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To make sure we all understand...
You now have all the channels you want except WPXH (real CH-45) and WTJP (real CH-26). Yes?
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Re: You now have all the channels you want except WPXH (real CH-45) and WTJP (real CH-26). Yes?
YES.
WPXH (real CH-45, 44.1 ION 1st edge@29.7 miles, 33 degrees) and WTJP (real CH-26, 60.1 Ind, 1st Edge@26.2 miles, 42 degrees) have alot of good stuff- so need a solution for them.
(With the RCA ANT751 pointed towards 225 degrees the only channel that might be iffy is ABC 33/40 (real ch-33) 33.1 (@39.2miles out @265 degrees) which is also broadcast on (real ch-9) (virtual channel 40.1 @ 20 miles)
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And, the network attached tuners are seeing usable signals with the above exceptions. Yes?
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The Silicon Dust HDHomeRun tuners have NOT been tested with the RCA ANT751 pointed towards the strong stations coming from 225 degrees (4.6 miles).
(IIRC, In the past when I had the HDHomeRun tuners connected (thru the old antenna- and maybe thru the RCA ANT751 pointed AWAY from 225 degrees) they were "picky" about having a good signal fed to them and were pretty much UNUSABLE.- so they haven't been hooked up in a while. With that said the computer used as a media center was originally running MCE_2005- and due to a failed HD I was going thru codec hell. Before the ASTC change-over via the computers built in analogue tuner tuner worked PERFECT. Upgraded various components, migrated to Win7 which got rid of the codec issues- bought a totally new machine-still problems.... Now with a brand-new antenna/cabling it *should work.)
The only devices connected currently are the HDTV sets built-in ASTC OTA TUNER and a Dish/Echostar DTVPal Plus OTA SD 480i tuner box.The DTVPal's main function is it has a "GUIDE" showing upcoming shows.
Getting the network attached HDHomeRun tuners (2- each having 2 tuners- for a total of 4 tuners) is a major concern so A: content can be recorded and viewed later, and B: So we will have a GUIDE again....C: Be able to view on other devices
*Note the SilconDust HDHomeRun tuners do NOT have internal bridge /splitter- Each tuner has a
separate input.
Additionally I would like to distribute the signal to Kitchen, other rooms in the house. Currently the house has NO distribution network.
Do you care about real CH-7 or CH-9?
CH-7 No, and CH-9 *No...
CH-7 (PBS) @ -1.4 db is:
A: A duplicate of WBIQ (PBS) 69.6db LOS @4.6 miles, 225 degrees so NO.
B: @ -1.4 db is too weak to be picked up from everything I've read- From what I've read you want to be in the +10-15 db range and above after adding in cable/splitter loss.
CH-9 (40.1) ABC is also broadcast on 33 (33.1) (@39.2miles out @265 degrees). Jury is out on usability of 33 (33.1), so far so good but @39.2 miles out I'm assuming it's going to be a borderline station (At least with the RCA ANT751 as it's a smaller antenna)