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Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jul-2013, 2:55 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 63,720
Posted By Billiam
A 4221 pointed at all those stations at 50...

A 4221 pointed at all those stations at 50 degrees should obtain every signal in Yellow plus the one in Green since it is fairly strong even if you are off axis with your placement. A pre amp...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jun-2013, 2:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 14,289
Posted By Billiam
I currently live in the KC area. I used a...

I currently live in the KC area.

I used a Antennacraft HBU 55 in a rural town 40 miles from KC and I was able to pick up every local channel in KC and also KMOS in your area and also Ch. 7 from...
Forum: Antennas 15-May-2013, 4:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 95,076
Posted By Billiam
This thread is now two years old. From what I...

This thread is now two years old. From what I see the OP only posted 4 times to this forum and stopped. It is not likely that he will read your message and respond. A lot of people just pop in to...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-May-2013, 2:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 21,054
Posted By Billiam
Channel Master CM 5020 Antenna

Has anyone tried this new deep fringe model? If so, how does it do with really weak signals and with rejecting adjacent channels?
Forum: FM Fool Discussion/Database Updates 1-Dec-2012, 2:10 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 47,582
Posted By Billiam
Need FM Antenna Info

Not many outdoor FM antennas on the market these days. I want something that has good to excellent rejection of signals off the side and back. A unidirectional antenna is required for picking up a...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Nov-2012, 4:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,253
Posted By Billiam
I've never been able to pick up Topeka stations...

I've never been able to pick up Topeka stations when I lived in KC. And since the TV Fool report did not indicate that he had a local Fox affiliate, there was no way of determining which antenna...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Nov-2012, 1:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,253
Posted By Billiam
I live about 100 miles east of you in Misery. I...

I live about 100 miles east of you in Misery. I had problems with Fox 4 at my location with any 4 or 8 bay style antenna including the mclapp antenna I built. But it comes in great when I use a...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Nov-2012, 5:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,278
Posted By Billiam
http://www.3m.com/product/information/Scotch-Super...

http://www.3m.com/product/information/Scotch-Super-33plus-Vinyl-Electrical-Tape.html

http://www.3m.com/product/information/Scotch-Super-Vinyl-Electrical-Tape-88.html

Either of these work and...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Nov-2012, 2:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 28,733
Posted By Billiam
Yes, Virginia indeed there are Magic TV Antennas....

Yes, Virginia indeed there are Magic TV Antennas. :-)
...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Nov-2012, 1:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,278
Posted By Billiam
Check your coax connections. You should use a...

Check your coax connections. You should use a quality tape like Botch 33 to secure each connection and keep moisture out.
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Sep-2012, 4:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,292
Posted By Billiam
The Eagle Aspen Rotor is made to handle antennas...

The Eagle Aspen Rotor is made to handle antennas up to 131 inches in length. The 7698p is too large for this rotor.

I've run large antennas like this on the NTE U105 and U106 or Antennacraft TDP2...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Aug-2012, 4:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,056
Posted By Billiam
Correct. Distance to the towers is irrelevant in...

Correct. Distance to the towers is irrelevant in this case. Looking at the db reading for the signal strength is what counts. This guy is near Scranton. Lots of large hills and small mountains in...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Aug-2012, 12:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,056
Posted By Billiam
According to that report most of his signals are...

According to that report most of his signals are at 270 degrees. And every signal is either Yellow or Red. Nothing is remotely close to being a strong signal at his location.

He needs a preamp....
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jul-2012, 1:27 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 46,670
Posted By Billiam
Oh yeah. Try RG 11 cable. I had a 100 foot run...

Oh yeah. Try RG 11 cable. I had a 100 foot run of RG 6 Quad Shield here and after I replaced it with RG 11 I noticed an immediate gain of 1.5 to 2 DB on EVERY CHANNEL that I receive.
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jul-2012, 1:25 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 46,670
Posted By Billiam
My guess is that you have a problem with multi...

My guess is that you have a problem with multi path. If that 4 bay won't get Ch. 48 I don't know if an 8 bay will work either. Try the 91XG. That antenna excels at obtaining channels at the high...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jul-2012, 12:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 46,670
Posted By Billiam
I'd recommend the Antennacraft Y10-7-13 over the...

I'd recommend the Antennacraft Y10-7-13 over the Winegard Y1713. I tested each of these antennas head to head here and the Winegard is about 2db lower in the gain department across VHF. In fact,...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Jul-2012, 2:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,296
Posted By Billiam
He's also got a weak Global Network on Ch. 2. ...

He's also got a weak Global Network on Ch. 2. That Winegard antenna likely won't be able to receive it. He needs a Deep Fringe antenna if he is going to receive Ch. 2 and also reliable reception of...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Jul-2012, 2:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,296
Posted By Billiam
Would you like to receive Analog signals from...

Would you like to receive Analog signals from Canada or are you only interested in digital signals? If you want to receive the Analog signals you will need something like a Antennacraft HD1850 to...
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Jul-2012, 5:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,808
Posted By Billiam
That or multipath. I used to live in Simsbury...

That or multipath. I used to live in Simsbury and West Hartford and Ch. 30 was always ghosting when we had analog signals. Ch. 61 was always clear.
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Jul-2012, 4:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,808
Posted By Billiam
If you could mount the antenna on the roof you'd...

If you could mount the antenna on the roof you'd get a good signal. Is that possible?
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jul-2012, 4:02 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 38,911
Posted By Billiam
I personally don't recommend the Channel Master...

I personally don't recommend the Channel Master 9521 rotor. It gets a lot of bad reviews.

I own a NTE U-105 and U-106 as well as the Antennacraft TDP2. These are reliable units and don't break...
Forum: Antennas 24-Jul-2012, 3:37 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 19,261
Posted By Billiam
Winegard 7698p and Antennacraft HBU55

Has anyone actually tested these antennas against one another, head to head? I've often wondered which one is better across the board or at least on certain channels or a range than the other. I...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Jul-2012, 2:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 38,911
Posted By Billiam
The 7694p is for strong signal areas. You are in...

The 7694p is for strong signal areas. You are in a fair to weak signal area. You need a larger antenna like the 7696p or a Antennacraft HBU33 or 44. That in combination with a pre amp will give...
Forum: Help With Reception 22-Jul-2012, 5:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 18,448
Posted By Billiam
Most likely they are the fault of the FCC. Read...

Most likely they are the fault of the FCC. Read the portion about Short Spaced Stations.

http://www.newamerica.net/files/Wireless%20Innovation%20Alliance_%20The%20NAB%20Versus%20Innovation.pdf
...
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Jul-2012, 2:16 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 38,631
Posted By Billiam
I should add. I swapped out my RG6 for RG11 (100...

I should add. I swapped out my RG6 for RG11 (100 foot run) and even though I am using a Pre amp (8275 from Winegard) I saw a 1.5 to 2 db gain across all channels. Whoever claims you don't need both...
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