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Forum: Help With Reception 21-Jun-2019, 8:02 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
glad you let us know the final outcome. As you...

glad you let us know the final outcome. As you said att least now you know you could get OTA tv if needed.
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Jun-2019, 12:00 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
good news, i would also try to exchange the...

good news, i would also try to exchange the antenna if you can,. Either way, I would try added height as possible and observe results. Live with it a while in the various weather conditions and see...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Jun-2019, 12:16 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
My family also had a vacation property that had a...

My family also had a vacation property that had a similar setup but the slightly loose clamp that held pole to the house was only on soffit at about 10 feet high. That pole had a large vhf antennae...
Forum: Help With Reception 9-Jun-2019, 6:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
I also think the flat panel and stellar lab...

I also think the flat panel and stellar lab antenna would not be as unstable as you may think. They only need to be about 3 feet apart and they would probably be no more wind load than the HD7698P...
Forum: Help With Reception 9-Jun-2019, 12:44 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
I think that the HD7694P might not be as good on...

I think that the HD7694P might not be as good on VHF band as the stellar labs you have which doesn't seem to have much spare signal strength. The HD798P would be more likely to work along the lines...
Forum: Help With Reception 8-Jun-2019, 1:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
If you have a decent signal thats viewable with...

If you have a decent signal thats viewable with the short coax run I am sure you will be able to get an acceptable signal at the TV with an amplifier. Yes the RCA TVPRAMP has poor quality control...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Jun-2019, 8:34 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 25,718
Posted By kb4
As you can see the copy and paste image didn't...

As you can see the copy and paste image didn't work. If you look below the box you are typing in when posting where it says ADDITIONAL OPTIONS one of them is ATTACH FILES click on manage...
Forum: Help With Reception 3-Jun-2019, 8:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 25,718
Posted By kb4
Yes, you can post pics on this site. The way I...

Yes, you can post pics on this site. The way I do it is to create an account at a free site like Imgur and post the picture there then post a link to it in your post here. This is an example

...
Forum: Help With Reception 25-May-2019, 9:52 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
Let us know the results when you get the antenna...

Let us know the results when you get the antenna up !
Forum: Help With Reception 24-May-2019, 9:24 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
Thanks Rabbit . I was unaware of the higher gain...

Thanks Rabbit . I was unaware of the higher gain stellar lab antenna. It is possible that the more directional higher gain one would improve reception of channels 7 and 11 but be too directional...
Forum: Help With Reception 23-May-2019, 9:56 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,918
Posted By kb4
good plan RM. Please report results.

good plan RM. Please report results.
Forum: Help With Reception 26-Apr-2019, 3:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 25,718
Posted By kb4
just a different thought. Since the...

just a different thought.

Since the reception seems to change when antenna position adjusted, and different in different rooms etc it could also be a bad connection or a bad piece of coax in the...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2019, 7:13 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
Thanks Nascarken. I am looking at the johansson...

Thanks Nascarken. I am looking at the johansson also but I plan to use it only to combine the VHF portion of the 8200 (don't need any UHF that antenna receives} with the UHF output of a different...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2019, 5:26 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
I may try the repeater idea just to see what...

I may try the repeater idea just to see what happens it wouldn't take long but as much time as I have spent on it lately it will have to wait a while but if it worked it would enable all signals to...
Forum: Help With Reception 14-Apr-2019, 11:13 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
I know this is more complicated and costly than...

I know this is more complicated and costly than it needs to be but would a setup something like this have a chance of working ?

https://imgur.com/tpRBcPm

If I did set up a repeater similar to...
Forum: Help With Reception 13-Apr-2019, 3:23 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
Here is a pic of the 91XG mounted below the 9032...

Here is a pic of the 91XG mounted below the 9032 temporarily . Yes , I know they are not pointed in same direction only using one at a time.
https://imgur.com/0cpGNL6
Forum: Help With Reception 12-Apr-2019, 11:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
To clear up I have the antennas direct 91XG. ...

To clear up I have the antennas direct 91XG.
The reason I used the LNA 200 was I bought two of them about 5 years ago and wasn't using the antennacraft 7-13 VHF antenna I did have it on which...
Forum: Help With Reception 12-Apr-2019, 2:32 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
Thank you for that extra work. I finally found a...

Thank you for that extra work. I finally found a pic today that I could barely make out the one permanently mounted director . Then for the gap I decided to measure the distance between nearby...
Forum: Help With Reception 11-Apr-2019, 3:57 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
Smile thanks for the answers to all the questions. I...

thanks for the answers to all the questions. I added some eyelets and temporary rope tie downs as the wind picked up some and is supposed to be about 18 mph by noon tomorrow. Since dark the...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Apr-2019, 10:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
addendum: I will also consider moving it...

addendum:

I will also consider moving it around in the limited space i have when I get wife to help with viewing results.
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Apr-2019, 9:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
I know I am kinda talking to myself but I...

I know I am kinda talking to myself but I completed adding the LNA 200 amp I already had to the temporary antenna setup. I now get WYJJ but with I still get a lot of fallouts but if you really...
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Apr-2019, 6:18 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
Try again https://imgur.com/I0bGPmB ...

Try again
https://imgur.com/I0bGPmB
https://imgur.com/kj1QsdA
Forum: Help With Reception 10-Apr-2019, 6:07 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
try link to pic a different way IMG_5253.jpeg ...

try link to pic a different way
IMG_5253.jpeg
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Forum: Help With Reception 10-Apr-2019, 5:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,143
Posted By kb4
ok I got up on roof today and put up a temporary...

ok I got up on roof today and put up a temporary mount stand (no wind at all today) and found a winnegard uhf only antenna I think a 9032 in my storage container that i bought years ago to put up...
Forum: Reception Devices 10-Apr-2019, 1:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,877
Posted By kb4
I have had the RCAVh226f it failed after about...

I have had the RCAVh226f it failed after about a year It was rotating a single winegard 8200 on a 5 foot mast. I did like the ability to enter locations of different direction towers and go...
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