Forum: Special Topics
28-Mar-2015, 6:52 PM
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This is an excellent illustration of the damage...
This is an excellent illustration of the damage that can be done by an over-driven amplifier... Looking at the first spectrum analyzer photo, you see the KNLC signal peaking above the noise floor by...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Mar-2015, 4:21 AM
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Your location lends itself to several options....
Your location lends itself to several options. I'd try an Antennas Direct CS5 facing WTNH (real CH-10) at 140° magnetic. The CS5 was designed to cover real channels 7 through 13 but proved to have...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Mar-2015, 4:12 AM
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Replies: 12
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It's a fairly simple project to test reception...
It's a fairly simple project to test reception using your existing antenna. You may need a new section of coax and an F-81 'barrel connector' for joining the test cable to the antenna coax connector....
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Mar-2015, 3:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 16,080
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Mar-2015, 9:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 16,080
To be sure we understand, are you testing...
To be sure we understand, are you testing reception at 50' AGL as your TV Fool report suggests? Or are you reporting ground level testing results?
What signals are you seeing reliably?
If you...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Mar-2015, 10:08 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
23-Mar-2015, 8:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 16,963
Thanks for the added info.
Signal conditions...
Thanks for the added info.
Signal conditions improve significantly between 6 & 30'. Besides signal strength, the path profiles appears to to improve somewhat which can be just as significant.
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Mar-2015, 10:58 PM
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Views: 16,963
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Mar-2015, 6:42 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 23,814
Trees, even a single tree, can easily make the...
Trees, even a single tree, can easily make the information in a reception prediction irrelevant. Though trees will reduce signal strength, that's quite often not the most significant problem. Moving...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Mar-2015, 7:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 23,814
In my first post to this thread, I didn't know...
In my first post to this thread, I didn't know you have a DB4E. There is an alternative to the HD7694P... But first, if you're not getting W27AU (a translator/fill-in for WJFW, NBC) with the DB4E,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Mar-2015, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 55
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Mar-2015, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,853
The San Diego market is often a...
The San Diego market is often a 'two-antenna-market' due to the KFMB and KGTV transmitters location.
It looks as if you're blocked by terrain so yes, an outdoor antenna is going to be far more...
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Forum: Special Topics
19-Mar-2015, 5:35 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Mar-2015, 3:25 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 15,300
Please review these guides: ...
Please review these guides:
http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=4
http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=14508
An accurate TVFool report may make a significant difference in the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Mar-2015, 5:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 13,655
A premium solution such as the Antennas Direct...
A premium solution such as the Antennas Direct DB8E gives you the most opportunity to receive all of the Vancouver, Victoria and Orcas Island signals. Unfortunately, it retails at about three times...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Mar-2015, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 1
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Trees and attic... ouch.
I'd go big......
Trees and attic... ouch.
I'd go big... Antennas Direct DB8E + CS5 (for the signal on real CH-13). If you have problems with reception, explore alternate mounting sites and heights. If you are...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Mar-2015, 12:37 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 5:11 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 460,083
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 4:47 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 23,814
My physical therapist had to talk me out of...
My physical therapist had to talk me out of climbing on my roof just this morning... I'm antsy to swap the 'Juice' sample I've had for several weeks and want to see how it does in the place of my...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 2:41 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 23,814
Per your reception prediction, WFXS should be...
Per your reception prediction, WFXS should be fairly easy to receive... Experimenting with alternate mounting locations and heights would be my next step. If the CPA-19 is still working, there would...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 2:30 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 23,814
Re-reading your thread from 2012, I see you...
Re-reading your thread from 2012, I see you brought up the issue of getting an NBC affiliate.
Per rabbitears.info, W27AU carries 'NBC' and 'Antenna TV' networks, so the HD7694P should get all the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 2:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 23,814
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 2:08 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 13,756
I would mount outdoors, clear of obstructions...
I would mount outdoors, clear of obstructions such as trees and structures.
An Antennas Direct DB8E facing 228° magnetic would be my choice to get as many UHF (real channels 14 and higher)...
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Mar-2015, 1:34 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 20,663
We have seen several reports, from various...
We have seen several reports, from various cities, for locations that are very close to extremely strong signal sources as shown in your reception prediction.
The levels shown in this case call...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Mar-2015, 9:24 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 79,339
I would continue to explore alternate antenna...
I would continue to explore alternate antenna location, height and aim options.
If water has gotten into a section of coax, replace it. Sealing wet cable won't restore it to a reliable state.
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