Recent content by cgearhar

Well that's a major bummer. :(

I see. So I'd still need to use diplexers to get both the OTA and D* signals to each TV, correct?

I have a separate dish and receivers for FTA. I'm just trying to avoid running two sets of cable. But what exactly is an AM21?

I just ordered DirecTV and after I hit the "Buy" button I thought of some things that I wish I'd have thought of beforehand. First of all, AFTER ordering, I discovered that my local channels are NOT available in HD in my area. However I do have an attic antenna that picks them up just fine. So...

The internet has certainly beaten down the number of shortwave radio stations out there, but shortwave is far from dead. Many internet-based broadcasters started out on shortwave and continue to broadcast there as a backup to the internet (even though it is MUCH more expensive). Not a bad idea...

I believe the technical term for what you just described is "economies of scale".

Kind of makes one wonder how the folks at freedbs.org could make a go of it on satellite when ONN can't. I sure hope they've got a good business plan.

Click Here Use the email address for the VP/General Manager

I sent an email to ONN's director of marketing and his response to me was: "Unfortunately I don’t see us going back on satellite in the near future." But what's interesting is that I later got an email back from the VP/General Manager (who was copied-in on the email): "I’m finding out that...

I found the phrase "Watch for new satellite coordinates!" VERY interesting.

That's a great idea except for the fact that I'm too chicken to walk on my roof! It's very steep. That's why I had a professional install it a couple of years ago. Yes I did actually use the DiSEqC mode to tweak the dish. As of this morning RTV was coming in okay but with a few pixels here...

Yes there were a few others (like ABC News Now and ABSAT) that are usually strong but were not coming in at all or were very weak. This morning however RTV and Tuff TV both seem to be coming in okay with only slight pixelation. So I'm thinking this was just weather related.

You may be right Bill. I noticed that ABC News Now is off the air and they're at 89 degrees (although I have no idea where their uplink is).

Well that's interesting. On my end I've got a very weak signal on all three channels (SQ of 27) and none are viewable. But of the three, NBC seems to be coming in the best.

This dish is 36 inches and is motorized (mounted on the roof). I've tweaked the position as best I could but it's still not viewable (although at least now I'm getting some choppy audio). As far as I can tell the dish has an unobstructed view to the horizon.