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I find the dig. chs. to be very crispy and vivid vs. analog. You're talking about 2 different "animals". As far as I'm concerned analog doesn't hold a candle to a HD dig. picture.

To All, I have found out that 1) The RS amp did not cause sound dropouts. 2) My surround system also did not cause dropouts. 3) It was determined that my Dish VIP-722 DVR is causing the problem & I am getting a replacement unit today. I was able to play DVDs through my sound system...

I believe it's a Channel Master. I got it when I had a C-Band 10' dish in 1991. The ant. is old & ratty looking with a couple of its elements missing. However, I am happily receiving all my local chs. in HD dig. I am fairly close to the sig. point of origin. The ant. was rated for up to 170...

Last night I was looking at a show on NBC- ch. 5 in W. Palm Beach. The sound dropped out 3 times but only for a split second. The amp had nothing to do with the dropouts. If ch. 29- Fox has Prison Break on Monday night I will check again for sound problems. Last Monday they had sports on so I...

Thanks, Yes, I did take out both parts & have returned the amp to RS as my signals were almost identical w/out the amp. I'll let you know the results after I can run Fox & NBC chs. for a time period.

Friday, 10/12/07 I disconnected the amp & the signals on the local chs. was not really affected. I usually watch Prison Break on Monday nights @ 8 PM on WFLX- ch. 29 in W. Palm Beach, FL where many of the dropouts have occurred. I will put on that ch. later today & see if anything occurs...

Yes, The zip code is 33412-1771, Amp is Radio Shack in line- # 15-1170. I can disconnect the amp, but may not have a strong enough signal. Tomorrow I will do that & post the results.

Hi, A few weeks ago I got my roof antenna hooked up to get 5 local chs. in HD. I have a VIP-722 HD Rec./DVR through Dish. I bought a small line amp from R-Shack and had all 5 signals coming in strongly. Nice picture, nice sound. However, something strange is happening. I was watching Fox...

Hi, I am pretty sure that the "Shack" amp helped the weaker chs. by almost 10 DB's- (Its rating) Ch. 34- CW was having all kinds of trouble with their dig. feed until yesterday morning. I must say that I never thought I'd see the day when that crummy station would ever get a decent pic. Their...

Mike, I was able to finally get all 5 locals tuned in. Today's signals: 5- NBC- 88, 12-CBS- 88, 25-ABC- 100, 29- Fox- 78, and 34- The new CW- 77. It's worth noting that all 5 chs. are in HD & have exc. PQ. There's no doubt in my mind that the amp helps to keep the sig. steady. I did...

Mike, This morning's sig. readings with amp in place: 5- 93, 12- 74, 25- 100, 29- 81, & 34 is off the air. I can't get a sig. reading until it's broadcasting. I called the station and they told me the head end is being worked on. So far I see a slight increase in the signals, but I'm not...

Hi Mike, I picked up the Shack amp yesterday. It only has a max. output of 10 DB so I feel good about that. The Mgr. tried to talk me into a 30 DB gain amp, but I think that would be overkill in this situation. Of course I can always bring this amp back if it does not meet expectations...

Hi, I looked @ both amps. The Shack amp puts out up to 10DB's & the C-Master puts out 13DB. Way back in 1987-89 I lived in CT. I had a large roof ant. to pull in 1 station that was 45 miles away. I bought an inline amp exactly like the current Shack amp. The amp made that weak ch. comein...

OK, I had a good look at the ant. As it turns out the original ant. has VHF & UHF, BUT the UHF elements are fixed with the VHF eles. I forgot that I mounted a UHF ant. on the pole below the VHF ant. I have 2 coax. runs going into a 2 way slitter- (Don't recall how or when) IE: 2 antennas...

Mike, Yes, I'm hip to all the BS about HD antenns, etc. Are you saying you'd rather amp an old ant. up vs. buying a reasonably priced new one? Are you saying that my old ant. pulls in chs. as good as a brand new one? I always thought that wasnot the case. My ant. has been through 2...

Jim, The 5 local chs. are not far away. Three are in the 60's range & the other 2 are in the 90's. OK, What antenna would you recommend @ what cost from who? Do you have Dish & if so do you know what they would charge me for a new ant. ? Thanks, Dan

Hi, I am missing 1 VHF element. The UHF antenna is clamped to the pole as is the VHF antenna. The pole is fine. All cable runs are in my garage attic which is easy to get to. The signal on the 2 VHF chs. is in the 90,s. Signal on 1 UHF ch. is 100, the other 2 is in the 60's. One ch. is...

I was told that a new antenna will pick up chs. much stronger than an old, beat up one. I might consider an amp. Any other thoughts on amps?

Hi, I live @ zip code 33412-1771. Signal strength on 3 chs.- 60's, 2 chs.- 95. I know nothing about any other digital chs. around here. I just got my TV 2 mos. ago & I have not been following any articles on digital chs. other than the networks.

Hi All, I got a Vip-722 Dish HD Rec./DVR about 3 weeks ago. Here in W. Palm Beach, FL Dish gets the local chs., But NOT in HD. I have a new Sony KDS-R60XBR2 HD set. I followed the instructions to scan in the local chs. from my current roof antenna and no problem. They all turned into...