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This topic has been discussed in many different threads, but I decided to start a new one because I'm taking a different track in trying to solve the problem.
In my area of southeastern VA, we have one DT-OTA station that has been giving reception problems to many people with different OTA receivers and including myself when using the 622. I also have a ATSC tuner in a Mits LCD, which does not have any problem in handling the signal from this station.
The 622 image is pixelated, sound is garbled and frequently, the "Loss of OTA Signal" error message pops up on the screen. Other threads gave me a clue about padding down the signal to eliminate this problem, so I inserted a switchable attenuator in-line to the 622 and found I had to insert 21 dB of attenuation before the problem disappeared, but then my weaker stations were flaky. This requires changing the attenuation when switching channels, not a great situation for unattended recordings.
I know some people have deduced this problem is caused my multipath errors or signal overload, but in my case, analog stations on either side of the DT station show no signs of multipath errors and in fact one of them is delivered from the same tower as the problem DT station. Also, the problem station is not the strongest in the area.
I'm thinking that this problem is not really connected to "loss of signal" rather caused by "loss of sync." Also, the problem isn't caused by multipath errors, but with some other signal condition that affects the 622 and not other tuners.
I'm hoping there will be some person on this list that might shed some light on what other signal conditions might cause this problem where inserting attenuation pads takes care of the situation. Something along the lines of signal non-linearities such as spikes?
In my area of southeastern VA, we have one DT-OTA station that has been giving reception problems to many people with different OTA receivers and including myself when using the 622. I also have a ATSC tuner in a Mits LCD, which does not have any problem in handling the signal from this station.
The 622 image is pixelated, sound is garbled and frequently, the "Loss of OTA Signal" error message pops up on the screen. Other threads gave me a clue about padding down the signal to eliminate this problem, so I inserted a switchable attenuator in-line to the 622 and found I had to insert 21 dB of attenuation before the problem disappeared, but then my weaker stations were flaky. This requires changing the attenuation when switching channels, not a great situation for unattended recordings.
I know some people have deduced this problem is caused my multipath errors or signal overload, but in my case, analog stations on either side of the DT station show no signs of multipath errors and in fact one of them is delivered from the same tower as the problem DT station. Also, the problem station is not the strongest in the area.
I'm thinking that this problem is not really connected to "loss of signal" rather caused by "loss of sync." Also, the problem isn't caused by multipath errors, but with some other signal condition that affects the 622 and not other tuners.
I'm hoping there will be some person on this list that might shed some light on what other signal conditions might cause this problem where inserting attenuation pads takes care of the situation. Something along the lines of signal non-linearities such as spikes?
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Barrysb,
My fixed attenuator was too "iffy" for getting a signal for an extended period without breakups, so I bought the variable attenuator from antennasdirect.com that you suggested. So far, so good. I have set WAVY-10 to about 67 signal strength and no breakups yet
Are you still having success? Any new updates from the chief engineer at WAVY-10? Thanks.
Barrysb,
My fixed attenuator was too "iffy" for getting a signal for an extended period without breakups, so I bought the variable attenuator from antennasdirect.com that you suggested. So far, so good. I have set WAVY-10 to about 67 signal strength and no breakups yet
Are you still having success? Any new updates from the chief engineer at WAVY-10? Thanks.
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I'm still having success with receiving WAVY-DT at about 68-72 with attenuation. I've tried removing my preamp to see if it was affecting this problem. It was not, except I have to use a different amount of attenuation to stabilize WAVY.
Have not had any recent communication with WAVY's CE. I saw your post in the AVS thread asking for an update, but with no response. I guess there's nothing new to report. The last info I've seen is a post where the CE acknowledged OK'ing an expenditure to repair an old backup exciter to be used when updating the one on-line.
Barrysb,
My fixed attenuator was too "iffy" for getting a signal for an extended period without breakups, so I bought the variable attenuator from antennasdirect.com that you suggested. So far, so good. I have set WAVY-10 to about 67 signal strength and no breakups yet
I'm still having success with receiving WAVY-DT at about 68-72 with attenuation. I've tried removing my preamp to see if it was affecting this problem. It was not, except I have to use a different amount of attenuation to stabilize WAVY.
Have not had any recent communication with WAVY's CE. I saw your post in the AVS thread asking for an update, but with no response. I guess there's nothing new to report. The last info I've seen is a post where the CE acknowledged OK'ing an expenditure to repair an old backup exciter to be used when updating the one on-line.
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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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Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
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I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
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OTHER Mini Multiswitch
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I bought the fixed color version of these bulbs for my store several years ago...work great and no more replacing ballast. Finally had one go out and when I went back to Amazon I saw that now they come in selectable versions so no more guess work as to what color light would do best in a certain area. They are now double OR single ended...used to be strictly one way or the other. If any of you are looking at replacing the old style 4 or 8 ft bulbs, you might want to give these a try. The 8 footers are BRIGHT. I put 5 in my shooting/target shed and you can get a decent tan if you are in there long enough.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Just doing a big security update on the server, may slow down then again it may not. Just wanted to warn you guys. 
Ok the update is complete.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
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On Tuesday, I recorded the first episodes of the new season's NCIS shows on CBS (Dish provided, not OTA). The new New York series and Origins will both do Auto Skip, but the original, now season 24 does not. What's stranger, when I do a search for NCIS, Origins and New York show the current recording and the next episode it will record, but the original show only shows the current recording and some other channel showing the very first episode of season one. It makes no sense. When I set up the timers, I was able to use search for Origins and New York, but for the original, I had to scroll ahead in the guide until last Tuesday when the show was airing. Then set the timer from there. You can see its timer type is DVR where the other two are Seek. What am I missing?
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