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26113
On most receivers you must first delete a channel prior to re-scan or it will over look that channel when the re-scan is accomplished. This allows you to scan...
Richard Swank
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Oct 1, 2008
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26114
Tell them to DROP V-me!! I see interesting shows but am appalled that the SAP is not in English! AND you can tell the original show was NOT in even in...
kb1we6r
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Oct 1, 2008
3:04 pm
26115
I wrote to KQED re bringing PBS kids back to San Francisco. Here's the response I got. Not ideal, but at least something.. ...
saskwach666
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Oct 1, 2008
4:14 pm
26116
... Well, the reason the did it in the first place is 1 HD + 2 SD channels is as much as they can cram in. It used to be that they time-shifted between that...
Nick Sayer
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Oct 1, 2008
4:20 pm
26117
Try manually tuning to channel 12. That will tell you if it is a scan problem or a Rx problem. If you still cannot get it, then something is blocking your...
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Oct 1, 2008
4:28 pm
26118
The converter I have is a RCA DTA800. It did receive a pixalated image once, then I rescanned it without deleting it and it disappeared from the channel lineup...
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Oct 1, 2008
5:48 pm
26119
Nothing on channel 12. I don't understand how it can be a VHF reception problem as I get their and everyone elses VHF analog signal fine. I thought that meant...
y158897571
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Oct 1, 2008
5:52 pm
26120
You can also hook up an analog TV and see if 11 comes in OK. If you can't get digital 12, then there must be something in your antenna lead in that is...
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Oct 1, 2008
7:11 pm
26121
Thanks Richard. Since DirecTV doesn't retransmit 11.2, etc., why not just send them the full original bandwidth of the 11.1 content. That way, DirecTV's...
h_d_t_v
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Oct 1, 2008
7:18 pm
26122
This is an analog TV thus the use of a converter box. Without the converter box all the analog VHF stations, including channel 11 come in fine. I am confused,...
y158897571
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Oct 1, 2008
7:28 pm
26123
So, what happens when you manually tune the converter box to channel 12? Allen ... delete ... or ... it...
xhpspd
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Oct 1, 2008
7:30 pm
26124
It will not tune into channel 12, just jumps back to previous channel. ... channel ... come ... was ... to ... If ... antenna ... <y158897571@> ... pixalated ...
y158897571
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Oct 1, 2008
7:38 pm
26125
... Yes and no. There's nothing fundamentally different about the antenna that would change reception for analog vs. digital, but one issue that I find for...
Nick Sayer
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Oct 1, 2008
8:25 pm
26126
... come ... was ... to ... would change reception ... unaccustomed to DTV is how ... expectations and give much ... have a big log-periodic ... the rotator is...
y158897571
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Oct 1, 2008
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26127
Still, what do you get with channel 12? I didn't look at your 330 degree calculation but did you allow for the magnetic vs true north deviation? Allen ... the ...
xhpspd
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Oct 1, 2008
9:34 pm
26128
These days a rotor might be your best friend. The last two winters, I have had to change the direction my 4-Bay UHF antenna inside my attic was pointed 360...
Stephen H. Fischer
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Oct 1, 2008
9:37 pm
26129
With this converter box when you enter a channel number that it does not receive any signal for it will try for less than a second to tune into it and then if...
y158897571
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Oct 1, 2008
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26130
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll start by trying some different alignments. ... UHF antenna inside my attic was pointed 360 Degrees trying to pick up a signal...
y158897571
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Oct 1, 2008
10:12 pm
26131
I believe we have to send them the KNTV-DT ATSC stream which in our case is with the subs. They transcode the signal to MpegIV and further compress it to fit...
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Oct 2, 2008
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26132
I'm including an article regarding DTV reception that everyone might find interesting or I hope so. A Downside to Digital TV By ROY FURCHGOTT Published: April...
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Oct 2, 2008
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26133
Reception issues seem to be the problem when one's live in an apartment or Home owner, when 20-30 miles away from the television transmitter site.2. then...
Louis R Briones
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Oct 2, 2008
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26134
... That's the big one. A lot of guest bedroom and kids' room TVs are going to be the big losers come February. ... No it isn't. The photons behave the same...
Nick Sayer
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Oct 2, 2008
6:00 pm
26135
... Put up an antenna! Landlords and home owner's associations cannot prevent you from doing so. Google "FCC OTARD". ... Surprise! They did!...
Nick Sayer
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Oct 2, 2008
6:02 pm
26136
... They are within their rights to control what is attached to common property. I have seen several dishes moved around because of this. Or just disappear. ...
Stephen H. Fischer
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Oct 2, 2008
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26137
Only if the antenna installation is considered a public health or safety issue can it be prevented and that would require a city or county official to declare...
Richard Swank
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Oct 2, 2008
10:22 pm
26138
I've been reading this thread with interest. It seems to me that the FCC rule protects home-owners (and even some home-renters) who want to put up an antenna,...
Herold Finkelmeyer
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Oct 2, 2008
10:54 pm
26139
Most broadcasters stream the programs to their web site or someplace else reachable via a link on that site. For NBC programs go to nbc11.com and find the...
Richard Swank
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Oct 2, 2008
11:35 pm
26140
What I find that is a bother to me is the fact the small dish providers, along with Cable providers have the right to mislead the general public as to the ways...
Louis R Briones
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Oct 2, 2008
11:52 pm
26141
I notice the same thing today in the hills above Saratoga. I used to get them just fine, but now none. I have good signal strength with my HD TiVo, but I was...
fanemec
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Oct 3, 2008
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26142
If all you watch is local television I would suggest never ever go third party delivery. There are however 400+ non local television channels that are...
Richard Swank
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Oct 3, 2008
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