Posted on 04/18/2020 9:33:51 PM PDT by Conserv
The "Definitive" movie channel.
Watched Cool Hand Luke the other day and True Grit today.
Lucky Ned Pepper, Augustus McCrae, Tom Hagen, Boss (Bluebonnet) Spearman, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, Frank Burns, Max Mercy, General Robert E. Lee..the man is a national treasure.
Kennedy got a later start in the movies. He first served 16 years in the Army to include WWII.
Cost of the antenna...$20.00. It's a Terk.
We went the Nvidia Shield route once we cut the cord. We use Kodi most, the Fox News apk second most, & Amazon Prime to stream our content.
Also have an OTA Channel Master from the 60’s for NASCAR, PGA, etc.
Absolutely true.
Amplified antennas are okay if you are in a weak signal area. HDTV uses the old UHF channels, some of which have been reallocated to cell phone usage, hence the repacking. The old UHF channels can accommodate up to four HDTV channels. The FCC (and international standards) leave it up to the licensee to decide how many channels to stuff into a six-megahertz slot.
On-mount amplifiers (amplified antennas) compensate for cable loss between the antenna terminals and the TV receiver. The trade off is in dynamic range and intermodulation products, basically interference from nearby frequencies. The front end of TV receivers and amplifiers is “wide open” and susceptible to interference. The old frequencies that HDTV are vacating are being occupied by cell towers. A rural or suburban user who was doing nicely with an amplified antenna suddenly loses reception when his faint TV signal - which may have changed frequency - has to compete with a nearby cell tower that is booming in comparison. An on-mount amplifier is not the last resort, but the third. To improve reception try these steps in this order:
1.) Higher is generally better. Place your antenna as high up as possible. (In rare cases of location on a high hill this may not be true, when you are in a multipath null.)
2.) If your problem is interference, directivity beats amplification. Flat antennas are have a null - an insensitive direction - in the direction of the plane of the antenna. Point the edge of the antenna in direction of interference. Since you probably don’t know the direction of interference, try rotating the antenna horizontally until reception improves. Not guaranteed but might work.
3.) If the problem is lack of signal, try #1 first, if possible. If that does not work, or is not possible, get an amplified antenna, or add an amplifier.
4.) Combine these techniques.
5.) Whatever works for you. I’d love to hear from you.
Just be cautious because the power management software in some laptops is designed to screw with non-label batteries.
Ditto. I’d rather learn something than be “entertained” by some progressive POS.
Need forget Bull Meachum... “The Great Santini”.
We don’t have cable, we have Roku..
T.V.
Antennas.
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Ain’t sure I want
It back,,,
But 20 bucks might
Be Doable.
Thanks!
Mine is on the wall...no big deal. My daughter’s is flat on her dresser. It’s like a miracle. Looooooong chord so you can really move it around. When it warms up, I’m going to try to stick it on a window.
A couple of years ago I made a DIY digital antenna that I saw on YouTube. Was sceptical at first, less than $10 in hardware and wire coat hangers. Fun little project tho. Had 7 channels with small store bought antenna, got 11 with my antenna. A year later I made one twice as big (about four feet long), got 23 channels routinely, 27 on clear nights. Like I said, fun DIY project, the most difficult part was finding the sweet spot on the roof.
I was doing a little Internet research and came across this site to tell you what channels you can get based upon your zipcode.
For me it wasn’t good news. Only 2.
I have a Terk on my boat that looks like an alien receiver. It sits on the deck by the companionway. I get all kinds of channels. Most are foreign unwatchable ones though since we’re in Ventura and get a lot of Los Angeles channels.
...though one of the antenna's he says is junk(rotary one)actually works pretty well for me.
bttt
When I bought my daughter a TV, I got her the flat black one and she loves it.
So I got the flat one, too....and love it.
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