[TechAssist] Re: Fw: Are onidirectional antennas any good(roof)

  • From: "AL LEATHERMAN" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:02:20 -0400

Highs and lows.Pix is great you get high,no pix and you go after the low 
down rotten guy that sold the set. Al

Al's TV
Mine Hill, NJ. 07803
972-361-5796
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:27 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: Are onidirectional antennas any good(roof)


> Digital means - 1 Good picture, 0 no picture.
> Jerry Silverman
> Greentron Inc
> 4 Newland Ave
> Greenville SC 29609
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> ----- 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
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>>
>> 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. Sounds too good to
> be
>> >>>>>>true. al L
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>Al's TV
>> >>>>>>Mine Hill, NJ. 07803
>> >>>>>>972-361-5796
>> >>>>>>WWW.ALS-TV.NET
>> >>>>>>
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