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Forum: Help With Reception 13-Oct-2023, 8:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,022
Posted By jimmylittleman
Got It!

I got the system working again! Yea. I kept reading posts from years ago to get ideas of something that might fail besides the pre amp. One guy had a post from like 10 years ago and said that his...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Oct-2023, 9:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,199
Posted By jimmylittleman
Antenna mast

So it looks like I am going to have to get up on the roof and change some equipment. I have a rusty old antenna mast and was thinking of buying one of these telescoping masts
...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Oct-2023, 4:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,022
Posted By jimmylittleman
TX OTAFAN how can I test the pre/amp and...

TX OTAFAN
how can I test the pre/amp and booster circuitry. The booster has been on the mast outside in the weather for years (maybe 10 or more)
No one else in this area uses an OTA system that I...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Oct-2023, 6:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,022
Posted By jimmylittleman
Sudden signal loss

Hi all, I posted this yesterday but apparently in the "Welcome to the Forum" section instead of the reception section - anyway here is my post

Hi, it has been awhile since I posted. I have a...
Forum: Welcome 29-Sep-2023, 10:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,411
Posted By jimmylittleman
Sudden signal loss

Hi, it has been awhile since I posted. I have a Winegard HD8200U antenna, Winegard 2000 Pre Amp Winegard HDA 200 booster.

I have been able to receive channels out of Seattle and surrounding areas...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-Sep-2019, 7:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,221
Posted By jimmylittleman
Antenna and pre-amp question

Hi,

I have a Winegard HD8200U antenna and a Winegard Chromstar Pre-Amp AP8275 - have rotor etc - have had this system in place for almost 10 years. We are a good 60 miles from the TV broadcast...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Jan-2018, 7:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,006
Posted By jimmylittleman
New Technology in Antennas

Hello,

I am 60 to 80 miles away from most broadcast towers (I am in Bow WA the stations come out of Seattle, Tacoma)

For the past 10 years or so, I have had a Winegard HD 8200U antenna and a...
Forum: Special Topics 23-Sep-2016, 10:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,286
Posted By jimmylittleman
OTA HDMI issues

Hi,
I use an OTA system that works just fine (and free) my problem is I would like to transfer some recorded programming from the DVR hard drive to a DVD disc. The DVR operates on HDMI-2 - the DVD...
Forum: Special Topics 12-Nov-2015, 7:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,936
Posted By jimmylittleman
Yeah sorry I did not make that clear - I have a...

Yeah sorry I did not make that clear - I have a DVD recorder - have successfully recorded TV shows before the system went digital - since then I can only record from TV to DVR on HDMI 2 - the DVD...
Forum: Special Topics 12-Nov-2015, 2:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,936
Posted By jimmylittleman
DVR to DVD

Hi

I cannot figure out how to transfer shows recorded on my OTA DVR (Channel Master 7000 Pal) to a DVD disc

My TV has an HDMI 1 and 2 setting - one is for watching TV and recording on the DVR...
Forum: Help With Reception 16-Jan-2013, 7:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,891
Posted By jimmylittleman
Thanks for the advice - since I first wrote in,...

Thanks for the advice - since I first wrote in, our weather out here (Wa State) has gotten clear and cold (for us) and that means frost and ice on the roof so I have not had a chance to get up there...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Jan-2013, 7:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,891
Posted By jimmylittleman
Thanks GroundURMast You are right that even...

Thanks GroundURMast

You are right that even at the apex of my roof, the antenna components are not easy to visually inspect. The antenna itself looks fine - my next step was to loosen the mast...
Forum: Help With Reception 4-Jan-2013, 4:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,891
Posted By jimmylittleman
Angry Declining reception

Hi,

I have been receiving OTA reception since the US went digital a couple of years back - lately, my reception has been getting worse and worse and it is very frustrating - it seems like...
Forum: Help With Reception 28-Mar-2012, 2:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,225
Posted By jimmylittleman
Thanks for that tip - most coax connections are...

Thanks for that tip - most coax connections are inside under cover but there is definitely one or two at the antenna and amp - I will disconnect, dry, reconnect and then try the seal and tape idea
...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Mar-2012, 6:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,225
Posted By jimmylittleman
I honestly cannot remember the brand and model of...

I honestly cannot remember the brand and model of the booster - I ordered in on the advice received from Denny's TV service out of Michigan I think - that is where I was recommended to get the...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Mar-2012, 5:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,225
Posted By jimmylittleman
Reception inconsistency

I understand the problems with digital broadcasts from Canada - your previous post was clear on that - my question now pertains to channels to the south that I used to get fine keep dropping and its...
Forum: Help With Reception 27-Mar-2012, 5:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,225
Posted By jimmylittleman
Reception inconsistency

Hello,

My location is

http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d0b864b01f44ea7

I know I am on the fringes of reception from the Seattle metro area but I have been able to...
Forum: Help With Reception 9-Jan-2012, 8:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,989
Posted By jimmylittleman
Oh Canada

Hello

My location is http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d7fb9137938821e

I have a Winegard 8200 and a amp on the mast - I get all the channels from the Seattle metro...
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