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  1. Grandude

    SF/BayArea KTVU Digital Question

    I cannot receive KTVU-DT from Sutro but get KRON-DT easily. Their actual channel numbers are 56.1 from KTVU and 57.1 for KRON so one would think it would be easy. Sent an e-mail to their engineer and got this reply: We did increase our power to 1000kW. If you receive virtual channel 4.1...
  2. Grandude

    Spray Paint OTA Antenna?

    I can't imagine a thin coat of paint causing any deterioration of signal. If I were going to do this I would make sure it would be a paint that would stick to the metal used in the antenna. I've wondered if I could get away with twining some vines, probably plastic ones, around a rooftop...
  3. Grandude

    what coax should I use for OTA ?

    Roland, My point was that the typical UHF signal doesn't have the stringent requirements of the satellite signals now in use. Your point about multipath in strong signal environments is well taken and worth considering. I stand by my comments though and take note, I said if I were going to...
  4. Grandude

    what coax should I use for OTA ?

    OTA signals do not need RG-6. If it were me I would use RG-6 if I had it but would use RG-59 if I had it. If I had to go buy some, I would get the RG-6 as you might want to use it for something else later. I tried a comparison with my OTA as I get rather flakey signals some of the time and...