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It sounds interesting. I tried to google aircaster, and found the name in wide use already, including an ASI to IP multiplexer/QAM modulator by Blonder Tongue to a fixture to move heavy packages using compressed air.

I expect that ATSC 3.0 will work better than 1.0 on VHF. There are two reasons for this, 1. The characteristics of thousands of narrowband carriers if OFDM at low data rates will outperform 8 VSB on both impulse noise and coherent interference sources. 2. ATSC 3.0 includes time division...

Also, the ground on the coax, even on an indoor antenna, is there to prevent induced current from a nearby lightning strike, from damaging equipment.

I’m not familiar with the SDR software that you are using, but the pilot carrier on 54.310 suggests to me that it is an ATSC 1.0 station. This is E-skip season and channel 2 is the best channel for sporadic E. Based on the distance for E-skip, I’d guess KJWP in Wilmington, DE.

A combination of an extremely directional antenna along with the trees is killing you. The 4228 that you installed is a fine antenna for one, and only one, of the two directions that you can get. If you want both directions, try a bidirectional antenna.

That worked on my Hisense, thanks!

Tilting an antenna upwards can improve signal strengths if the antenna is mounted either too high or too low. But, it’s better to aim the antenna horizontally and find the heights that get the strongest signal. Note that an antenna tilted upwards has less ground gain than an antenna not tilted...

Your two antenna plan makes sense. Just use a UVSJ to combine them.

I agree with your final assessment, you should look for a height that picks up everything. To understand what you’re seeing, read this and skim down to ground reflections. Siting the antenna The trick is to try and find a single antenna height where none of your UHF signals are weak. On your...

I stand corrected. The Radio Shack device sounds like a true UVSJ. Meanwhile, I endorse Jim5606’s advice for equal cable lengths matters only for identical antennas aimed in the same direction. Also, as Jim5506 advises, UHF and VHF antennas should always be combined in a UVSJ, and never a...

That Radio Shack device is a simple splitter that works for VHF-FM-UHF. It won’t add VHF and UHF antennas efficiently.

I’d give this one a try; https://store.antennasdirect.com/UHF-VHF-Antenna-Combiners.html

I found an internal picture on-line of the 4 tuner design of the Silicon Dust Quattro. There is an MMIC preamp ahead of the four tuners. I would guess that it is an NXP BGU7044. That chip has a noise figure of 2.8 db and a gain of 14 db. The split to 4 tuners end would up overriding the noise of...

I like your selection of an eave mount. I appreciate that eave mounts allow access while standing on a ladder and not while standing on the roof. Eave mounts also avoid penetrating the roof membrane and don’t need to be removed when the shingles require replacement.

Here is a rabbitears report for the location trabin specified in his profile. https://www.rabbitears.info/s/450206 WLIW (RF channel 32) looks like the only 21.1 to me.

I blame the delay on repacking. The FCC took all the resources from the manufacturers and station engineers to re-channel many facilities. Fortunately, most stations installed transmitters rated for ATSC 3.0.

My choice for your dad would be the Steller Labs 30-2436. https://www.newark.com/stellar-labs/30-2426/hdtv-60-mile-fringe-bowtie-television/dp/25AC5066 The 30-2436 has a wider beam width than than the 30-2370, so the signals from 18.3-28.6 degrees true would all be in the main beam. As...

Walmart has a 43” LG for $358. Model 43UN6955ZUF

I don’t think that paying for over the air TV will fly at the FCC. What I think will happen is that your viewing will be tracked, and broadcasters will be able to monitize that, just like Google, Amazon and the cable companies do now.

Channel Master may claim 2 db loss, but I don’t know of any affordable technology that would achieve such a loss for a passive combiner. Note that simply adding two antennas together adds the multipath from one antenna to the other…..and that works both ways, degrading reception from both...

I just noticed that Newark has a sale on your Stellar labs 30-2370 antenna for $22.20 each, so $$$$ for a two antenna stack should not be an issue. In your location the angle difference between WKOW and WTSJ is 207.3 degrees. This places WKOW 27.3 degrees off the back of the antenna while the...

There are two good tricks to reduce interference from a cochannel station. Both require two identical antennas One is called stagger stacking. The two antennas are stacked one above the other, but one yagi has new holes drilled in the booms to place that yagi 1/4 wavelength closer the desired...

That is the best VHF antenna that you can get these days. In addition to trying the 8 bay antenna that you have, you could consider trying a 4 bay with the reflector removed. With careful aiming ( and a bit of trial and error) you might get both Fort Wayne and Indy stations simultaneously.

It actually feels very safe to climb a TV tower. Unlike a roof, there is always something to grab on to, plus you always wear a safety harness for extra protection. I don’t feel safe on a roof. Most 1500’ high towers would have an elevator inside and would not need to be climbed. (unless the...

Here’s how to use the 7.69 NM value in your report to figure out if the HD 1850 will work on channel 9. The gain of the antenna that you have on VHF high band is listed as 10.7 dB. https://manualzz.com/doc/20029134/engineering-specifications-antennacraft-model-hd1850-heav... That gets added to...