Recent content by videobruce

It's refreshing for a change that someone from this younger generation is waking up to reality, this hyped/marketing tool ATSC3 is a flop. Period. And as usual, you can thank the FCC (among others) for the fiasco. :rolleyes:

Long story short; After having a long and productive telephone conversation with Dylan from 'WNY Over The Air' regarding other matters and then this product and the detailed, documented problems with the unit I had (it was returned). We came to the conclusion it was this specific unit that had...

Ok. I'm surprised it doesn't have both 8VSB & QAM. Come to think about it, since it apparently has a OTA channel table/map, one would logically figure it would have that function.

Why doesn't the MER show in any of those screen shots??

My replacement for my long standing, go-to SLM is one from Applied Instruments XR-3. Not cheap. but not real expensive, especially if you can find a buy on eBay. Those I have see have the satellite module installed that you can sell separately, then purchase new, the OTA module to save some $$...

It looks like a remote control for a garage door opener. :rolleyes :wtf2 What's with the 800MHz coverage?? Is it testing TV or annoying toy phone frequencies? It's using the uncommom dBm instead of dBmV which most SLM's historically have used. (notice the reviews are all 5 star) And; where is...

The preamp power is switchable. Take a look at my guide and the input table channel assignments. AFA experiance with preamps, I've never used any since I'm not a beleivere in them due to overload issues with strong signals. My runs from the antennas are shorter than 25' before they get to where...

To add to the above post and clarify further; From my experience tiring different DA's (distribution maps) in place of my long term Winegard DA1018 DA (18db gain, adjustable), for example, Winegard's 36db version was way too much to handle the excessively strong signals that I have had to deal...

1. Filter bandwidth: The Avant-X is based on European TV channels which is 8 MHz derived from PAL & SECAM systems (with some being 7 MHz). This can cause problems with adjacent channels here that are overpowering the wanted channel due to (what I call) 'leftovers' that aren't attenuated...

Problems The outstanding problem is differential in signal level. That was addressed here in one of his emails; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- My point; From page 5 of the “Product Sheet”; Recommended input range....dBmV.. -20…40 Gain...

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Taken from Justo Buffalo-Toronto plan by Justo Rodal Santiago, Spain The AVANTx can accept signals in its input ranging from -40 dBmV to +20 dBmV, that is to say, 60 dB. The block...

Specifics; The AVANTx has 4 independent input preamp stages (wideband up to 608 MHz) and then the set of 32 filters which are programmable with the different wanted channels. If a channel is blocked, it enters the input preamp, but it is blocked in the filters and it is not present in the...

The conversations I have had between the three of us have enlightened all of us. There are details that really aren't documented in the very limited 'quick guide' Televes provides. Which brings me to here. Below are comments from Javier Runano General manager for Telves US and Justo Rodal in...

I've been working with Televes, both here in Aurora Colorado and in Santiago, Spain as to my situation which is unique to them also. Simply put, I have stations from 7 and 55 miles away in basically the same compass direction with a difference of 40db which even with channel traps, the problem...