[mythtv-users] Indoor HD antenna question

[John Pilkington]

On 09/04/18 08:59, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 08/04/18 16:15, Barry Martin wrote:
>>
>> Ashu:
>>
>>>     1. Added antenna to the backend.
>>>     2. Went to mythtv-setup - selected card type as "DVB-T/S/C, ATSC or
>>>     ISDB-T"
>>>        1. This brought the DVB device type as 
>>> /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
>>>        2. Frontend ID came to: Air2PC v2
>>>     3. No channels found on scan.
>>>
>>
>> Ignore my comment on this  section not looking right: you're using an 
>> electronic antenna device and I was thinking of just a passive antenna.
>>
>> Barry
> 
> Nothing wrong with what you said.  It looks as if the 'device' is an 
> antenna with a dvb tuner/adapter.  It still needs to be in a place where 
> there is a strong enough signal and pointing in a suitable but perhaps 
> unpredictable direction.

Googling suggests that the Air2PC isn't a part of the 'antenna' but a 
normal dvb/ATSC tuner.  I had the impression from Ashu's post that it 
was a new part of his system and integrated into the 'antenna' package. 
Perhaps not.  OTA TV reception, especially with an indoor antenna, will 
always be critically dependent on local conditions - including the 
movements of people in the room.