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Posted by cshenk on May 2, 2009, 5:13 pm
"Bob M." wrote
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> "cshenk" wrote
>>>> not recall which end points toward the tv station transmitter.
>>> Forget theory. Which direction gets the best reception?
>> LOL! Ya beat me to it! Until I saw folks taking this seriously I was
>> kinda thinking it was a joke post. Must be a 'man thing' there ;-)
>> Real method, put up antenna but don't bolt tight yet. Turn antenna bit
>> bit by bit until the best location is determined. Tighten bolts so it
>> stays there.
> Real method? Hardly. Get an antenna rotator, a small motor that mounts on
> the mast. The control is near the TV so you can move the antenna from
> inside.
Um, Bob, if he had that sort of fancy setup, he wouldnt be asking with
direction to point it in ;-)
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Posted by 1D10T on May 2, 2009, 7:19 pm
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> "Bob M." wrote
>> Real method? Hardly. Get an antenna rotator, a small motor that mounts
>> on the mast. The control is near the TV so you can move the antenna from
>> inside.
> Um, Bob, if he had that sort of fancy setup, he wouldnt be asking with
> direction to point it in ;-)
Um, cshenk, Bob didn't say he had that sort of fancy setup. He said "*get*
an antenna rotator".
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Posted by cshenk on May 3, 2009, 8:19 am
"1D10T" wrote
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> "cshenk" wrote
>> "Bob M." wrote
>>> Real method? Hardly. Get an antenna rotator, a small motor that mounts
>>> on the mast. The control is near the TV so you can move the antenna from
>>> inside.
>> Um, Bob, if he had that sort of fancy setup, he wouldnt be asking with
>> direction to point it in ;-)
> Um, cshenk, Bob didn't say he had that sort of fancy setup. He said "*get*
> an antenna rotator".
LOL, ok, ya got me. Should have read better. I wonder what such run now in
cost? Not relevant me but curiousity. We never had one as a kid.
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Posted by 1D10T on May 3, 2009, 10:27 am
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> LOL, ok, ya got me. Should have read better. I wonder what such run now
> in cost? Not relevant me but curiousity. We never had one as a kid.
I haven't looked into a rotator yet; not even sure if they're even available
anymore. I just built this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearnold/3399193845/
from instructions in a youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw
It does work quite well, but seems very directional. I made a second one and
paralleled them; facing 45º apart. Much better, but I think I now need to
mess with different heights. I'm in a remote area, with transmitters
averaging 40 miles away. Getting 13 digital channels, but still need to get
a consistent PBS feed.
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on May 2, 2009, 3:18 pm
On 5/2/2009 7:00 AM cshenk spake thus:
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> "HeyBub" wrote
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>> Jimw wrote:
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>>> not recall which end points toward the tv station transmitter.
>
>> Forget theory. Which direction gets the best reception?
>
> LOL! Ya beat me to it! Until I saw folks taking this seriously I was kinda
> thinking it was a joke post. Must be a 'man thing' there ;-)
>
> Real method, put up antenna but don't bolt tight yet. Turn antenna bit bit
> by bit until the best location is determined. Tighten bolts so it stays
> there.
I just did exactly this for one of my clients a couple days ago: I
climbed on roof, grabbed antenna and moved it while she went inside and
checked TV, came out and said "Better!" or "Worse!" until it was
optimal. (Fortunately, she only watches one TV station for the most
part, making it easy to adjust.)
I hate climbing on roofs, by the way.
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Save the Planet
Kill Yourself
- motto of the Church of Euthanasia (http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/)
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>>>> not recall which end points toward the tv station transmitter.
>>> Forget theory. Which direction gets the best reception?
>> LOL! Ya beat me to it! Until I saw folks taking this seriously I was
>> kinda thinking it was a joke post. Must be a 'man thing' there ;-)
>> Real method, put up antenna but don't bolt tight yet. Turn antenna bit
>> bit by bit until the best location is determined. Tighten bolts so it
>> stays there.
> Real method? Hardly. Get an antenna rotator, a small motor that mounts on
> the mast. The control is near the TV so you can move the antenna from
> inside.