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  1. sansabar

    Pieces & parts of OTA - which components to buy?

    Check out solidsignal.com The gain is indeed the amount the signal should increase - in a perfect world. Distance, trees, hills and other obstructions lessen this value.
  2. sansabar

    Pieces & parts of OTA - which components to buy?

    Splitters reduce the amount of signal, and in areas where you have a weak signal every bit of signal loss hurts. An amplified signal starts by adding a preamplifier to your outside antenna. The indoor amplifier powers the preamp and pulls this amplied signal through your amp to wherever you...
  3. sansabar

    Pieces & parts of OTA - which components to buy?

    Maybe the solution to my woes can help you out. First, if you are using a dish and combining the OTA signal with a diplxer - DON'T. Run two separate lines. I have to amplify my OTA signal as I live in a fringe area. Here's my simple setup: ChannelMaster 3020 antenna > ChannelMaster 7777...
  4. sansabar

    Station Not Available (. . . but it is!)

    Alan Am I to understand that after the analog shutdown, all of the Tallahassee area broadcasts will be UHF? I thought VHF was the better choice and it appears there will be no broadcasts in the VHF realm. WCTV-46 WFSU-32 WTLF-24 WTXL-27 WTWC-40 WTLH-49 WFXU-48 Scott
  5. sansabar

    Station Not Available (. . . but it is!)

    Alan Thanks for the response. I guess that I found some posted misinformation. It stated that WTLH-HD, along with WTWC-DT (NBC), WCTV-DT (CBS) and WTXL-DT (ABC), all brodcast at 1000kW. I figured if I was getting one I should be getting them all. Obviously some powers are way up or Fox's...
  6. sansabar

    Station Not Available (. . . but it is!)

    I am using a Channel Master 3020 with a Titan2 7777 Amplifier. No diplexer - two separate lines running to the D10. I receive all of the other local channels, they broadcast from approximately 30 miles away in the same line of sight. I get Fox49 clear as can be, but don't seem to get the...
  7. sansabar

    Station Not Available (. . . but it is!)

    While setting up my local HD channels through my DirecTV H10 I am getting the "Station Not Available" message for one of the local broadcasts (WTLH-DT 50.1). I can receive all of the other local HD brodcasts - all appear to be in the 1000kW, including the one in question (the receiver even...
  8. sansabar

    How Do I Check Amp/Preamp Operation?

    Thanks again, Kevinw. Followed your advice and ran separate lines. Works great.
  9. sansabar

    How Do I Check Amp/Preamp Operation?

    Thanks, Kevinw. One more thought/question. I run my RG6 through a surge protector before it gets to any equipment. Any problems here?
  10. sansabar

    How Do I Check Amp/Preamp Operation?

    Lowes it was! Very limited to our Channel Master dealers here in South Georgia. So am I to understand that the diplexer diminshes the effect of the amplifier? And if so, how? Just trying to get a better understanding of the situation.
  11. sansabar

    How Do I Check Amp/Preamp Operation?

    Decided to start over with the OTA antennas. I replaced my old RadioShack VHF/UHF with a Terk 44 and was gettting several stations "okay" and one of them HD. Since all of my local HD stations are broadcasting from the same degree (+/- 1 degree) I decided to upgrade and get a little more...