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Lone Gunman
Lone Gunman
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Balun Info?

I've been having problems with my OTA setup now for some time and just decided a while back not to do anything with it until after the "repack" was finished. Well, "repack" was done last week and I'm getting even less channels than before so it's time to do something.

Question on baluns, so do these things either work or not at all? What I mean is can they work halfway and make you think there is something else wrong?

The picture below is of the antenna on my roof and notice it's got one of those square baluns bolted on it that looks like it's made specifically for that antenna. I was on the roof last year and replaced and waterproofed the coax connection again and while I was up there I took the cover off that thing and it appeared to have had water in it at some point?? Still working half way mind you, which is why I asked about that.

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Lone Gunman
Lone Gunman
UPDATE: Well, after reworking the original balun and reinstalling it on the antenna I could only depend on getting about 11 channels regularly. So last weekend I finally "bit the bullet" and changed out the coax and during that process I found out that the roofing ppl that replaced my roof 2 years ago had probably run roofing nails through the origional cable when they put the ridge vent back on??? Another WTF moment!! Ennywho, I replaced that coax and for the past 3 days I've had 34 channels. Here's the list and there's several there that are transmitted 66+ miles west of me.

OTA Channel scan with NEW coax cable installed.

WDBJ channel 7. 1 thru 4
WSLS channel 10. 1 thru 5
WSET channel 13. 1 thru 4
WCAV channel 19. 1 and 4 only
WWCW channel 21. 1 thru 4
WZBJ channel 24. 1 thru 3
WFXR channel 27. 1 thru 4
WZBJ ? channel 30. 1 only x not all TVs scan this one in
WFXR ? channel 36. 1 only x not all TVs scan this one in
WPXR channel 38. 1 thru 6

34 channels

Now lets just hope it stays like that for a long time cuz most ALL the TV that I record from satellites for viewing at a later time/date is now available on these OTA channels I currently have available!!
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Either a network analyzer, or a signal generator with spectrum analyzer. Total overkill for OTA, if in doubt, it may be better to just replace the coax.
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Wkbn Youngstown ohio put up a new transmitter last year and the lower tier channels were broadcast at low power for a few months before they uped the power and give the channels new channel numbers. I agree with the pa guy. I am a western pa guy too.
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Captain Midnight
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OTA broadband baluns suck! LOL. Always some variation. But what I do is buy Channel Master outdoor baluns at around $6/each. A guy on one OTA forum by the username "rabbit73" tested some baluns. Older ChannelMaster baluns worked best, but the new ones could perform nearly as well if you cut the 300 ohm leads down to 2.5" long. That keeps insertion loss down.
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Lone Gunman said:
WDBJ channel 7. 1 thru 4
WZBJ channel 24. 1 thru 3
WFXR channel 27. 1 thru 4
WZBJ ? channel 30. 1 only x not all TVs scan this one in
WFXR ? channel 36. 1 only x not all TVs scan this one in
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I was pondering this. Are you sure the 27.1 you're scanning in is WFXR and not WCAV? And that WFXR hasn't been kicked over to 36.1?

It also could be that the duplicate WZBJ on the WDBJ signal is being kicked over to 30.1, while the WZBJ-CD RF19 signal is showing as 24.1...

- Trip
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arlo
arlo
Just because. What says the antenna was designed to be 300 ohms and using a standard off the shelf 300/75 ohm balun is correct? Not knowing the antenna specs right off hand could it be the balun is a custom one designed to match the antenna for coax. Not a question, a statement.
I could be wrong.
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osu1991
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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Kate & Allie' and 'McMillan & Wife,' Dies at 80

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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘McMillan & Wife,’ Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who starred in "Kate & Allie," died Monday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 80.
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Scott Greczkowski
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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.

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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

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Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


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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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Strange Days - Nazareth
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Dancing Days - Led Zeppelin
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Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
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Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty
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long_time_Dish said:
Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty
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Let me fix that for you:
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
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All DMA's now Western Arc

I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.
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Strega said:
Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.
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Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.
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Jimbo said:
Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.
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I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.
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Mister B said:
I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.
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can't forget the little blue m&m's
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slow_poke_pete said:
can't forget the little blue m&m's
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That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!
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Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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telstar_1 said:
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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Because he didn't have a fleet of reusable rockets. Starlink works because SpaceX is able to launch hundreds (thousands?) of their Starlink satellites for what a single geostationary Internet satellite costs to build and launch on a disposable launcher.
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But how is it reusable if it's disposable
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That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!
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My gf is 29 years younger than me :shh
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telstar_1 said:
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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He does not have the resources aka $$$ compared to Elon Musk as in reality, Elon can eat Charlie for lunch or even mop the floor with Charlie if he wanted to.
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osu1991
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Dune (2020)

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long_time_Dish
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Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?
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long_time_DNC said:
Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?
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There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.
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klang said:
There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.
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Correct. I've read all of them (yes, it took awhile, better part of a year, in my spare time). And they can't really consider or classify a series about the Bene Gesserit as a prequel. Sure, I suppose they can call it that, if they want to, because it begins before the time of Paul Atredies, but it's still a stretch. It's a Dune-related novel, not a prequel as we generally think of prequels...
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Well, it looks good! I just hope they stayed close to the trilogy, but it doesn't look like it.
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Linux 7.3 Optimizes Gaming VRAM on 8GB GPUs #shorts

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House Passes AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act

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House Passes AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act

(Washington, DC) - The U.S. House has passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, marking a major step forward for broadcasters and listeners who have pushed to keep AM radio available in new cars and
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It's probably been 2 decades since I've listened to an AM radio station. Very rarely listen to FM any more.
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I am 1 that wants the AM to Stay ....
That said, since '08 I have had Sat radio available to me ... I think I have turned on AM 3 or 4 times, just to see if its still there.

Fwiw, if theres a Major disaster or bad weather or whatever, the chances of me finding out about it by going to the AM side of the radio is SLIM and None.
Even FM, I haven't really had on since '13ish, I may turn it on from time to time, just to see if its still there.
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harshness
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Jimbo said:
Fwiw, if theres a Major disaster or bad weather or whatever, the chances of me finding out about it by going to the AM side of the radio is SLIM and None.
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Automation has seen to that. You can't get evening drive traffic reports where I live, much less disaster reports.
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dishdude said:
Very rarely listen to FM any more
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That goes for a lot of people. I've been advertising on radio for more than a decade now and am very familiar with this subject. While it is still a valuable tool, it has far less impact than it did just a few years ago. The best reaction I get is from a local Country music station....they play a mix of older and newer music and have a very big footprint.
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That goes for a lot of people. I've been advertising on radio for more than a decade now and am very familiar with this subject. While it is still a valuable tool, it has far less impact than it did just a few years ago. The best reaction I get is from a local Country music station....they play a mix of older and newer music and have a very big footprint.
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Do you do any Ad's on Satellite ?

If Not, why not, because it's not Local ?
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Jimbo said:
Do you do any Ad's on Satellite ?

If Not, why not, because it's not Local ?
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No, just regular FM stations. One is the country station I mentioned and the other is a Talk Radio station which used to get fantastic results but honestly, since the death of Rush Limbaugh, talk radio just doesn't do as well. There were two guys who had an early morning show which was hugely popular here in the southeast but one of them retired a couple years ago and the show just doesn't garner the same numbers as it used to.
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