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Forum: Help With Reception 21-Dec-2019, 4:50 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,011
Posted By rabbit73
Any plastic housing for a PCB balun will trap...

Any plastic housing for a PCB balun will trap moisture from condensation. The best designed housings have "weep holes" at the bottom to allow the enclosure to breathe and drain moisture.

Older...
Forum: Help With Reception 21-Dec-2019, 3:20 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,011
Posted By rabbit73
Thank you for the report of improved reception....

Thank you for the report of improved reception. I'm glad that my balun tests gave you an idea that helped. I hope the improvement will continue.

Antennas have always seemed like magic to me. I...
Forum: Help With Reception 19-Dec-2019, 2:31 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,011
Posted By rabbit73
WDBJ virtual channel 7.1 has an "R" in the right...

WDBJ virtual channel 7.1 has an "R" in the right column of the rabbitsears report which indicates reduced coverage. They might still be using their low power STA transmitter with a directional...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Dec-2019, 11:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 26,422
Posted By rabbit73
Hello, Brian. Thank you for the report. You do...

Hello, Brian. Thank you for the report. You do have co-channel interference, but it is now different because of Repack channel changes.

WFSB has co-channel interference on real channel 36 from...
Forum: Special Topics 10-Dec-2019, 6:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 82,765
Posted By rabbit73
You would have to use computer modeling for the...

You would have to use computer modeling for the precise dimensions.

Using four 90 degree elbows should be OK. I would make the spacing 3 inches, unless that creates a problem with sweating the...
Forum: Help With Reception 7-Dec-2019, 12:38 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,011
Posted By rabbit73
The CM7777HD is a good preamp; I have two of them...

The CM7777HD is a good preamp; I have two of them that I use as test amps for setups. But, I really don't like the housing because it doesn't seem suitable for outdoor use. Their other preamps have...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Dec-2019, 11:22 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,011
Posted By rabbit73
In what way did it fail? That's really poor...

In what way did it fail?

That's really poor support. They sell you an expensive antenna and then they will not send you an original replacement balun.

You need a ferrite core balun to cover all...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Dec-2019, 11:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,011
Posted By rabbit73
I agree with jrgagne99, your signals are...

I agree with jrgagne99, your signals are marginal. Reception will vary according to atmospheric conditions, and rain will affect the trees in the signal path, making the signals weaker.

You could...
Forum: Help With Reception 6-Dec-2019, 10:45 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,011
Posted By rabbit73
Hello, BigHenry; welcome to the forum. Thank...

Hello, BigHenry; welcome to the forum.

Thank you for the signal report. Here is a report based on your exact address instead of your zip code from rabbitears.info:...
Forum: Antennas 1-Dec-2019, 7:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 264,519
Posted By rabbit73
I agree with Tim on the general answers and that...

I agree with Tim on the general answers and that precise answers would require antenna modeling.

Channel 6 is 82 to 88 MHz, so center freq would be 85 MHz.
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Nov-2019, 7:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 31,695
Posted By rabbit73
Yes, try it without an amp first. OTAFAN is...

Yes, try it without an amp first. OTAFAN is correct, you shouldn't need a preamp because your signals are strong enough to cause overload if you add the antenna gain and preamp gain to the Noise...
Forum: Help With Reception 15-Nov-2019, 12:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 31,695
Posted By rabbit73
Use the Hauppauge signal monitor app to tell you...

Use the Hauppauge signal monitor app to tell you the SNR of a signal to see if any changes made reception better. The SNR should be at least 16 dB; the higher, the better.
...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Nov-2019, 11:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 31,695
Posted By rabbit73
Hello, tuktuk Thank you for the signal...

Hello, tuktuk

Thank you for the signal report.

That's unusual. We usually hear about reception improving in the winter when the trees lose their leaves, unless they are evergreen trees.

...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Nov-2019, 10:50 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 64,805
Posted By rabbit73
They work fine, Tony; nice photos. Good job...

They work fine, Tony; nice photos.

Good job on the tower.

https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3580&d=1573689905

Just to see if I could do it, I transformed the perspective...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Nov-2019, 10:47 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 64,805
Posted By rabbit73
That works; thank you for the photos. I had...

That works; thank you for the photos.

I had a problem with Photobucket. They suddenly and without warning stopped showing my images in posts. Then they wanted me to pay them so the images would...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Nov-2019, 10:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 22,421
Posted By rabbit73
Thank you for the FM report. I see one strong FM...

Thank you for the FM report. I see one strong FM transmitter KNAB coming from the south with a signal power of -15.1 dBm. If your antenna is aimed north or east, that will reduce the possibility of...
Forum: Help With Reception 12-Nov-2019, 1:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 22,421
Posted By rabbit73
Hello, ohazco. Thank you for the reports. It...

Hello, ohazco. Thank you for the reports.

It sounds like the new tower location isn't quite as good as the chimney location was for reception.

You are not receiving channels from Denver, you...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Nov-2019, 10:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 64,805
Posted By rabbit73
I couldn't get the Google photo links to work...

I couldn't get the Google photo links to work even when I signed in to Google.


Did you set them up to Share?
Forum: Antennas 11-Nov-2019, 8:53 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 264,519
Posted By rabbit73
Sounds like the TV tuner tried to lock on to the...

Sounds like the TV tuner tried to lock on to the signal, but the signal wasn't quite strong enough above the noise for a good SNR.
...
Forum: Antennas 8-Nov-2019, 5:57 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 264,519
Posted By rabbit73
Thank you for the rabbitears.info report; it's...

Thank you for the rabbitears.info report; it's pretty close to my estimated report for your location that I used above:
https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&study_id=25786
Forum: Reception Devices 7-Nov-2019, 11:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 38,157
Posted By rabbit73
Put a Channel Master 3410 before the splitter or...

Put a Channel Master 3410 before the splitter or replace the splitter with a CM3414, which is a distribution amp and 4-port splitter combined in one housing.

What preamp did you get after your...
Forum: Antennas 7-Nov-2019, 8:32 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 264,519
Posted By rabbit73
Excellent! Thank you for the link. I didn't...

Excellent!

Thank you for the link. I didn't know he had a demo.
Forum: Antennas 6-Nov-2019, 6:11 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 264,519
Posted By rabbit73
Thank you for the report. Yes, there are many...

Thank you for the report. Yes, there are many errors in recent TVFool reports because they are using a defective database to generate reports. Their staff is too small to make corrections and the...
Forum: Antennas 5-Nov-2019, 6:51 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 264,519
Posted By rabbit73
That's a good idea.

That's a good idea.
Forum: Antennas 5-Nov-2019, 1:09 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 264,519
Posted By rabbit73
cambria county on AVS extended the rear elements...

cambria county on AVS extended the rear elements on his RCA ANT751 to be able to receive WQED from Pittsburgh. It moved from 13 to 4.
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