On 23.03.12 15:24, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > The thing is that there is a hill with trees on one side of the house. > It is very nice, because to large extent it protects the house from > western winds (statistically wind from west is most common in LV, as > it blows from sea/ocean to continental inlands), but it is exactly on > the transmitter - house roof path. The remaining 3 sides of the yard > are open in terms of hills, trees etc.
That hill and its trees are casting a signal shadow. Do you have a friend living on the top or side of the hill? Radio amateurs have sometimes made a "passive repeater" by cabling two Yagi antennas back-to-back, and mounting them on a pole (or two) on top of the offending hill, one pointed at the transmitter, and one pointed at the receiver. I don't have first hand experience of how much they help, but it would be interesting to try. As explained by others, high-gain antennas will work best, but need to be fairly well aimed at both targets. The set-up might bend local regulations, since it's re-radiating the TV signal, but since the only measurable outcome is an improved TV signal behind the hill (at least around your house), it could be worth trying, especially if the hill is fairly close, and you're in a rural setting where there are few neighbours to notice. Erik -- A computer is like an air conditioner, it works poorly when you open Windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
