[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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