[mythtv-users] Indoor HD antenna question

[Daryl McDonald]

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 5:22 AM John Pilkington <J.Pilk at tesco.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> I would suggest positioning the antenna with the TV's tuner, when you know
> you have a good singal then introduce Myth to the equasion.
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