danka shöen merci graçias dank u well On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Tom Piwowar <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Where is the problem here? 1-antenna, > >2-amplifier, 3-secondary-amplifier 4-the boogie man? > > If the antenna is old enough to have lost some elements you probably have > corrosion problems at various terminals. So you want to replace or clean > up as much as you can. Corrosion will attenuate the signal significantly. > A wire brush can work wonders. Then cover the terminals with Silicon > Chalk to keep them dry. > > Your coax cable could also have failed if too much moisture managed to > get in under the insulation so you should inspect that. Coax is not that > expensive so it may be worthwhile replacing it just on GP. Especially if > the cost of getting up there is significant. > > I assume your antenna will have a rotor so you can fine tune its position > from a comfortable arm chair. > > To be most effective your amplifier should be right at the antenna. Every > foot of cable will attenuate the signal a litle bit so you get the most > benefit of having the amplifier right on the mast. Some antennas come > with an amplifier attached. Power to the amplifier is provided through > the antenna cable using a power tap located at some convenient spot > inside the house. > > A signal meter is a big help and many digital boxes include an on-screen > readout. The meter on some boxes will work even on stations that are too > weak to display a picture. Figure out which of your boxes will do that. > > Good luck > > Tom > > -- This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end --TheDoors ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
