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| Topic: | antenna help This thread has 7 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Tuesday October 26, 2010 at 16:26 |
oldjake Lurking Member |
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i live in Beaverton ont. i bought a antenna with rotor built in , on ebay , bad move. i am new at this so need help , what is the best antenna for my area, i dont no one from the other,but i have seen how great a pict . you can get on the antenna, i am about 50 miles from the cn tower as the crow flies and looking forward to get it going . thanks for any help
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| Post 2 made on Tuesday October 26, 2010 at 18:15 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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Beaverton... I'm not certain there's any HDTV that can actually be received from there (assuming you're looking for HDTV).
But basically for long distance reception, you want the biggest antenna you can get ("deep fringe"), mounted as high as you can get it with a clear view towards what you want to receive, with a rotor, with a preamp, with quality RG6 cable.
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| OP | Post 3 made on Tuesday October 26, 2010 at 18:54 |
oldjake Lurking Member |
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| Post 4 made on Wednesday October 27, 2010 at 07:47 |
rjdto Long Time Member |
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I tried an eight-bay UHF antenna on Canal lake, northeast of you, and got a fuzzy TVO on ch. 19. My guess is that you will not get any digitals in Beaverton. For analog I use a "flying saucer" style 22" disk on a 40' mast and amp. About seven channels come in clearly. The omni directional reception of the disk eliminates the need for a rotor.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Wednesday October 27, 2010 at 15:50 |
oldjake Lurking Member |
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a friend of mine lives up here , he is getting great pict on hd , not sure how many , i also got three chanels , i just think i may need a better antenna, kind of thought someone what knows about antennas might have had a idea
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| OP | Post 6 made on Wednesday October 27, 2010 at 16:30 |
oldjake Lurking Member |
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do you want to sell your 8 bay antenna , i would like to try it see if i can get anything , if so let me no thanks
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| Post 7 made on Thursday November 4, 2010 at 11:25 |
R.W.ANTENNA SERVICE Long Time Member |
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i have deep fringe systems for sale here near niagara falls usa i would be glad to help you out with proper antenna and preamp and rotor if needed. Have many canadian customers!
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| Post 8 made on Monday November 8, 2010 at 18:53 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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On October 26, 2010 at 16:26, oldjake said...
i am about 50 miles from the cn tower as the crow flies Does the crow have to fly over or around any mountains to get there? I've seen different results in city areas where local hills intevene, and you may have a bigger problem. Unfortunately, you're just the customer that satellite is ideal for, regardless of the fact that it costs money.
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