(ok, just a couple miles short of 100, but close enough)
Hi All,
Wanted to post some interesting results along with a question. First up, TVFool report here:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...9900d72a6a6117
I'm getting a good picture across the UHF spectrum including KCET (220kW) and KOCE (1000kW). Generally in the 60's and above, and for some channels, pushing into the high 80's (100 scale).
I don't pull any VHF from the 313 bearing, but I do get a surprisingly usable picture (60's) on VHF 8 and 10 from the more than 90 degree off-axis 197 degree heading. Pointing the DB4e directly at 197 yields little to no signal for those.
I have a single DB4e, no splitters, no amplifier (PA-19 is in the mail), and 100 ft of RG6 to a Series 3 Tivo with dual tuners.
The cable is grounded at the lightning block. The mast is not (yet) grounded (doing it this weekend!).
So impressive results, but I do get a periodic droop that seems to affect all the 313 degree stations. I can have a signal in the high 80's that over about 10 seconds will gradually droop to 0, stay there for another 10 seconds, then return to the high 80's in the next 10 seconds. The time between droops is usually around 10 minutes. Will the PA-19 preamp help even this out? My plan is to get a second DB4e for the 148-163 heading, combine them with a Winegard CC-7870, and amplify the 313 degree antenna.
Thanks for any thoughts or insight!
Thom