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Post by badbrad on Jul 14, 2017 6:25:11 GMT -6
Drop a Foggies cabin location on the legacy map. OK.....go to the Map....and look at my land. Now....enlarge it to see the metal pole building (just south of my foot on the icon). My new cabin is just 50 feet to the north of the roof peak of the metal pole shed. The antenna could go onto the peak of the pole shed (east side).....and be appox 30 feet high. Or...it could be 50 feet north of that location.... which would be off the peak of the new cabin <----preferred.
I did the above based on your PM to me. It is not going to make enough of a difference unless you are putting the cabin on top of a hill .
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Post by Foggy on Jul 14, 2017 6:25:39 GMT -6
I ran an analysis last night.....and I get 8 stations according to my sources. CBS, PBS, ABC, FOX (3 ways).
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Post by badbrad on Jul 14, 2017 6:29:32 GMT -6
Here are where the pbs and cbs transmitters are
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Post by badbrad on Jul 14, 2017 6:37:52 GMT -6
I ran an analysis last night.....and I get 8 stations according to my sources. CBS, PBS, ABC, FOX (3 ways). Really?
Look at my links earlier in the thread. Do I have your location wrong?
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Post by Foggy on Jul 14, 2017 6:50:38 GMT -6
I ran an analysis last night.....and I get 8 stations according to my sources. CBS, PBS, ABC, FOX (3 ways). Really?
Look at my links earlier in the thread. Do I have your location wrong?
Nope. I just get a different result. Will post tonight. Thanks! Gotta Run......FORE!
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Post by Freeborn on Jul 14, 2017 6:59:09 GMT -6
Streaming is great but I would like a backup antenna. I have been using a simple antenna but would like to find an antenna the gets all the TC channels.
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Post by batman on Jul 14, 2017 7:36:35 GMT -6
Try one of those $15 flat antenna you stick in the window. Credit card thin and size of 2 decks of cards. Amazing how many channels I get with those little things.
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Post by terrifictom on Jul 14, 2017 7:42:48 GMT -6
Something for you guys that want to use an antenna for tv reception. About 10 years all tv stations were required to send a digital signal. With digital signal unless the signal is really strong you will not get a picture, unlike the old signal where even if the signal was weak you could still get a fuzzy picture on your TV. As Brad posted location is a big thing on what stations you will or won't get.
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Post by biglakebass on Jul 14, 2017 8:03:34 GMT -6
If anyone has Dish Network or a friend that does, its $7 a month to add a receiver. Obviously you need to buy a receiver and a dish, but I got used stuff for $100 I believe.
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Post by slugger on Jul 14, 2017 9:00:15 GMT -6
Tom there is a transmitter near Pequot. That's where I get my signal. Buy a $30 antenna. You will get Fox, CBS, and ABC from the cities. No luck with NBC . And a bunch of PBS channels. I get around a dozen channels. All very clear high def. ABC is a little fuzzy for me but should be clear as close as you are.
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 14, 2017 11:32:00 GMT -6
Foggy, you'll be able to watch Urban Voices on public TV once you get that up and running. You'll never miss a beat from the multi-cultural communities in the heart of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Post by Tooln on Jul 14, 2017 12:07:19 GMT -6
Tom if you put a TV in your stand I hope you have better luck than my wife. 4 years ago bow hunting I set her in the best stand we had overlooking a kill plot. I was in a climber about 100 yards away on the creek edge and could just barely see the kill plot & her in the stand if she was sitting just right. About 4:30 I saw a deer heading towards the kill plot but couldn’t make out what it was. With the binoculars I could see it was a fairly good size deer. I could see it moving around in the plot and several times it stood there with what looked like a perfect 15 yard shot. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why she wasn’t shooting. I could hardly make her out in the stand but could see her move once in a while. About an hour later the deer left the plot going away from me. I thought something was wrong so I got down from my stand and went to her stand. She asked why I came over causue it was getting close to dusk and the deer will start moving soon. I asked her why she didn’t take a shot at the deer that stood in the plot for almost an hour. She said there wasn’t any deer. Well I had a cam that was set to take a pic and video on this kill plot. When we got home I showed her the video. She said the date must be wrong because she didn’t see anything. I then showed her us walking in and me getting her set in the stand, the deer eating and getting fat and us both walking out. She then got real red in the face. I asked her if she was reading a book or if she fell asleep and she said no. I then opened her backpack and found her kindle. She was busted and knew it and then admitted she was playing scrabble on the kindle. I remind her about this every once in a while. The deer by the way was a real nice drop tine 6.
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Post by Foggy on Jul 15, 2017 14:48:04 GMT -6
Tom there is a transmitter near Pequot. That's where I get my signal. Buy a $30 antenna. You will get Fox, CBS, and ABC from the cities. No luck with NBC . And a bunch of PBS channels. I get around a dozen channels. All very clear high def. ABC is a little fuzzy for me but should be clear as close as you are. Doing more research on-line......and see as many as 18 channels available via local towers most within 30 miles away. I see Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC and PBS (goody) as well as some independents. These seem to be within reasonable range of a good antenna. I did find a New, In Box RCA brand 100 mile HD antenna available at less than half price. I think I will buy it tomorrow and rig it up with a home-made mount off the peak of my new deer cabin roof. I hope to get it 30 feet in the air. This will allow an almost unubstucted "view" toward my main tv source which is about 30 miles away. The antenna will point mostly south.....across my big swamp where there is little interference from trees, etc. I likely will add a pre-amp and the needed coax to get it to my HDTV. This antenna may be over-kill.....but the price is less than a lower range unit......and if I get better reception or more stations.....it will be worth it. One can hope! More research........
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Post by slugger on Jul 17, 2017 10:42:25 GMT -6
I have to be at least 50 miles away as the crow flies. I just have it on top of my cabin and get a very good picture.
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Post by Foggy on Jul 17, 2017 13:10:43 GMT -6
I have to be at least 50 miles away as the crow flies. I just have it on top of my cabin and get a very good picture. Do you get FOX? That is the station with most of the Vikings games this fall. Do you need to rotate to get different stations? How many? (so many questions.....so little time. Grin) I do realize my results may vary.
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