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    WOW 180 Miles

    my antenna dose 120 miles all the time. but its 300 ohm jax, tampa. local antenna farm bithlo, fl
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    75 ohm Antennas

    your close and no anger biker man a yagi is not 75 ohm
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    75 ohm Antennas

    what more, i know radio - mfj
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    75 ohm Antennas

    picture is a made 50 ohm dipole with a ground plane made for microwave frequencies. the only difference in tv is length of the main antenna. then there is the coax velocity factor.
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    75 ohm Antennas

    hello everyone, this post is all about 75 ohm antennas if you dont know what a real 75 ohm antenna is please dont make a comment. no transformers are used.
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    atsc antenna

    subject destroyed by ignorance and anger.
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    atsc antenna

    why are forum posters like that allowed here. terrible
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    atsc antenna

    if you dont have any relevant info about the subject please stop
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    atsc antenna

    what again? i was talking about the master antenna cable in the comments. please stop
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    atsc antenna

    what, ever herd of a 75 ohm dc block? please no anger
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    atsc antenna

    300 ohm is still used the needed 300 ohm transformer proves comments are wrong. use of 75 ohm needs electricity.
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    atsc antenna

    new post because of off topic tech. first, there is no such thing as a hd antenna. regardless what people tell you 300 ohm twin lead is not dead at all they are miss informed. coax is better for electrical noisy environments (shielded wire) only. twin lead wire is better than coax if electrical...
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    New to OTA, looking for advice

    i did a post here back in the day on multiple antennas you will need a combiner or use ultra low loss 300 ohm wire connected correctly then run the coax. as for vhf uhf sometimes i skip the vhf if there is not enough stations to justify a combo antenna purchase and get a bigger than needed uhf...
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    Off-Air subject based TV networks

    hello everyone, been long time since posted. i have noticed air tv programing is starting to look like basic cable/sat same type subject grouped to a channel. is there a list of current subject based off-air networks. if this keeps up even people that must have basic cable /sat programing will...
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    rad shack stock

    digital ota traffic may now be low but please dont forget.
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    rad shack stock

    hello, just wanted to let everyone know the u4000 uhf 60 miler antenna that radio shack sells works very well in heavy tree locations. port orange, fl to antenna farm in bithlo, fl about 45 miles , trees in way. ! works.
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    too many receiver prompts

    hello everyone, i did try a forum search. my question is im using a h23-600 receiver and watch a lot of basic programing using the guide scheduler and get a video prompt 2 minutes every time before its changing and also anytime i try to control anything on av1, av2, or tv im always pressing the...
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    What's the biggest antenna money can buy?

    The TV fool looks good do you have any nearby trees or buildings? What is your building made of concrete or wood? The more terrestrial info would help to better describe where you are currently trying to use those antennas to get a TV signal.
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    OTA cable question

    I would check each coax F connector end if still good. From my past experience with TV installers work some like to use twist on connectors not good for stopping water. I use crimped lug F connector ends the ground holds up better than the twisty ones. If you have crimped lug F connector ends...
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    Samsung SIR-TS360 time set

    Hello rodder, The time for all DirecTV receivers is set by a satellite. When using the receiver for OTA only the time dosnt work and now the program guide dosnt work anymore when connected to the 18 inch dish.
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    New TV (LG) hiccups on audio

    hello JohninSD, If you can select it try setting your TVs audio to PCM. If that gets you sound its your TVs demodulator.
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    Best Medium Directional Antenna for 1st floor of apartment complex

    hello durandtheman, if you really want to try a directional antenna and you have a balcony just put up a di-pole tap at the center of the guard rail everything must be properly di-electric.
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    Best Medium Directional Antenna for 1st floor of apartment complex

    need any antenna Hello, There is a not well known antenna that could be tried they are called an "absorption antenna" they only work in the UHF band mostly used commercially in cellular phones or wireless networks. You should be able to be on the back side of an apartment building using a new...
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    My "Headend" experiment

    More FTA station info.
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    Cheap folded di-poles do work

    I installed a cheap folded dipole antenna in an attic using ultra low loss 300ohm wire. Everyone should try this too like the home made bow-tie antennas. The installation was 8 feet across and 3 feet down the center (frequency band overkill) to a 300ohm-75ohm transformer glued then taped to the...