[mythtv-users] Multiple antennas, 2nd tuner

[Ian Evans]

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:03 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
>
> 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:
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>>              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
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>>         <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?
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