[opendtv] DTV TUNER - possible new antenna for digital reception
- From: "GerryK" <gerryk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:59:33 -0700
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From: "Jay Cordova" <arteffects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: DTV TUNER
> Excellent. Thanks for all the great help, Bert.
>
> -Jay
>
>
>
> > From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:08:27 -0400
> > To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [opendtv] Re: DTV TUNER
> >
> > Jay Cordova wrote:
> >
> >> It will be rabbit ears in an apartment in Sterling, VA
> >> for right now -- but then a house in a few months where
> >> I'm recommending to my brother a 50 to 60 foot mast with
> >> rotor and antenna atop. That should be good for the
> >> DC/Baltimore area, right?
> >
> > Jay, go to http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx
> >
> > At that site, you can enter the street address, and it will
> > tell you which stations in Wash and Balt are within reach,
> > what their distance and azimuth is from the address you
> > entered, and what type of antenna will work. The site
> > lists NTSC and DTV stations.
> >
> > I would expect that rabbit ears would be adequate for Wash
> > market stations only. Get a Radio Shack double bowtie,
> > though, because the Wash stations are not all that close.
> >
> > You might find that a rotor is not required to reach Wash
> > and Balt stations from Sterling. And I really think a 60'
> > mast would be overkill. Baltimore stations are worst case
> > about 45 miles distant from Sterling, as the crow flies,
> > so a regular antenna mounted to the chimney, for instance,
> > should be adequate. Unless you're at the bottom of a pit,
> > of course.
> >
> > Radio Shack sells high gain UHF antennas with corner
> > reflector. Should be just what you need.
> >
> > If you can wait until this coming holiday season to buy
> > the ATSC STB, that's what I'd do. Around that time, the
> > new "5th gen" LG units, and probably others of similar
> > capability, will be on the market. These do a much better
> > job of using multipath energy constructively, and will
> > no doubt help not just with rabbit ear reception, but
> > also to make antenna aiming much less critical with your
> > outdoor antenna. For example, you might find that aiming
> > for optimal Baltimore reception gives you plenty of
> > signal also for Washington stations, without having to
> > reaim the antenna. From Sterling, my bet is that this
> > is what you'll find. With STBs now on the market, antenna
> > aim could be more critical.
> >
> > Bert
> >
> >
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