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  1. Houston

    OTA antenna grounding question

    Vjeko, I couldn't open your attachment, thus the trials of using a DialUp. I have very little to ad to TG's informative comment. Customarily, it is not necessary to ground twice. If you do, just leave enough slack in the Cable, to remove the Block IF you have loop problems. Or, if this...
  2. Houston

    FM over HD Antenna and indoor vs outdoor

    CowboyDren, HA !, I agree with you (almost) completely ! :D I was expecting to go into the smaller Antenna setups, when the OP bauked at the one mentioned first. Also was expecting him to modify his criteria, omitting the need for a couple stations, and the addition of the separate...
  3. Houston

    FM over HD Antenna and indoor vs outdoor

    Fellas, let's talk about this a minute.... boba, I'm not all that sure that a UHF is going to pull in FM for jlabsher. That's asking a lot of an Antenna which only gets down to Ch 14, to reach farther down and pick up a Freq between Ch 6 & 7. Now, if he would get a Modified VHFhi/UHF...
  4. Houston

    Is TVFool down?

    Chart Colors – Nice to look at, but... TV View, As Jim says, the descriptions of the Colors is listed below your Chart, but, what is said there, does not comply to what I have found to be true. The statement in the "Green" section, says that one should be able to receive those channels with...
  5. Houston

    What is this cable?

    rcc, 15 channels is pretty good, but, given your location, you probably have a LOT more available to you. If you'll post your ZipCode, we can look up your Chart, and see if you can improve on that number. Or, if you'd rather do it yourself, you can follow these... LookUp & Posting...
  6. Houston

    Is TVFool down?

    AWWWW shucks ! That's just TOO subtle ! :eek: How do they expect an old guy like me to see things like that ! Thanks. Have a good Day ! :) S.W.
  7. Houston

    Is TVFool down?

    Tower Guy, That sounds like a very handy alternative to TVF ! Could you give us a link to those Maps ? Have a good Day ! :) S.W.
  8. Houston

    Terk TV44 installation with Dish 222k

    olJim, Greetings, nice to see you online again, hope you and yours are well. AlaskanPrincess, I'm not all that familiar with the 222K unit, but I will agree with Jim, on the Terk equipment ! Customarily, when one combines OTA (the Antenna) with a Dish, it's done via two or more Diplexers...
  9. Houston

    lost station

    acamus, I second the congratulations ! :D I'm very happy to hear of your good results. Unfortunately, my DialUp didn't let me open the pictures, but, I've good a good imagination. Have a good Day ! :) S.W.
  10. Houston

    Finding a contractor to install an antenna

    Antenna Installer gregfi, I happen to have a Link that may help you. I want to say this emphatically !... I have not used this company. I do not know of anyone who has. You will get some $0.0 results, until you contact them, and state the conditions. I'm not saying this is a bad...
  11. Houston

    lost station

    Jim5506, You said, "that antenna is not functionally compatible with that pre-amp". I'm inclined to agree with you, but, why do you say that, other than the obvious 300/75 Ohm difference. Have a good Day ! :) S.W.
  12. Houston

    lost station

    acamus, Wow, I know 62 &+ ! You mentioned you had some difficulty in accessing the Antenna, I see now ! Please excuse us for referring to you in third person so much, but one thing for sure is, that Splicer and I agree on the 7696 being a rather large Antenna. If you remember, I refereed...
  13. Houston

    lost station

    Blonder-Tongue Pre-Amps Spec Sheet Link Splicer, All your points are well made, and I ALWAYS read your posts carefully, as I highly recommend that acamus should also !!! One thing though... IF acamus has a CM 4221 (which I think he has), it is not rated for VHF. Wouldn't it be a good...
  14. Houston

    lost station

    Splicer, Yes, we picked up on your first post about this. It was a good point to make ! I've been retired for just about 10 years now, and I've installed several of the Winegard 796 Series, but, I just can't remember if one can optionally select 75 or 300. I haven't even considered the use...
  15. Houston

    lost station

    Winegard HD7696P, Specs, Install Manual, Links NSAA, I can not come up with a good enough Pic of the... Winegard HD7696P or in the.. Spec Sheet for the Winegard 7696P to see the Transformer section clearly. In the... Winegard Series 769 Antennas Installation Manual on Paragraph...
  16. Houston

    OTA Towers

    dartonviper, Wholesale no, very reasonably priced yes, try... Antenna Towers at Solid Signal Have a good Day ! :) S.W.
  17. Houston

    lost station

    acamus, Ok, I think that's a wise choice. The 7696 will do everything that the CM will anyway. But, you should try it just by it's self first, see how that works, and add the Amp IF it's needed (it probably will be) but try the Antenna alone first. When/IF you need the Amp, how had you...
  18. Houston

    lost station

    I apologize, I was thinking at some point, that the V-III Amp was overdriving, and it wouldn't be used. Then, the Dual setup of the V5 and a UHF Antenna (now presumed to be a 4221) both directed to 45° Azimuth. (with the SD-3700) That not withstanding, are we not duplicating the UHF here...
  19. Houston

    lost station

    acamus, I'll definitely go along with Splicer recommendation for the Y5, IF you want to go with a combined system. Since you're dong the 300 ohm, I'd use the... Winegard SD3700 to put those two together. Splicer, have you used one of those, or do you do Coax ? I'll say this though...
  20. Houston

    lost station

    acamus, The... Winegard HD7694P is a great Antenna, but I think you're cutting it a little too close on the Range. The usual "Rule of Thumb" is, to multiply the distance from you to the Transmitter by 1.5, and select an Antenna on that mileage. That would make the... Winegard...
  21. Houston

    lost station

    acamus, I took the opportunity to look up Your Chart And I'm sorry to tell you this, but I've definitely seen better ! :eek: Just to clarify... The Column marked "Real", is the Channel Frequency Number, that the Antenna actually has to be able to receive. The "(Virt)" column, are the...
  22. Houston

    lost station

    acamus, Blonder is very stingy with their specs, do you have a link you could share, for a spec sheet on the V-III ? If not, do you know what the gain is for UHF/VHF ? Though Splicers approach for the single channel attenuation is probably the way to go, here's an attenuator, which you may...
  23. Houston

    Looking for OTA digital converter box for use with VCR

    Ken, Of the three D/A Converters I have, the DTVPal Plus is the only one which has a VCR Timer. When first getting it, yes, I did some recordings, but, it was really a pain duplicating the Programs on each one. I jump around the channels a lot from week to week. I have since updated my...
  24. Houston

    Looking for OTA digital converter box for use with VCR

    Ken, The... Dish Network, TR-40CRA has the VCR Timer Feature also. I'm sure you are aware of this, but just in case someone doesn't know... There is no physical connection between a Converter and your VCR which tells the VCR to record. You set the Converter to come on to a certain...
  25. Houston

    Is there an advantage to variable gain distribution amp to pre amp?

    handymantoo, I'd agree with meinename on just about every single point he makes, specially you being TOO close for a Pre Amp ! I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're trying to do, is it to get that CW reception better? IF that's the case, it being a "2 Edge", the usual/only way to...
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