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TAZ
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Username: Taz420
Post Number: 308
Registered: 04-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 01:22 pm: | 
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when I cancelled DishNetwork, I sent back the receiver but told them I had no way to get to the roof to take off the heads from the two dishes.
There's a splitter with an out for SAT and an out for UHF/VHF.
Shouldn't I be able to use that simply by connecting it to my TV (with build in tuner)?
Were my local channels coming in from a SAT before or was the dish being used as an HD antenna?
Connecting a cheap indoor HD antenna to the TV only gives me 2 channels which I think is good for being in a basement apt but more is always better!
TV info
(1) Samsung HL50A650C1F 50" DLP (DishNetwork VIP622)
(2) InFocus ScreenPlay 61" DLP Ultra-Thin HDTV - SP61MD10 (COX)
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Jeff_DML
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Username: Jeff_dml
Post Number: 809
Registered: 11-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 01:39 pm: |
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where you paying $5 a month for local channels? if so then they are coming from the satellite. |
Jeff_DML
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Username: Jeff_dml
Post Number: 810
Registered: 11-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 01:40 pm: |
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oh, dish was not being used as a antenna. The splitter allows you to combine the satellite dish and antenna signal in one coaxial cable. You combine them at the roof then split them back out at the receiver. That is the way my dish and antenna are being routed. |
TAZ
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Username: Taz420
Post Number: 309
Registered: 04-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 01:54 pm: |
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ahh....
that sux
getting rid of my COX internet and thought I might be able to get channels that way.
For some reason I've been getting all the locals/subs and a few others without paying for anything other than internet.
It was a good bonus but service in my area has always been bad.
Cable was unwatchable
Internet constantly drops out and is VERY SLOW!
Every time I complain they say "please check your cookies, blah blah blah....".
I even started out my last e-mail to them with "Please do not tell me to check anything on my computer or claim it is a problem with my hardware!" and the first thing they say is "Slow connection is most likely due to browser temporary files, cookies, and browser settings. "
I've had it with them!
TV info
(1) Samsung HL50A650C1F 50" DLP (DishNetwork VIP622)
(2) InFocus ScreenPlay 61" DLP Ultra-Thin HDTV - SP61MD10 (COX)
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SC_92029
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Username: Sc88
Post Number: 282
Registered: 07-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 21, 2009 - 07:04 pm: |
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though this may come a little late: there's a way to make use of the dish to make an ok UHF antenna. but it may be too directional and you may not get much reception with VHF channels 8 and 10.
anyone with antenna design or RF experience please speak up. |
holl_ands
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Username: Holl_ands
Post Number: 2228
Registered: 06-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 07:23 am: |
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NO....I modeled a 4-Bay, using a DirecTV dish as the reflector.
It was MUCH worse than a simple grid reflector....
Extremely poor SWR and a gain "hole" mid-band....
The 4-Bay is WAY too big to simply place it at the focus of
the 30-in diameter dish...nearly touching the dish was
point of minimum suckage...
Some people have used a BIG (5-6+ ft) C-Band Dish as a reflector,
mounting a (rear-ward facing) 2-Bay antenna at the focal point
with some success...but Hi-VHF band gain would be very poor...
What is your REAL goal here???? Working within HomeOwnerAssn "guidelines"???
Fibreglass or thin wood panels could "hide" a REAL antenna....
If appearance is your primary consideration, then Antennas Direct's
LaCrosse may be an alternative...inside it's a 2-Bay Bowtie, which
means it has moderate gain for UHF and somewhat negative CH8/10 gain:
http://www.antennasdirect.com/lacrosse.html
http://www.antennasdirect.com/pdf/lacrosseGainCurves.pdf
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/comparing.html
Note UHF & Hi-VHF performance of Lacrosse/DB-2 is better than
the overpriced Winegard Squareshooter. However, either would
only be for STRONG signal areas.
Could you post results URL from www.tvfool.com so we can see
what you "need"....If 92029 is your (Escondido) zipcode,
you may need an 8-Bay or 91XG for UHF and YA-1713 for Hi-VHF.
And if you want to add CH6 (for TVGOS), YA-1713 may need
to be replaced with a full VHF band antenna....with a rotator.
Or consider subscribing to Cox-SD's "TV Starter" for $15/mo:
http://ww2.cox.com/residential/sandiego/tv/pricing.cox
(Message edited by holl_ands on December 22, 2009) |
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