Forum: Antennas
Yesterday, 8:07 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Aug-2022, 2:44 PM
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LOL! Don't let OTAFAN fool you. He has helped...
LOL! Don't let OTAFAN fool you. He has helped guide a lot of people with great information about antennas and TV reception over the years. He has a lot of knowledge in particular about reception in...
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Forum: Antennas
10-Aug-2022, 6:48 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Aug-2022, 6:22 PM
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Looking at the specs for the Channelmaster...
Looking at the specs for the Channelmaster Flatenna, the specs show reception on both VHF and UHF, although the antenna has less gain for VHF.
Even though these antennas are advertised as...
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Aug-2022, 11:01 PM
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Forum: Antennas
9-Aug-2022, 1:17 AM
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Calling CQ
"2X2L calling CQ, New York. Isn't there anyone on the air? Isn't there anyone on the air? Isn't there... anyone?"
From "The War of the Worlds" 1938 radio broadcast.
Is there anyone left on this...
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Jul-2022, 11:06 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Jul-2022, 10:55 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Jul-2022, 10:40 PM
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Looking at the signal map from RabbitEars.info...
Looking at the signal map from RabbitEars.info shows a poor signal level at your location for the NBC affiliate broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 on physical channel 31. Even worse than the KING-TV signal on...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jul-2022, 1:48 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Mar-2022, 12:37 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
9-Jun-2021, 9:57 PM
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I see no problem with asking a question if you...
I see no problem with asking a question if you don't know the answer. That's how we learn. Many people are not as familiar with the line of sight aspect of VHF and UHF television signals as most of...
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Forum: Antennas
26-Apr-2021, 10:48 PM
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Forum: Antennas
21-Apr-2021, 9:50 PM
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If your AM radio is able to operate on battery...
If your AM radio is able to operate on battery power, I would suggest you first turn off the main breaker to your home and see if the interference is coming from your home or from outside your home....
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Forum: Antennas
12-Apr-2021, 3:28 PM
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Wow! 65 Antennas
I guess this guy must be getting out of the OTA TV business. I see a bunch of great antennas in the stuff he is selling. Such as an Antenna Craft Y10-7-13 (which I would like to have as a spare)....
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Forum: General Site Feedback / Discussion
17-Nov-2020, 11:14 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Nov-2020, 12:49 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Oct-2020, 10:03 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
4-Oct-2020, 2:06 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Oct-2020, 2:30 AM
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You will still need a wide antenna if you are...
You will still need a wide antenna if you are going after physical channel 2 in Providence. VHF-Lo band antennas have some big elements. One of the smallest covering all those channels would be the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
28-Sep-2020, 8:09 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Sep-2020, 3:53 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Sep-2020, 2:47 AM
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Views: 106,288
You most certainly could have a bad balun. A...
You most certainly could have a bad balun. A balun matches the impedence of the antenna to the impedence of the coaxial cable. You could also have a bad connection at the balun. Or at the coaxial...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Sep-2020, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 153
Views: 106,288
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Sep-2020, 6:50 PM
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I would certainly start checking your...
I would certainly start checking your connections. Water intrusion into connections and coaxial cable will wreak havoc over time causing oxidation and corrosion. RG6 coaxial connectors should be...
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