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I've been reading a lot about this coat hanger antenna said to be better than most store bought antennas. I have a huge antenna I bought a couple years ago, one that I was told I would need to receive my local channels & tried finding the best spot possible but 1 channel is all I get reliably. I live 50 miles south of Seattle but I'm unable to pick up the local channels. The only one I do get is 40 miles nw from me. I live in the sticks and there's a lot of hills all around me.
But I've been reading that this coat hanger antenna along with a few other home made antennas, out perform some of the best aerial antennas on the market.
Has anyone here heard about this or have had any experience with this?
Also, I've read that nearly all TV channels are now UHF, even if their allocated TV station number is in the VHF range, the actual frequency is in the UHF range now since the transition. My antenna picks up all kinds of bands & frequency.
Maybe simpler is better.
But I've been reading that this coat hanger antenna along with a few other home made antennas, out perform some of the best aerial antennas on the market.
Has anyone here heard about this or have had any experience with this?
Also, I've read that nearly all TV channels are now UHF, even if their allocated TV station number is in the VHF range, the actual frequency is in the UHF range now since the transition. My antenna picks up all kinds of bands & frequency.
Maybe simpler is better.
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Finally took a picture of my home made antenna. Used some wood, pvc, and rabbit fence with aluminum wire from the hardware store. I used plans for the dimensions found here:
Index of /~mclapp/Antennas/4baystuff
Antenna is about 30 miles from the transmitter, and in the basement pointing out a sliding glass door at a deck and more houses and trees. I have a Radio Shack signal booster plugged in to the output of the antenna, and get high 80's to mid 90's on the UHF channels, and mid to high 70's for the VHF channels. Don't have any real signal issues until it falls below 70. Without the signal booster I loose about 4 points on the scale.
I'm sure I can hit 100 on some UHF channels if I aimed just for them, but current direction just gets all of them reasonable. The VHF channels are the challenge with this design. It used to be just the whiskers, but when the move of some channels to VHF, I had to add the reflector in the back to pick them up.
If I would just put it on the upper floor and outside, it would get them all at 100.
the link above is a folder of a guy that posted or posts on avsforum and he and others did analysis of the designs. The one I made is really good for UHF, but needed the reflector for VHF. The folder above has some tips for both along with the reflector idea.
Index of /~mclapp/Antennas/4baystuff
Antenna is about 30 miles from the transmitter, and in the basement pointing out a sliding glass door at a deck and more houses and trees. I have a Radio Shack signal booster plugged in to the output of the antenna, and get high 80's to mid 90's on the UHF channels, and mid to high 70's for the VHF channels. Don't have any real signal issues until it falls below 70. Without the signal booster I loose about 4 points on the scale.
I'm sure I can hit 100 on some UHF channels if I aimed just for them, but current direction just gets all of them reasonable. The VHF channels are the challenge with this design. It used to be just the whiskers, but when the move of some channels to VHF, I had to add the reflector in the back to pick them up.
If I would just put it on the upper floor and outside, it would get them all at 100.
the link above is a folder of a guy that posted or posts on avsforum and he and others did analysis of the designs. The one I made is really good for UHF, but needed the reflector for VHF. The folder above has some tips for both along with the reflector idea.
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With the 1st Quarter Report just released, Dish lost another 180,000, now at 4.84 Million.
Sling now at 1.79 million subscribers, down approximately 190,000.
For comparison, YouTube TV now has about double the subscribers of Dish and Sling combined.
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Sling now at 1.79 million subscribers, down approximately 190,000.
For comparison, YouTube TV now has about double the subscribers of Dish and Sling combined.
DISH & Sling TV Lost Over 366,000 TV Subscribers In Just 3 Months | Cord Cutters News
EchoStar Corporation, the owner of the DISH Network satellite television service and the Sling TV streaming platform, continued to experience steep declines in its pay-television customer base during the first three months of 2026. The company reported a net loss of approximately 366,000 pay-TV...
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My Joey 4 is installed on a bedroom tv.
The diamond buttons had been reset.
I thought this was unusual.
I had to reprogram the double diamond button for PIP which I watch.
No problem.
PIP feature on the Joey 4 had been used to watch two channels at once which I thought was the limitation being only two channels vs.Hopper 3's multi-view four channels.
This time when I selected the PIP feature I noticed an option for Multi-View?
Could this be?
Yes it could.
This software update does this.
Multi-view PIP (4 channels) Is Now Available on Joey 4.
This is freaking awesome and very surprising!!!
Very wonderful for me.
The diamond buttons had been reset.
I thought this was unusual.
I had to reprogram the double diamond button for PIP which I watch.
