While the subject matter is off topic it does deal with propagation issues. I'm some 70 miles S. from the Mt. Bigalow Tucson TV tower that is shared by most of the Tucson DTV stations. A neighbor with a simple looking Ebay antenna gets all the stations reliably. On the other hand, I've put up an 8-bay UHF with a low noise preamp and receive all the stations with the exception of ABC which pops in and out. Like anything else, it's Location - Location - Location!
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Kelsey To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT- Digital TV converter box issues Depends on the area. Some places will be all UHF, other will still have some VHF. You can tell here: http://www.fcc.gov/dtv/markets/ Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Ryan To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 2:09 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT- Digital TV converter box issues 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Huber Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:35 PM To: [email protected] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1881 - Release Date: 1/7/2009 5:59 PM
