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I was lucky enough to have a customer come into my shop who is involved with the digital transmissions of many of the digital stations in my area. They provide the uplink for most of the stations to the digital antenna site. Some interesting things came out of our discussion.
First, antennaweb.org information is not entirely correct for my area (Raleigh, NC). It lists the digital signal for ABC comming off the wrong tower and at the wrong location. This explains why I could not receive ABC and the rest of the stations. Most of the people I talked to were under the impression that the ABC tower was 100' away from the HD tower carring most of the stations here. The ABC digital tower is over a 1/2 mile away -- this makes a tremendous differance when pointing the antenna. Could it be that antennaweb.org is wrong on other locations around the country?
Second, I had placed a signal power amp before the 811. This gentleman (Jim) infomed me that for digital signals it is best to put the amp in the middle of the run of your cable from the antenna to the receiver. He said that putting it next to the antenna or next to the receiver did not improve the signal enough. Next to the antenna would improve the signal but with runs over 30' to your receiver you would start to have signal loss. Next to the receiver and you would just be improving a weaker signal that already had loss from the cable length.
By putting it in the middle of the run (mine is 75' and the amp is in the attic at 40' from the antenna) would do the best. By doing that you would receive the best possible signal from your antenna and be able to deliver the strongest signal possible to your receiver.
Third, he suggested that I forego a rotor and just use a second antenna. He also suggested that I get a lockout/passthrough splitter from Channelmaster. This product has to be ordered for the one channel you want to receive and it blocks out all other signals so as to not interfere with your other antenna. It is called the Chanelmaster Joiner/Tenner. I will be ordering one on Monday.
So, by using his information how did the 811 work? Most of my signal went from the high sixtys and low seventys to the mid eighties with the one antenna. I also received two digital stations (one from 45 miles away with a 74-76 constant signal) that I could not receive before. When I hook up the ABC antenna my nominal signal strength drops about 3 to 5 %. I lose two digital stations. This is the reason for the Joiner/Tenner. The 811 cannot find the stronger signal to lock onto.
Now, with one antenna, the 811 locks onto and holds within 2 seconds!! Unbelievable-- I could not believe how quick it locked. It even had a more stable signal lock with movement of only about .5%! That's right, 1/2 of a percent of signal strength! I did not know the 811 could work this well.
With the second antenna the 811 cannot pick up the digital signals that are the farthest away (45 and 37 miles). And signal lock can take up to 10 seconds but it does happen and once again with no signal loss once the lock is permanant. It shifts between 49 and the top of the signal (lets say 78) and goes back and forth about 5 to 6 times then locks.
That is why the Joiner/Tenner is comming. To lock out all other signals except for the ABC channel from the second location. This will end the interferance from the second antenna and allow the 811 to see the one antenna only.
One more thing, the weakest digital station is WB in the low 70's with one antenna hooked up. With two antennas hooked up we go through the aprox 10 second routine and then the 811 locks at 61 solid! Thats right, at 61 %. It does not move!. No loss of video or audio. The signal strength meter does not move. I was very surprised by this. I have never seen the 811 lock and not have some signal strength movement. Needless to say, I am now very happy with my digital OTA experiance with the 811.
FYI, my house sits about 32 miles from the main HD antenna and about 33 miles from the ABC digital tower that is 5 degrees east of the WRAL digital tower.
Information shared with me by Jim also included that one antenna for everyone is not going to work. This was confirmed by a call to the local Channelmaster distributor in my area, their statement was that when they go out to a house they take four or five antennas with them. They have no idea which one will do best until they put it up.
My conclusion about the 811 OTA reception is that E* is alot closer to putting the polish on the 811's OTA reception than most of us had thought.
First, antennaweb.org information is not entirely correct for my area (Raleigh, NC). It lists the digital signal for ABC comming off the wrong tower and at the wrong location. This explains why I could not receive ABC and the rest of the stations. Most of the people I talked to were under the impression that the ABC tower was 100' away from the HD tower carring most of the stations here. The ABC digital tower is over a 1/2 mile away -- this makes a tremendous differance when pointing the antenna. Could it be that antennaweb.org is wrong on other locations around the country?
