...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Dec-2010, 3:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,692
Posted By Tigerbangs
Springfield has it's own channels ABC-40+FOX on...

Springfield has it's own channels ABC-40+FOX on 40-2, NBC-22, PBS-57 and CBS-3, which is a satellite of WFSB in Hartford. We also get all the other Hartford-New Haven channels here, too, as they...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Dec-2010, 4:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,692
Posted By Tigerbangs
TV reception from Boston should be very easy for...

TV reception from Boston should be very easy for you in Sterling: A simple UHF antenna on the roof, like an AntennasDirect DB4 or a Channel Master 4221HD aimed at 120 degrees by your compass will...
Forum: Help With Reception 2-Dec-2010, 4:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,444
Posted By Tigerbangs
Isn't trying to get TV reception in and around...

Isn't trying to get TV reception in and around Pittsburgh fun? The hills are certainly beautiful, but, boy, do they ruin TV reception. Tower Guy has the right answer for you, though!
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Nov-2010, 7:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 38,977
Posted By Tigerbangs
northernly direction from your location. I...

northernly direction from your location.

I would use a 2 antenna system for you, consisting of an AntennasDirect XG-91 UHF antenna aimed at Needham for the Boston stations, and an AntennaCraft...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Nov-2010, 6:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 28,250
Posted By Tigerbangs
TVFool.com wouldn't indicate multipath issues,...

TVFool.com wouldn't indicate multipath issues, but your attic installation definitely would, as all attics introduce some degree of signal loss and reflections, which are the key components of...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Nov-2010, 3:35 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 28,250
Posted By Tigerbangs
Don't expect a bow-tie design to do much of...

Don't expect a bow-tie design to do much of anything on VHF: they are essentially a UHF antenna with MAYBE some incidental VHF reception.

A multi-directional antenna like a bow-tie design...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Nov-2010, 1:36 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 40,921
Posted By Tigerbangs
What is an HD-360? I would assume from it's name...

What is an HD-360? I would assume from it's name that it is an omnidirectional antenna, If it is, you might as well throw it in the trash, as it is not going to give you what you need. Please post...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Nov-2010, 2:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,465
Posted By Tigerbangs
Your cable technician is an idiot! What you are...

Your cable technician is an idiot! What you are receiving on your TV set are unencrypted QAM digital signals: probably shopping channels and the local TV stations sent down in HD. Cable TV...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Nov-2010, 4:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,592
Posted By Tigerbangs
I think that Dave is probably right about channel...

I think that Dave is probably right about channel 26: I have a feeling that you are just in an antenna null where you have the DB-4 aimed.

As far as PBS goes, can you pick up WCBB from Augusta...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Nov-2010, 3:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,666
Posted By Tigerbangs
But don't get your hopes up for WOAY: the hills...

But don't get your hopes up for WOAY: the hills where you are are just too darned high! West Virginia has always been a hell-hole for TV reception.

I am concerned about swamping your Channel...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Nov-2010, 6:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,556
Posted By Tigerbangs
A preamp will probably help. I would also...

A preamp will probably help. I would also imagine that you can see WTNH-DT from New Haven without a problem where you are, so you have ABC covered even if you can't get WABC from NYC. I think that...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Nov-2010, 7:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,175
Posted By Tigerbangs
I GUARANTEE that if you buy that MS2000, you will...

I GUARANTEE that if you buy that MS2000, you will end up sending it back! That antenna has no ability to reject multipath, and you are going to have one fine mess on your hands when you try it with...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Nov-2010, 6:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,614
Posted By Tigerbangs
I have to think that you are swamping that preamp...

I have to think that you are swamping that preamp with signal: you have too many strong local stations to be using a Titan 7777: that preamp is really meant for weak signal areas.

Also, you didn't...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Nov-2010, 6:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 25,427
Posted By Tigerbangs
Time for a good VHF-UHF antenna mounted on your...

Time for a good VHF-UHF antenna mounted on your roof with a rotator. You need a real one this time, with VHF as well as UHF elements, and I would recommend using a Winegard HD-7082P and a Channel...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Nov-2010, 9:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,232
Posted By Tigerbangs
What Tower Guy said: right on the money!

What Tower Guy said: right on the money!
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Nov-2010, 2:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,032
Posted By Tigerbangs
I grew up in nearby New London, and have actually...

I grew up in nearby New London, and have actually installed antennas in Wakefield, so I know the pitfalls of Southern Rhode Island TV reception, which is even more complicated now that signals are...
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