While the choices below are quite an optimal solution, you are probably making this too complicated. In Palo Alto, there's enough signal that a U-75 will pick...
The beauty of the U-75, in my opinion, is that it is not too directional, and therefore, not too picky about alignment. Just toss it up, point it in the...
Hi, I'm at the foothill of San Carlos/Belmont area and with a 4228, I was able to get 9.1 (one of the weakest stations that I can get) BUT I could not get...
Hi, I'm planning to hook up my PC (with mediacenter) to my flat tv and plan to use it as a DVR. Currently, it has a TV card but analog channels only. Any...
HD Home Run is an external box that has two tuners that talk to the PC by ethernet. It works very well and is well worth the money. I use Mythbuntu as my...
... For ATSC, I have a pcHDTV3000 and an HD Homerun. I like the HD Homerun the best. It's not a card, though. It's a separate unit that is accessed via...
Tom... The digital channels for 2 and 4 are next to each other at the high end of the band on channels 56 and 57. They are transmitting with full power from...
... For some reason, I have multipath problems with KTVU and KRON as well. Part of my problem is that I'm trying to optimize the antenna for KRCB, but when I...
... have a 5 element ... ersatz KGO-DT was ... 75% signal ... Yagi). ... no trouble also ... issues relating to ... should be few of those. ... Exceptions...
Larry, I do have the VHF outdoor antenna ... I just added the 4228 for UHF digital channels. And thanks for the explanation, it makes sense now. Another...
Anyone using a CM-4228 and experiencing problems with VHF should consider changing to the new CM4228HD when they become available. It might prevent the need...
... I also use a 4228 and am in the South Bay (~45 miles). KTVU-DT and KRON-DT are my problem childs as well. I have external tuners (LGs) that can usually get...
The dB loss per hundred feet of coax is a function of the frequency. The higher the frequency, the worse the losses. But you have an amp, which means that you...
... Here's my report from San Francisco using a CM4228 and a rotor. I'm referring to just the digital stations here, but will be using the virtual channel...
Speaking of the Raiders game tonight. Some company is producing it in 3D. It'll only be shown in theaters or in special viewing venues that are setup for 3D....
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Dec 4, 2008 4:14 pm
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Just 3 theaters nationwide, New York, Los Angeles and Boston. Oakland isn't in the mix. KGO and NFLNetwork will carry the game. ... in 3D. It'll only be...
... Well, just for the record, I'll run down everything. I'm in Santa Clara, near the corner of Pruneridge and Winchester (the southeast corner of the city). I...
... I suspect many others besides myself are/will be counting on those changes on the transmitting side to get their favorite stations consistantly with less...
I'm forwarding a communications from one of the VPs of Engineering at NBC. It should calm most about the KGO change but I'm sure not everyone. Richard - You...
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Dec 4, 2008 8:32 pm
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... KNTV-DT is licensed for 103.1 kW. KGO-DT is licensed for 24 kW. This is a little less than one quarter the power of KNTV-DT, not half, a difference of...
... Here's the overall plan and schedule for Bay Area stations. There will be a minor change made at KNTV. KNTV plans to move their digital antenna to the top...
[snip] ...focusing on the 452 stations on high-VHF channels...Only six high-VHF stations have been allotted 100 kW or more. In addition to the stations in...
Nick, thanks for posting the details. KSBW and KCBA are only six degrees away from the Sutro group from your location, but they are in the VHF-hi range. Your...
... ??? Um.... 186 degrees, you mean? They're almost exactly the *opposite* direction. ... Um, or using a VHF Yagi, like I'm doing now. :) ... Well, it's more...
... I don't know all the details, but I do know that KVIE 6 will be moving their digital from channel 53 to channel 9, KXTV 10 will be moving from channel 61...
Hi, First off, I watched the game Thursday. Despite their plethora (where plethora = 2) of sub channels it looked great. Kudos to their engineering staff and...
"Your best bet might be modifying your 4228 to make it closer to the new design, with the single continuous screen, by making some electrical connection...
... The objective is to improve the ability of the 4228 to receive on high VHF. On high VHF, the reflector grid itself acts as an antenna. If you electrically...
But you still didn't answer my question about what is the best way to bond the two screens together. I'm trying to make the 4228 more effective for receiving...
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