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 WWW.ALS-TV.NET ----- 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 > 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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