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  1. ken2400

    Farthest tv station you have received?

    about 120 or so miles digital signal WROC from North Utica NY for around 5 mins or so. 8 bay antenna
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    How do I use a satallite dish as a UHF antenna?

    About 20" Sent from my XT1526 using the SatelliteGuys app!
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    How do I use a satallite dish as a UHF antenna?

    Found one of theses antennas xium antenna "dish looking" xium dish looking one
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    Economical OTA Recording Equipment?

    Just remember if you get a HomeworX 150PVR it may delete the a given set of channels it it can not receive them. It may also delete recurring timed events from time to time. Good luck.
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    How do I use a satallite dish as a UHF antenna?

    I would like use a satellite dish as a UHF antenna. I have old Primestar dishes, 18" dishes, offset Ku dish 36", C band 6' dish. I was thinking of putting a bow tie antenna at the focal point. I have one set of channels I want to get so this being directional is not big deal. Anyone have any...
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    Looking to record clear QAM channel

    I am looking to record a HD clear QAM channel. Looking to record 8 hours a week. Need to move it between two places. I have a Homeworkx 150 box now BUT willing to use something else. Thanks
  7. ken2400

    Home-made OTA TV window antenna

    Nice job BUT find a way separate the two main wires all the way down. Maybe cut the metal in the middle of each of the four bow ties. Please write back with your findings. Thanks
  8. ken2400

    A new year. Anything changed OTA in your market?

    I noted GRIT from Syracuse NY 5-2 WTVH Real channel 47 on Wed Dec 31st BUT I might have missed the real day it went up.
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    Need Standalone Pvr That Can Record Ntsc From Cable Tv Band Onto Usb

    The cable provider is an in-house one that only does NTSC on channel 20. Thanks for the idea tho. I have the 150 box and it does fine with my antenna.
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    Need Standalone Pvr That Can Record Ntsc From Cable Tv Band Onto Usb

    I am in need of a standalone PVR that records onto USB that receives NTSC from cable TV band. Are there any that can both NTSC and ATSC? Thanks
  11. ken2400

    Pre amp with two inputs/best way combind two antennas?

    North of Utica and can see some of it from about 100 yards away. The neighbor ordered a Antennas Direct PA-18 amp. So I get to see how that works out.
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    Pre amp with two inputs/best way combind two antennas?

    True BUT the I got the neighbor to buy two. One for him and a friend. The neighbor put one up and is letting me play with other until the his friend needs it. So with that said ALL the antennas I am talking about are...
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    Pre amp with two inputs/best way combind two antennas?

    Thanks for all the feedback. The antenna is a db8 and is up. I need to get the owner to move it a bit. Can get most except real channels 15 and 29. They are like 180 apart so I think I MIGHT get 29 if the antenna get move a bit more from the backlobe. I like the one antenna idea. I...
  14. ken2400

    Pre amp with two inputs/best way combind two antennas?

    Looking for an amp with two inputs or what the best way to combind two antennas? I need to combind two antennas because of station directions. Thanks
  15. ken2400

    How does one make a double loop OTA antenna

    So I made this double loop OTA antenna and want to pass the instructions onto a friend. Is there a site that show how? What is looks like is a figure 8 antenna that is directly connected to 75 ohm cable. Each loop is 7" and the wires in the middle don't cross. I stands about 3" off a...
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    Looking for OTA digital converter box for use with VCR

    Well I went with the Zinwell ZAT-970A and It has a GREAT :up tuner. Better than the Zenith and APEX I have. I can pull in stuff with my wimpy antenna (a figure 8 loop with no balon) that others can not. Looks like a good box overall. Hope it works out for me. Thanks for the ideas.
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    Looking for OTA digital converter box for use with VCR

    Thanks for the info. Like most thing in life time or $$$. In this case it is stuff for my wife and it should not change too much so I don't mind the upfront programming of both the converter and VCR. Have you tried the box you listed? Thanks
  18. ken2400

    Is it possible to get far away stations?

    Like the rest say. Hit and miss. One night I was over helping a friend and he received a station about 80 miles away. I went home and received it also. It was only that night and a few others. It was retro TV. I now get it off 83W FTA sat. Good luck searching.
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    Looking for OTA digital converter box for use with VCR

    I see there is DTV Pal DTV Pal Plus and Zinwell ZAT-970A Any others? Anyone have use them a VCR? Thank
  20. ken2400

    Looking to record digital TV cheaply without PC

    I see why people are happy with 5 gen tuners like the one I have in the Best Buy OTA converter box. I hooked up the 811 and it so-so. It has not upgraded and P424 yet but it's tuner working as well as the others I have. Thanks for all the info. Keep ya posted.
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    Looking to record digital TV cheaply without PC

    I have yet another option. As a pack rat and buyer of much stuff I have a Dish HD 811 receiver sitting around. I looked at the manual it appears it can be setup to turn on and work with a VCR. Main downfall is I need to have a set dish at 110 or 119 connected at all times to it. Anyway...
  22. ken2400

    Looking to record digital TV cheaply without PC

    Thanks for the update. What about Zinwell ZAT-970A Digital Converter Box W/ Analog Pass-Through ZAT-970A As a tuner. Thanks
  23. ken2400

    Looking to record digital TV cheaply without PC

    OK I am thinking of using a tuner that would turn it self on and off at give times and change to a given channel. I would program the VCR to turn on and off and record a given RCA input. Programing would not change too much per month the time to do it would not be too bad. What about this...
  24. ken2400

    Looking to record digital TV cheaply without PC

    I am looking to record digital Over the air TV cheaply. I don't mind having to do it the basic way with record X channel at X time for X period of time. I have digital OTA converter Box and VHS BUT want something with the recorder and turner in one unit. Don't mind recording onto DVD's...
  25. ken2400

    HDTV: What antenna model is this? Will an amplifier improve signal or a new antenna?

    I see the antenna now :up I agree the top set looks OK but would like the other poster wrote move the other further apart. Good job on the rest tho. :up