[mythtv-users] Multiple antennas, 2nd tuner

[Ian Evans]

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:03 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org>
>> wrote:
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>> > On 31/03/15 07:02 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
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>> >> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:19 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org
>> >> <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org>> wrote:
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>> >>     On 30/03/15 07:27 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
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>> >>         On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Gary Buhrmaster
>> >>         <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com <mailto:gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
>> >>         <mailto:gary.buhrmaster at gmail.__com
>> >>         <mailto:gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>              On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:01 PM, Ian Evans
>> >>         <dheianevans at gmail.com <mailto:dheianevans at gmail.com>
>> >>              <mailto:dheianevans at gmail.com
>> >>
>> >>         <mailto:dheianevans at gmail.com>>__> wrote:
>> >>              > We'll soon be welcoming a 2nd HDHomerun to our MythTV
>> >>         family. Haven't
>> >>              > painted the nursery yet.
>> >>
>> >>              One of the original versions of the HDHR (a single tuner
>> >>              version, as I recall) came in blue.  I am not sure if that
>> >>              was because of its Y chromosome if simply because it
>> >>              was "cool".  AFAIK there was never a pink variant (I mean
>> >>              other than those that had a spray paint can of rust-oleum,
>> >>              and knew how to use it).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>         And we haven't even thought of names yet!
>> >>
>> >>         Wrapping my head around this. I'll add the new HDHR in Capture
>> >>         Cards,
>> >>         but still trying to see how I use my current SD lineup while
>> >>         removing a
>> >>         couple of channels from each particular antenna. I'll keep
>> reading.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>     Remember that a lineup is based on the assumption the every tuner
>> >>     tied to that lineup can receive every channel in the lineup.
>> >>
>> >>     Unless you are in Fort Erie or Welland, I cannot see how you can
>> >>     have on antenna do both Buffalo and Rochester. Unless you are in
>> Oak
>> >>     Orchard or somewhere between the two!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'm in neither. Up in Toronto and get most of Buffalo (minus WBBZ and
>> >> some low powers) and (ION in Rochester for half the year) with a
>> >> reflected signal setup. Currently a single antenna pointing at a
>> >> building northeast of me with the CN Tower, Hamilton, Buffalo and
>> >> Rochester all various degrees south of me. See:
>> >>
>> http://www.digitalhit.com/evansabove/archives/2015/3/9/reviewing-antennas-directs-juice-amplifier-and-clearstream-2v-antenna
>> >>
>> >> There are a few quirky channels with Buffalo, so as I'm getting the
>> >> second HDHR, I'll dedicate one antenna to point SE and the other one to
>> >> continue pointing NE to get the CN Tower, which is behind and through
>> my
>> >> building. That bounce setup will be 4yrs old tomorrow, as I cut the
>> cord
>> >> April 1st, 2011.
>> >>
>> >> So, anyhoo, the lineup will roughly be the same, but as a couple of
>> >> channels will come in far better with the new Buffalo-aimed antenna, I
>> >> don't want the "bouncer" HDHR to record those. Already tested the
>> >> antenna and amp during storms in February and when printed toward
>> >> Buffalo instead of my bounce building Buffalo and Rochester's ION came
>> >> in loud and clear.
>> >>
>> >> Okay...just checked wikipedia and I see ION is actually halfway between
>> >> Buffalo and Rochester. But WROC and few other Rochester channels are
>> >> fairly regular visitors even outside of tropo events.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Wow!  Solid reception from reflection. That IS remarkable. And you must
>> be at some elevation to be able to get Rochester as it is about 90 miles to
>> the Rochester transmission towers
>> >
>>
>> Yeah, balcony's about 108 feet up. As I mentioned in the link, my antenna
>> for the first 3.5 years of cord-cutting was a small $50 Terk and except for
>> a few problem channels (and that's -problem-, not missing), was getting all
>> of Toronto, Buffalo, Hamilton and ION near Roc. Even tropo season was fun
>> doing some major Dx'ing. With a little Terk. The C2V should make the summer
>> months even more fun.
>>
>> Getting back to Myth though...I'll probably favour the Buffalo aimed
>> antenna and Homerun. The wiki mentioned something about deleting the
>> capture cards and redoing the one you want to favour first as that will
>> make it easier for the scheduler to choose ABC from the "aimed directly at
>> Buffalo" antenna over the "aimed at a bounce building but still getting
>> Buffalo" antenna. Is that still the recommended path?
>>
>>
> Yes, delete all capture cards, not delete all capture cards on host. Then
> re-add them in order of recording priority.
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>
Great. Thanks. It's good to have the information ahead of time. The HDHR4
should be here sometime next week.
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