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Old 8-Jul-2023, 2:04 AM   #18
rabbit73
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Originally Posted by Dagwood View Post
Signal direction: Yes, apparently so. Just standing on the ground and holding my iPhone up, the antenna is now pointing about 12? to the east, off of due north.

From memory, it was probably at least that much to the west off of due north before, so quite a big shift of at least 24?.

I checked those links and Googled the model numbers you showed but I'm not sure what I'm looking at. They keep showing a "tuner." I assumed this was some kind of handheld gadget to find the strongest signal.
Yes it is a converter box/tuner. Tyler uses this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-HO...780923&sr=8-12

I use one like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-Co...8781378&sr=8-4

The screen looks like this when you plug the tuner into the HDMI input of your TV:





Please watch this Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDQzvFG3chs

See also:
TV Antenna Signal Meters - Improve Your Reception with One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Cy08x5qeY
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