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28556
Well, I just did some experimenting in the basement and discovered that I have what is probably a Terk HDTVi. The Terk I had years ago, which did very little...
Ed Rudolph
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Oct 30, 2009
9:29 pm
28557
What you don't understand is that right under the tower those horizontally transmitted signals are very low in power. Richard Swank ...
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Oct 30, 2009
9:38 pm
28558
Ed, All the stations moved to the new Main Antennas at the top of the tower about a week and a half ago, sounds like that is when you lost the KTVU signal....
bob_lopaka
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Oct 31, 2009
12:54 am
28559
Hi Bob... 38.1 I can get with my old setup, 29.1 I can't....
Ed Rudolph
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Oct 31, 2009
1:03 am
28560
If you can get an antenna outside the house and experiment with location you should have better luck....
bob_lopaka
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Oct 31, 2009
1:08 am
28561
The upstairs problem was probably just multipath. If the other set is in the basement you really shouldn't expect reception from any antenna that is not at...
epicurusradium
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Oct 31, 2009
3:10 am
28562
Ed, Can you give me an idea of your location, the cross streets would suffice. Thanks, Bob ... getting Fox-TV over the air. I live in SF within sight of the...
bob_lopaka
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Oct 31, 2009
5:09 am
28563
19th and texas streets...
Ed Rudolph
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Oct 31, 2009
5:15 am
28564
Thanks, some field tests are being planned, I will pass that on....
bob_lopaka
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Oct 31, 2009
5:49 am
28565
Thanks Bob. Sounds good! Ed...
Ed Rudolph
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Oct 31, 2009
6:07 am
28566
... Umm, might one inquire who is doing the field tests - that is Sutro association, or individual stations? Also, are these limited to specific areas or...
epicurusradium
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Oct 31, 2009
6:50 pm
28567
Hammett & Edison, a respected broadcast consulting engineering company, has been hired to do the field tests. http://www.h-e.com/...
Don Hackler
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Oct 31, 2009
7:03 pm
28568
I had a request to take a look at the Sutro stations with the new antennas, so I did. It's a little out of focus. Sorry. But it should still be reasonable...
nwsayer
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Oct 31, 2009
9:25 pm
28569
That is Very interesting, thanks for taking the time to do that. As you know however the antenna you used is not flat from channel 7 to channel 51. If you...
bob_lopaka
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Oct 31, 2009
10:08 pm
28570
It's actually two antennas, of course. since KGO is VHF. The VHF antenna is a Y5-7-13, but it's pointed towards Fremont Peak - 180 degrees the wrong way. The...
nwsayer
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Nov 1, 2009
1:39 am
28571
I'm getting no signal from KTVU just trying to figure out if the problem might be on their end...
w_e_wesley
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Nov 2, 2009
3:29 am
28572
I'm not so sure this isn't an RF safety survey which of course is required by both the FCC and OSHA after changes to transmission systems. Of course if this is...
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Nov 2, 2009
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28573
In this case, the test is a field test to verify proper performance of the new antennas. Sutro is paying for the field test as part of the overall project. The...
Don Hackler
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Nov 2, 2009
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28574
11.3 is showing Russian News at the moment. Are they dropping NBC US in the Bay Area? This is the only channel that worth watching locally....
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Nov 2, 2009
4:38 pm
28575
... Hi - nothing changed with Universal Sports - Russia Today airs on Universal Sports each day at 8am, but otherwise Universal Sports programming runs on that...
yeehayeeha
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Nov 2, 2009
4:47 pm
28576
Hi.... I'm going to divert the thread back to my original post. Originally I posted after suddenly losing reception on KTVU. Well, I fished an old rabbit ear...
Ed Rudolph
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Nov 3, 2009
3:55 pm
28577
Ed, are you able to receive channels 60.1 and 44.1, I ask because those stations transmit on RF channels that are adjacent to KTVU? Also, are you able to...
bob_lopaka
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Nov 3, 2009
8:24 pm
28578
Where you able to receive KTVU prior to them switching to their new main antenna a couple of weeks ago? What is your location, city and cross streets? ...
bob_lopaka
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Nov 3, 2009
8:27 pm
28579
... Have to jump in here.... (hold your fire please :) Strange phenomenon with KGO. Since the rest of Sutro stations went to the new antennas KGO actually has...
epicurusradium
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Nov 3, 2009
11:08 pm
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Bob, I get 66.1, 60.1 44.1, 38.1 and 28.1 all with pretty good signal strength. 2.1 = nothing....
Ed Rudolph
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Nov 4, 2009
2:42 am
28581
Ed, have you tried a double-rescan? Remove the antenna and do a rescan, you should find no channels. Turn off the TV or digital converter box and unplug the...
bob_lopaka
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Nov 4, 2009
3:25 am
28582
5.1 and 4.1 = good signal. i understand your rescanning notion, but the fact is that i was getting signal, it dropped out after the tower change and i...
Ed Rudolph
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Nov 4, 2009
3:55 am
28583
double rescan did the trick! thanks, bob :-)...
Ed Rudolph
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Nov 5, 2009
12:41 am
28584
Ed, glad to hear it. Based on what you told me I wasn't sure that was going to solve your problem. ... because ... KTVU? ... post. ... erudolph@ ... #ygrp- ...
bob_lopaka
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Nov 5, 2009
10:55 pm
28585
It's too bad most set top boxes or HD receivers don't have channel delete built in. It is a good thing they allow multiple scans for different antenna...
Richard Swank
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Nov 5, 2009
11:01 pm
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