Second, I had placed a signal power amp before the 811. This gentleman (Jim) infomed me that for digital signals it is best to put the amp in the middle of the run of your cable from the antenna to the receiver. He said that putting it next to the antenna or next to the receiver did not improve the signal enough. Next to the antenna would improve the signal but with runs over 30' to your receiver you would start to have signal loss. Next to the receiver and you would just be improving a weaker signal that already had loss from the cable length.
By putting it in the middle of the run (mine is 75' and the amp is in the attic at 40' from the antenna) would do the best. By doing that you would receive the best possible signal from your antenna and be able to deliver the strongest signal possible to your receiver.
Third, he suggested that I forego a rotor and just use a second antenna. He also suggested that I get a lockout/passthrough splitter from Channelmaster. This product has to be ordered for the one channel you want to receive and it blocks out all other signals so as to not interfere with your other antenna. It is called the Chanelmaster Joiner/Tenner. I will be ordering one on Monday.
So, by using his information how did the 811 work? Most of my signal went from the high sixtys and low seventys to the mid eighties with the one antenna. I also received two digital stations (one from 45 miles away with a 74-76 constant signal) that I could not receive before. When I hook up the ABC antenna my nominal signal strength drops about 3 to 5 %. I lose two digital stations. This is the reason for the Joiner/Tenner. The 811 cannot find the stronger signal to lock onto.
Now, with one antenna, the 811 locks onto and holds within 2 seconds!! Unbelievable-- I could not believe how quick it locked. It even had a more stable signal lock with movement of only about .5%! That's right, 1/2 of a percent of signal strength! I did not know the 811 could work this well.
With the second antenna the 811 cannot pick up the digital signals that are the farthest away (45 and 37 miles). And signal lock can take up to 10 seconds but it does happen and once again with no signal loss once the lock is permanant. It shifts between 49 and the top of the signal (lets say 78) and goes back and forth about 5 to 6 times then locks.
That is why the Joiner/Tenner is comming. To lock out all other signals except for the ABC channel from the second location. This will end the interferance from the second antenna and allow the 811 to see the one antenna only.
One more thing, the weakest digital station is WB in the low 70's with one antenna hooked up. With two antennas hooked up we go through the aprox 10 second routine and then the 811 locks at 61 solid! Thats right, at 61 %. It does not move!. No loss of video or audio. The signal strength meter does not move. I was very surprised by this. I have never seen the 811 lock and not have some signal strength movement. Needless to say, I am now very happy with my digital OTA experiance with the 811.
FYI, my house sits about 32 miles from the main HD antenna and about 33 miles from the ABC digital tower that is 5 degrees east of the WRAL digital tower.
Information shared with me by Jim also included that one antenna for everyone is not going to work. This was confirmed by a call to the local Channelmaster distributor in my area, their statement was that when they go out to a house they take four or five antennas with them. They have no idea which one will do best until they put it up.
My conclusion about the 811 OTA reception is that E* is alot closer to putting the polish on the 811's OTA reception than most of us had thought.
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Daisy Ridley to Star in New Take on 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' at Paramount+
I'm not usually a fan of remakes but the description provided in the article does intrigue me.
I'm not usually a fan of remakes but the description provided in the article does intrigue me.
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Don't know if any of you have watched this series yet, it would be interesting to see if you feel this review was accurate. It was very humorous to listen to however.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tsDO3y8I2c
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
Comcast Just Lost 274,000 TV Customers & 144,000 Internet Customers In Just Three Months | Cord Cutters News
Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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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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Didn't see a thread like this so I figured why not start one. This is about natural supplements. If you aren't into supplements, fine, but please let those of us who do want to discuss this discuss it.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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IS Amiko MIRA 3 any good ???
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
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Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.
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Can't imagine what the son is going through.
Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster
Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.
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UPDATE: Six Flags is adding seatbelts to all 9 rollercoasters
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Six Flags adds important safety feature after teacher died
Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed at the theme park in Austell earlier this month, after he was thrown from his seat on the Goliath rollercoaster. Four others were injured.
Finally ....UPDATE: Six Flags is adding seatbelts to all 9 rollercoasters
Six Flags adds important safety feature after teacher died
Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed at the theme park in Austell earlier this month, after he was thrown from his seat on the Goliath rollercoaster. Four others were injured.
Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
