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 >> >> >> >> >> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >> >> engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >> >> Set Vacation >> >> mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >> >> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login > Problems?". >> >> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> > >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- >> > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >> > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >> > Set Vacation >> > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >> > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login >> > Problems?". >> > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- >> This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >> Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/