[mythtv-users] Can't get two antennas to work into two tuners
Alen Edwards
allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com
Thu Jul 10 05:03:16 UTC 2008
Peter VanDerWal wrote:
>> I have an antenna pointing north and one pointing east. I tried
>> combining them with a splitter, but that didn't work.
>>
>> I put one antenna into each of two tuners. I set up different
>> configurations at Schedules Direct, one for the stations north
>> 2,4,5,7,... and one for the two stations east, 36,54. I then set up
>> sources correspondingly. I connected one tuner to the north antenna and
>> one to the east one. I assigned tuners to sources appropriately. I
>> scanned for stations. I did a database fill.
>>
>> What I got in the channel lineup was a complete mess. Things like this:
>> 2_1, 2_2, 5_3, 7_2, 52#0, 5_1, 63#0, 7_1
>>
>> Not exactly that, but this gives the idea. Not in order and some
>> strange non-existent and not of proper form stations (yes 63#0).
>>
>> I finally gave up and connected all the tuners (there are actually 4) to
>> antenna north and deleted antenna east and deleted all channels and did
>> a rescan and all is well. But I can't get the east stations.
>>
>> One problem may be that the east antenna scan picks up stations from the
>> north, although not well enough to actually watch.
>>
>
> But the north antenna doesn't pick up the east channels?
> If so, I'd try deleting everything and then start with one turner
> connected to the east channel. Scan for channels and then use the channel
> editor to delete all but the two you want to keep.
> Then I'd hook up the north antenna to the other turner(s) and scan for the
> north channels.
>
> I think that would work for you.
>
>
>
Oops, nevermind. Antenna north picks up the east stations in a scan
(can't watch them from this antenna though).
More serious is that I can't even get it to work with just one antenna.
More work tomorrow and maybe I can get it.
What is with these 52#0 channels though?
Allen
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