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    Help

    I'm in Maine but try this website: http://antennaweb.org After plugging in your zip I'd say probably not. There are plans to make your own antenna on the web if you do need a little more signal. A cheap inline amp sometimes works wonders, indoor or out...
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    Obama wants to delay the transition to DTV

    Dodge, The signals will get stronger after the transition?
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    Gray Hoverman Homemade Antenna

    I built a homemade channel master ripoff (w/4 pairs of bow ties) and a gray hoverman very similar to the one pictured above. I wasn't satisfied with either and they appeared about the same to me. Instead I found a picture (http://www.2150.com/broadcast/images/square_shooter_1.jpg) of the...
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    Repair OTA antenna

    I would guess that your first priority would be to balance the antenna by making sure that it is symmetrical. If elements are missing from one side and not the other then either replace the missing ones or remove some of the remaining ones. Try and figure out what the existing material is...
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    Ordered DTV pal (South Florida)

    I just found my Pal on my next door neighbor's steps in an adjacent condo. She is often out of town. It was delivered about 4pm yesterday (according to the tracking number on the box) and has sat through a few nasty thunderstorms since then. The box was thoroughly saturated in water. Most of...
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    Ordered DTV pal (South Florida)

    That letter caused me a fair amount of concern since it isn't readily apparent that this is in fact a receipt for the Pal. At first it looked like I had accidentally signed up for ongoing dn service. I ordered mine about the same time as yours and haven't gotten it yet. How was yours shipped...
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    DTV With Scan Override?

    With the insignia converter box you can manually set channels without scanning for them, then use the signal meter to try and tune it in. It even has an audio tone designating better/worse signal. Is this what you're talking about?
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    Choices,Choices what converter box to buy

    The insignia allows you to edit and input channels manually.
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    Very Good $2.00 Homemade Antenna For HDTV

    The Gray Hoverman is at: Design of The Gray-Hoverman Antenna - Digital Home Canada The nice thing about this is the designer has apparently given permission for people to make their own.
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    Very Good $2.00 Homemade Antenna For HDTV

    I built a Gray-Hoverman single bay antenna earlier today using 16 guage steel wire I picked up at the hardware store as an element. I compared it to the coat hanger antenna and the Gray-Hoverman appeared slightly better. I was comparing them without any reflector on either antenna.
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    Very Good $2.00 Homemade Antenna For HDTV

    It sounds like we are on the same page. Try it and let me know how it works out. This is supposed to be a uhf only antenna. Is the reason it is good for only uhf because of the V lengths? Could it be used for vhf by changing the length? Are 10, 13, 15 the real channels? I think uhf starts...
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    Very Good $2.00 Homemade Antenna For HDTV

    I noticed that signal was affected by the reflector spacing as well. I visualized an adjustable reflector mounting to fine tune this distance between the antenna elements and the back screen but haven't gotten around to making one yet. Has anyone tried fine tuning this and found the optimum...