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Forum: Help With Reception 17-Jul-2017, 3:49 PM
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Posted By jrgagne99
WTNH (Real-10) would not be expected to come in...

WTNH (Real-10) would not be expected to come in on either the 2430 or the 2370. Neither would WRGB (Real-6). Only UHF (channels 14 and up). Regarding WVIT and WFSB (and maybe even WTIC), did you...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Jul-2017, 8:11 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,603
Posted By jrgagne99
OP said he wanted as many channels as possible. ...

OP said he wanted as many channels as possible. That's why I suggested those directional antennas and a rotor.

Would a 4-bay or an ANT-751 pull in the channels in red on his report (WEIU, WTHI,...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Jul-2017, 3:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,603
Posted By jrgagne99
Quite correct. I was blinded by the OP's desire...

Quite correct. I was blinded by the OP's desire to pull in "as many channels as [he could]", plus my own (limited) personal OTA experience with no strong signals nearby.
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Jul-2017, 1:31 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,603
Posted By jrgagne99
In that case, I suggest the Winegard 7689P. ...

In that case, I suggest the Winegard 7689P. Available at Walmart.com for $101, including shipping. Get a high quality mast-mounted preamp such as the KT-200 (kitztech.com) and a rotor. Use new...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Jul-2017, 12:31 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,603
Posted By jrgagne99
Welcome to the forum Corson! Difficult...

Welcome to the forum Corson!



Difficult to answer "best choice" without more details on how you define that.

Are you targeting specific stations in the lower part of the yellow and red...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Jul-2017, 7:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 17,245
Posted By jrgagne99
7698P ~= HDB8200U with VHF low elements removed: ...

7698P ~= HDB8200U with VHF low elements removed:
http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?p=58167#post58167

I believe the CM3020 and HDB8200U have approximately equal performance....
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Jul-2017, 6:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 19,487
Posted By jrgagne99
Pulling in a signal with NM=-4.8 dB is tough. ...

Pulling in a signal with NM=-4.8 dB is tough. I'm amazed that you're pulling in the UHF channels you mention at -20 to -25 dB. Are you getting them reliably, or was it a sample size of n=1 (could...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jul-2017, 8:15 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,727
Posted By jrgagne99
I agree there is interference, but it is not as...

I agree there is interference, but it is not as bad as the TVfool terrain plot suggests. The terrain plot makes it look like the antenna is at the bottom of Clayton Ravine...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Jul-2017, 2:54 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,727
Posted By jrgagne99
I think the deep chasm at the right is an...

I think the deep chasm at the right is an artifact of the plot, i.e. not real. The feature seems to appear in a number of different terrain profile plots (mine included) where there is clearly no...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Jul-2017, 7:27 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,727
Posted By jrgagne99
Yes, your location is all the way on the right. ...

Yes, your location is all the way on the right.



If you act quickly before it ships, you can probably change to the AD 91XG clone (MCM 30-2370)
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Jul-2017, 5:37 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,727
Posted By jrgagne99
Is that cliff and the corresponding shadow from...

Is that cliff and the corresponding shadow from the terrain report real? The topography databases sometimes include trees, which although bad, probably aren't nearly as dramatic an effect as the...
Forum: Help With Reception 5-Jul-2017, 1:21 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 72,727
Posted By jrgagne99
I have a similar situation. See "Reception Help...

I have a similar situation. See "Reception Help in NH" thread. I would try the cheap UHF antennas first as others suggest. Not jump straight to the DB8e. Try either the MCM30-2430 8-bay or the...
Forum: Help With Reception 1-Jul-2017, 2:05 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Thanks Rabbit. I had it in the back of my mind...

Thanks Rabbit. I had it in the back of my mind that the pre-amp Noise Figure NF is yet another component for me to optimize. Data on the common ones is sometimes hard to find. Here is an effort...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jun-2017, 9:10 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Thank-you as always for the info Rabbit. I had...

Thank-you as always for the info Rabbit. I had no idea that broadcasters were switching channels again. This time it is part of the 2016-2017 FCC incentive auction (per Wikipedia). I called the...
Forum: Help With Reception 30-Jun-2017, 1:00 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Due to the height of the corner reflectors on the...

Due to the height of the corner reflectors on the HDB91X, the closest I could space them was about 25". It made maybe a 1 dB improvement in SNR on some channels. Others were unchanged. WFFF might...
Forum: Help With Reception 29-Jun-2017, 1:40 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Thanks for the info on spacing Rabbit. The chart...

Thanks for the info on spacing Rabbit. The chart is slightly confusing, but if I'm reading it right, it looks like the optimum vertical spacing is 0.67*lambda, and the optimum horizontal spacing is...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Jun-2017, 1:52 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Thanks for the UVSJ test-info Rabbit. ...

Thanks for the UVSJ test-info Rabbit.

While I was waiting for the RCA TVPRAMP1Z and Antennas Direct mast-mount UVSJ to arrive, I tried another UVSJ that I remembered I had purchased a while back...
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Jun-2017, 8:02 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
What's the consensus on a dedicated deep fringe...

What's the consensus on a dedicated deep fringe VHF-Hi antenna?

My Stellar Labs 30-2476 yagi works for WVNY, but DW thinks it is too big. What are the odds a Clearstream 5 VHF rig would work? ...
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Jun-2017, 5:56 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Thanks for the feedback. I just bought both the...

Thanks for the feedback. I just bought both the RCA combiner/preamp from Walmart and the Antennas Direct UVSJ from Amazon. I will test both setups and keep you posted on my results.
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Jun-2017, 1:48 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
What about the RCA TVPRAMP1Z Preamp, instead of a...

What about the RCA TVPRAMP1Z Preamp, instead of a new UVSJ?

www.amazon.com/RCA-TVPRAMP1Z-Preamplifier-......
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Jun-2017, 1:45 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
I did some more tests this evening, (all in the...

I did some more tests this evening, (all in the last 30 minutes before sunset, for what it's worth). It seems that the 33-2230 UVSJ is greatly attenuating my UHF signals. I was using my Solid...
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Jun-2017, 4:45 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Which UVSJ one would you recommend ADTech?

Which UVSJ one would you recommend ADTech?
Forum: Help With Reception 20-Jun-2017, 11:43 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
In my latest experiment, I combined a Stellar...

In my latest experiment, I combined a Stellar Labs 30-2476 VHF yagi with a DB8e 8-bay using a UVSJ combiner (Stellar labs 33-2230 UVSJ). Real channel 25 (WNNE) is strong enough that it is separately...
Forum: Help With Reception 24-Mar-2017, 6:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 24,971
Posted By jrgagne99
Hey Rabbit, thanks for putting that comparison...

Hey Rabbit, thanks for putting that comparison together. It gives me even more hope that the DB8e i picked up a couple weeks ago might give me a better chance of picking up the low-end of UHF...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Feb-2017, 11:27 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 325,101
Posted By jrgagne99
Thanks very much Rabbit for the dxinfo URL. ...

Thanks very much Rabbit for the dxinfo URL.

How about 2xHDB8x vs. 1xDB8e? Thinking in terms of the capture area. I ordered a DB8e on sale, with VHF dipole (maybe it'll pick up WVNY) for $160,...
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