Forum: Help With Reception
22-Feb-2012, 10:38 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Feb-2012, 1:10 PM
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Final Connections, including splitters, Completed
Today, I disconnected the temporary antenna down-lead, re-routed it into a gable vent near the antenna and through the attic, adding a preamp in that run, and out through a whole drilled into the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Feb-2012, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 42
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Follow-up to original post regarding reception
A couple of issues are important IMO to note, here. Originally, I did NOT include the pre-amp in my roof-top array. I wish to add these notes to assist browsers on this subject in the future.
When...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Jan-2012, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 42
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No Problematic Issues, here
This may not be conclusive but, without exception, every signal meter reading for the last three days (one in the morning and one in the evening) has resulted in a 78-to-82 reading that does not...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Jan-2012, 4:07 PM
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Replies: 42
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Final Setup Until Spring Arrives
I finally removed the 5' mast and installed a 2.5' mast that is 1.5" galvanized pipe. It is much heavier and more rigid than "antenna mast" material and I have adequate reception at this height....
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Jan-2012, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 42
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Lowered the the antenna on the mast until the...
Lowered the the antenna on the mast until the weather breaks. Bought some galvanized pipe (much thicker wall. There won't be any sway with these as masts.), today and had it cut to lengths of 2.5...
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Jan-2012, 3:04 PM
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Replies: 42
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I have searched for a couple of hours with no...
I have searched for a couple of hours with no luck to find a guy wire ring/clamp that would allow the mast to turn inside the ring when the rotor turns. I am not going with a tripod mount bc I have...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Dec-2011, 7:50 PM
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Replies: 42
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Thanks for the opinion, NSAA. I didn't count...
Thanks for the opinion, NSAA. I didn't count all of the costs to include in this project and I didn't order a tripod. I wanted to spend as little as possible and ended up ordering an antenna that...
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Dec-2011, 3:43 PM
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Replies: 42
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Almost Finished
I moved the Direct TV j-mount toward the S end of the roof and mounted the Rotor on it and then attached the 5' mast and the Winegard 7084 to the upper rotor receptacle.
I am going to apply the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
30-Dec-2011, 1:58 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 98,757
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Forum: Help With Reception
29-Dec-2011, 8:59 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 98,757
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Dec-2011, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 98,757
Taking Advice to heart
I will be returning the preamp and the antenna that I just purchased and will go by your advice.
I wish that I could understand the difference between all of these preamps taht I have seen. I've...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-Dec-2011, 1:14 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 98,757
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Dec-2011, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 42
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