[mythtv-users] Dual NTSC/ATSC Setup

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Thursday 03 June 2004 16:35, John Sturgeon wrote:
> >> With dtvsignal channel 34 looks very strong.  Some of
> >> the others are at zero, but that's more a function of
> >> my antenna.  I need to get a better one, apparently.  :(
> >
> > Yeah, I spent over $400 putting mine up, and have hardly had the time
> > to do anything with it...
>
> A quick note here.  HDTV is *highly* directional.  If you are in the
> middle of a city, you might have sources coming at you from completely
> different angles.  The antennaweb.org site that Jarod mentioned lets you
> input your address, and it will recommend an antenna for you.  Simple
> UHF antennas are all that is required to receive an HDTV signal.  Heck,
> some people use coat hangers.  I got a sliver sensor antenna ($25.00)
> and mounted it in my attic and I get phenomenal reception for all of the
> major networks + PBS.  I had a cable guy install it for $75.00 (two
> story house... I wasn't about to do all that wiring myself).  He used a
> spectrum analyzer to point the antenna in the optimal direction.

Shoulda qualified my statement. ;-) Yeah, I actually live about 25 miles 
southeast of downtown Seattle, so I needed a honkin' big directional antenna 
on my rooftop and a signal amplifier, per antennaweb.org (and they were spot 
on). That $400 was for the antenna, cabling, mounting equipment and signal 
amp. I installed it all myself (not fun). But I get all the major channels 
and several minor ones as well.

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