No problem.
PIP feature on the Joey 4 had been used to watch two channels at once which I thought was the limitation being only two channels vs.Hopper 3's multi-view four channels.
This time when I selected the PIP feature I noticed an option for Multi-View?
Could this be?
Yes it could.
This software update does this.
Multi-view PIP (4 channels) Is Now Available on Joey 4.
This is freaking awesome and very surprising!!!
Very wonderful for me.
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Unfortunately do to NDA's I can't discuss beta features until they are released to the public. But lets just say the DISH team is doing some amazing work.
Received this e-mail 3 days ago... At the bottom, it says limited to one Multi-view session per household. How does it work if someone had Hopper 3, Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus, Wired Joey 4 and a Wireless Joey 4 for example? Can they all do Multi-view session at the same time?
Unfortunately due to NDA's I can't discuss beta features until they are released to the public. But lets just say the DISH team is doing some amazing work.
Is there an estimated Amazing Date when we might see the results of this Amazing Work?
I know this is for Dish TV service but was wondering if anyone has gone from Verizon to the Dish Boost Mobile cell phone service and would you recommend it.
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. the mega carriers starter companies are nothing more than CDL mills!!! they get a kickback from everyone that goes through them. freight rates are double from what they were 2-3 years ago also.. there's a goldmine in trucking right now!!!
ever notice that 90% don't last there first year? recruiters are like used car salesmen there lying when there lips are moving
. the mega carriers starter companies are nothing more than CDL mills!!! they get a kickback from everyone that goes through them. freight rates are double from what they were 2-3 years ago also.. there's a goldmine in trucking right now!!!
I never did, nor would I ever drive for the mega's. They're worse than puppy mills.ever notice that 90% don't last there first year? recruiters are like used car salesmen there lying when there lips are moving
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same here. i got my own authority right out of the door!!! i never worked for the megas a day in my life.. i bought a beater with a heater went on a load board and looked for my first load and ran it.. providing there insurance would let me run it. and most of the time it was no.. the training schools get a govt kickback for everyone one that goes through em weather they pass or flunk... got my brokers licence i can broker my own freight also. nor would i drive for the megas since they exploit you!!! i didn't spend thousands to get my cdl to be babysat and micro managed. i wouldn't put up with alot of sh*t the megas pull!!! when i started i sold the car and gave up the apt and lived life read books and podcasts on investing while driving.. ofcurse people thought i was crazy back in the the now there my best friend
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just an outward facing cam for a**holes in 4 wheelers and the break checker's
i own my own truck i don't have none of that crap
just an outward facing cam for a**holes in 4 wheelers and the break checker's
I thought about just buying my own, but goddang. I bought a nice 2000 W900L in 2004 for $52K. New they were just over 100K. Now, a new KW W990 is over $300,000.00i own my own truck i don't have none of that crap
I couldn't afford a new one, but used truck prices are just as crazy
Ok, I'm bored .... actually - to be more precise - I'm bored of eating the same rotation of 9 or 10 meals that are currently my "go-to" meals. My wife works the long hours - I work from home as and when i feel like it ... which means i generally do most of the cooking ... and so by default - i also make out the shopping list ...
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
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Enchiladas. 1 red chile beef, 1 green chile chicken and 1 chile con queso served with papas and beans.
Shared an assortment of taco's for taco Tuesday. Didn't share the Mexican lager. That was for me.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Recently had a Hopper 3 installed and noticed that I have a green bar at the top of my screen, also occasionally a thin green line on the right side. I have tried switching hdmi ports on the tv as well as different cables. My only thought is that it is the age of the TV. Thoughts and suggestions?
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Ok, but I'm not disagreeing with that. All I am saying is I'm not surprised they're getting more and more for their programming, and it makes sense to maximize the value while at it's most popular - with no signs of it waning.
In response we've gotten:
- The government should largely ruin the sport by repealing the antitrust exemption because billionaires are bad - ignoring the harm it would do to both players and fans
- Drop NFLST 25% because there's 1 less game on Sundays
Speaking of maximizing revenue, Fox picked up the rights to broadcast games in Mexico.
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The analysts at LightShed Partners predict the Fox acquisition of Roku will "embolden" the NFL to negotiate new TV deals this year.
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NFL confirms no supplemental draft this year, stranding the gambler from Texas Tech, he'll likely have to wait until next year's proper draft after losing his NCAA eligibility and the NFL denying his 11th hour application for the supplemental draft.
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No 2026 supplemental draft; Brendan Sorsby's NFL path paused
The NFL has decided not to hold a supplemental draft this year, effectively halting Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's path to the league this season.