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  1. J

    Channel Master CM-7779HD PreAmp

    I now have the Televes up on the roof about 3 feet from the antenna. From there the coax goes to a 3 way splitter and then into the house in 3 separate locations. It is a new Channelmaster power passing splitter and the preamp works great now. I did replace the RG6 coax from the splitter down to...
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    Channel Master CM-7779HD PreAmp

    Just installed the Televes preamp. When I put it up on the antenna mast I received no channels on any TV in the house. The power LED on the outside unit (mounted on the mast) seemed very dim but I attributed that to the brightness of a sunny day. Out of curiosity I moved the unit inside and...
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    Channel Master CM-7779HD PreAmp

    It's on the antenna mast up on my roof. I had the same thought about overheating. As of now I've ordered and received the Televes unit mentioned above, haven't installed it yet. Will post results when I get it installed.
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    Channel Master CM-7779HD PreAmp

    So I got this preamp and installed it, worked great I thought, my TV saw 88 channels on the initial scan with the preamp, vs. 32 channels without it. The only problem is that it only works for a few hours at a time, then something happens and all channels disappear. Unplugging the preamp doesn't...
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    Channel Master Pro-Model UHF/VHF Outdoor TV Antenna Review

    I just installed one of these to replace an old Winegard HD8200. This one works just as well and is much less visually intrusive. I'm in San Diego so I get a bunch of Mexican stations in addition to the stations I see listed on rabbitears. I did not buy the UHF or VHF extensions. I am receiving...
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    Standalone ATSC receiver with good signal strength display?

    I ordered the Mediasonic HW-150PVR from Amazon - should be here today. I've been trying to use an old Samsung SIR-T-451 with a DVI to HDMI adapter - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't - don't know why. The sensitivity is not very good on the Samsung, but the picture is good on the channels...
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    Standalone ATSC receiver with good signal strength display?

    Anyone know of an ATSC tuner that has a good signal strength display? I just put up an antenna rotator and want to use it to seek out stations that the auto tuning misses. Right now I have one TV that will allow me to input an RF channel number and then display signal strength and quality for...
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    Losing VHF signal in the evening

    With the antenna rotated to about 290 degrees I watched Channel 8 all evening last night - not a glitch. I still plan to install the rotator when it arrives - I'd like to experiment a bit with receiving more distant stations. There is an Ion station in Bakersfield that I've seen occasionally...
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    Losing VHF signal in the evening

    Here's the TVFOOL report. I rotated the antenna 180 degrees and rescanned - getting pretty much the same channels as before - won't know until after dark whether it helped. I do have a rotator on order but it won't be here until next week. BTW I see I was wrong about Ch 9 being a Mexican...
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    Losing VHF signal in the evening

    I recently put up a new antenna and am experiencing a strange problem. In San Diego there are 2 stations on VHF, channels 8 and 10 (plus at least one from Mexico on Channel 9). I have a Winegard 8200 pointed at 105 degrees to pick up UHF stations and the VHF stations are at about 290 degrees so...
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    Sonicview 8000HD HELP!!!!!!!!!

    Still using mine for OTA - I did have to replace the power supply caps - bought them from Digikey - they have pretty good prices and don't soak you on the shipping. It has a much better EPG display than either of my TV's. I have a MicroHD now for FTA so no longer use that function on the SV.
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    Request Opinions on SV-HD8000

    I've had a Sonicview 8000HD for a couple of years and still use it, but mostly for OTA reception. I use it mainly because I can record with it, using an external USB disk. It also does a better job of displaying the EPG than my TV does. For FTA I now use a microHD like several people have...
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    Avenger PLL321S-2 PLL = Awesome!

    Still no joy - tried setting to 10600 and turning 22khz on - no difference - still don't see the 83W channels show up. Tried other combinations also - including the one that should work with this LNBF - Universal 9750/10600 which causes the MicroHD to set the 22khz to "Auto" and gray it out...
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    Avenger PLL321S-2 PLL = Awesome!

    I bought one of these - not impressed. First thing that happened was I lost RTV etc. on 83W - just changed back to the old DMX521 and they came back - no change in dish position. I did try moving the Avenger in and out in the clamp - no difference. I also lost some of the other channels I like -...
  15. J

    Looking for a Micro HD are you?

    Yup I did - I'm not a detail guy....
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