Digital means - 1 Good picture, 0 no picture. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: Are onidirectional antennas any good(roof) > Al, I will take an educated guess here. Since all my local HD channels > are in the UHF range, that in itself would be highly directional/ line > of sight as any UHF signal would. I am also sure there is a usable > signal strength "window" for digital carriers where a lesser signal > (normally usable in analog or VHF as slightly snowey) would drop out, > pixelate,"blue screen,etc. Folks, am I correct? > Phil > > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > personal/ alt. email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > see our ad at: > http://jan-phyl-television-pc-monitor-service.9601288257006.worldpages-ads.c om/ > > > > AL LEATHERMAN wrote: > > >Thajnks Damon! > > NOW: Does anybody know if digital is highly directional? I would say > >no,but what do I know? > > > >Al's TV > >Mine Hill, NJ. 07803 > >972-361-5796 > >WWW.ALS-TV.NET > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Damon" <damoneb@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 6:03 AM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: Are onidirectional antennas any good(roof) > > > > > > > > > >>For those "Philly" stations consider a Yagi or Parabolic.....generally the > >>gain on those are 7 to 10 db....look up "Yagi Parabolic antenna gain" on > >>Google. The Yagi is highly directional....normally has a 15 degree lobe > >>for > >>reception, great if you have all your TV stations located on the same side > >>of town like Fort Wayne does...... > >>Helps to limit reflections in closer areas...but with Digital transmission > >>does that really matter? > >> > >>Damon B > >>Telrad Electronics > >>Fort Wayne IN > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "AL LEATHERMAN" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:13 AM > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: Are onidirectional antennas any good(roof) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Thanks Al. > >>> > >>>Al's TV > >>>Mine Hill, NJ. 07803 > >>>972-361-5796 > >>>WWW.ALS-TV.NET > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "Al Gutz" <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:31 PM > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: Are onidirectional antennas any good(roof) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Al > >>>> When talking antenna gain omni is still a joke. If it has good > >>>>compression of vert lobe you may get a 1 or 2 db gain, about the same > >>>>as > >>>>a rabbit ears mounted on the roof. > >>>>If you are going basicly 2 directions use a low gain for closer stuff > >>>>and higher gain for longer haul, join with a coupler. If looking for > >>>>stations in several directions look at a rotor. > >>>> > >>>>Al G > >>>> > >>>>AL LEATHERMAN wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 10:45 AM > >>>>>Subject: Are onidirectional antennas any good(roof) > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Omnidirectional used to be a joke, a bad one.Has technology > >>>>>>improved,as > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>I > >> > >> > >>>>>>am 35 miles from NYC,about 90 miles from Philly. 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