Is a UHF antenna the way to go here? Does a small standard TV antenna basically do little or no good, whereas a good UHF antenna will now be required for decent reception? - Mike
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Huber Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:35 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT- Digital TV converter box issues My 2 cents worth. First I agree that antennas are going to be the big problem. Rabbit ears are going to be a joke unless you are right under the transmitter. Here in Northern California, my father in-law is 2 miles south of the PAVE PAWS radar site. He had an old beat up VHF/UHF antenna up 25' on a Rohn 25 tower. (beat up is an understatement, destroyed by wild peacocks perching on the antenna). Then throw in long cable line and 2 splitters and he wonders why his new convert box didn't work. The answer, new UHF antenna (small enough that the peacocks don't like it), a mast mounted preamp from (sic) Rat Shack, eliminated one splitter. This antenna is point North at the Radar to a Chico 40 miles, skirting the edge of a hill, the Sacramento stations are to the back of the antenna 70 + miles. I'll be darn, he now gets both markets. Work on the outside will save grief on the inside. Chris N6ICW __________ NOD32 3749 (20090107) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
