<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 6:58 AM Greg Oliver <<a href="mailto:oliver.greg@gmail.com">oliver.greg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:monospace,monospace">On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 3:47 PM Allen Edwards <<a href="mailto:allen.p.edwards@gmail.com" target="_blank">allen.p.edwards@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">HDTV antennas at least around here do not need to be large because the lowest channel is VHF-High so no VHF-Low, which were below the FM band. Get one of those and put it on your roof. Nobody can stop you if you are in the US. <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/media/over-air-reception-devices-rule" target="_blank">https://www.fcc.gov/media/over-air-reception-devices-rule</a></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:monospace,monospace">Agreed - it has been in place since before the HD rollout and still works great though. Although, I live within 30 miles of the towers here, so I could probably just put some bare coax in the air and pick them up :)<br></div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>For reference, I had a HAM radio antenna which was a long wire to a tree and a neighbor complained. I got a letter from the city saying I had 30 days to remove it citing city code for the height of an antenna. I pointed out that I had a licence and they could not limit my ability to transmit and at this low frequency I needed a long wire. They never respond to my letter which ended with something like if I don't hear from you I will assume the issue is settled. I later phoned and talked to the city official who sent the letter and he said that if they fought me and lost, it would throw out their entire city code, not just the part about antennas and they could not take that risk for my almost invisible antenna.</div><div><br><div>Good luck.</div><div><span style="color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Allen</span></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:11 PM Greg Oliver <<a href="mailto:oliver.greg@gmail.com" target="_blank">oliver.greg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 12:26 PM Allen Edwards <<a href="mailto:allen.p.edwards@gmail.com" target="_blank">allen.p.edwards@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 10:17 AM DaveD <<a href="mailto:mythtv@guiplot.com" target="_blank">mythtv@guiplot.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I am having trouble with OTA reception on rainy days and am looking into <br>
improving my signal. The first thing I am looking at is my capture <br>
card; currently a Dvico Fusion Dual tuner. I don't know if Dvico is <br>
cheap enough to do it, but other dual cards I've looked into have a <br>
splitter on-board which introduces a minimum of -3.5 db, even it it's <br>
done right, and I'm guessing theirs does, too. Two capture cards (or <br>
external devices) would be fine as I have an unused output on my <br>
distribution amplifier already.<br>
<br>
A lot of what I've read indicates that the Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1265 has <br>
the best sensitivity, but all the posts/articles that state that are old <br>
(like 2014) and I am wondering if anyone on this list has experience <br>
with a capture device that is as good or better and supported on Linux. <br>
What would be really cool is a dual (or more) tuner device with an <br>
inboard distribution amp, rather than a splitter. Of course the <br>
manufacturers don't seem to advertise anything about their hardware <br>
capabilities, just their "cool" Windoze software.<br>
<br>
Any advise or experience with this would be greatly appreciated.<br>
<br>
Dave D.<br>
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_______________________________________________<br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div>I don't think of 30 miles as close. I am 24 miles and had to do a lot before ATSC to get a clean signal. I also have a legacy antenna but it is on my roof. In fact, I have two as there was a time when one of the stations moved almost 180 degrees from where it was and is. I also had a third UHF off in another direction until PBS started duplicating what was broadcast on that station on sub channels of the one I normally get. That and the FM antenna along with the HAM radio vertical antenna and there is a lot on my roof. Anyway, if it were me, I would get a long range antenna that covers 7-69 probably this one <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-HD7698P-Platinum-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGRY/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=winegard+atsc+antenna&qid=1576253756&sr=8-5">https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-HD7698P-Platinum-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGRY/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=winegard+atsc+antenna&qid=1576253756&sr=8-5</a> but that is just me. This one is probably fine <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-Platinum-HD7694P-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGR4/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=winegard+atsc+antenna&qid=1576253859&sr=8-7">https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-Platinum-HD7694P-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGR4/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=winegard+atsc+antenna&qid=1576253859&sr=8-7</a></div><div><br></div><div>There are lots available. I know Winegard as they are a long time supplier but I have not kept up so there may be other good ones. Let us know what you end up doing and what works.</div><div><br></div><div>Allen</div></div></div>