[kwlug-disc] Cutting the cord

[CrankyOldBugger]

Some great input so far in this discussion.

Let me throw a wrench into the machine..  My wife just reminded me that she
likes taping daytime talk shows (Marilyn Dennis, Steven & Chris, etc.) on
the satellite's PVR during the day, then watching them at night before she
goes to bed.

If we switch to an OTA antenna setup, how would she tape her shows?  Keep
in mind that she's not computer-savvy and wouldn't want to mess with a
complicated menu.




On 25 February 2014 18:33, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 04:53:08PM -0500, R. Brent Clements wrote:
> > As for what equipment seems to work best, our most effective
> > installation in SW Kitchener used a pair of our cheapest antennas and
> > picked up all of the Canadian content available, plus most of the US
> > stations transmitting out of Buffalo as well.  This antenna has a VHF
> > element integrated into it, which does help pick up a couple of
> > Canadian channels that are unlikely to transition to UHF, which is
> > something that all of the US has apparently done.
>
> How do you connect the two antennas together?
>
> I have a 4-bay antenna.  Where I am in Mississauga, CN Tower and Buffalo
> are 90 degrees, and I'm getting all CN Tower stations and some Buffalo
> stations.  I want to try two antennas, one pointing at CN Towers and the
> other pointing at Buffalo.  But, I don't certain how to connect the two
> antennas together.  Online reading says just use 2-way splitter with
> exactly same cable length.  But, I'm not sure.
>
> > A preamplifier will almost always help.  You can split the signal
> > after the amp's power inserter.  If you need to split it more than
> > once sometimes a distribution amp can be of benefit as well.  A four
> > way splitter is almost always a two way split with each output split
> > two ways again.  Three way splitters will usually have outputs labeled
> > -3.5dB and -7.5dB.  The signal is stronger on the -3.5dB because that
> > one is not split a second time like the other one is.
>
> Right now, I am not using any preamp and the cable length is 30m.
> I'm told, this is the reason why I get so few Buffalo channels.
>
> PS.
>     Could this be a topic of short show/tell/demo for KWLUG?
> --
> William
>
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