[mythtv-users] Capture Card

[Allen Edwards]

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. https://www.fcc.gov/media/over-air-reception-devices-rule

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.

Good luck.

Allen

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:11 PM Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 12:26 PM Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 10:17 AM DaveD <mythtv at guiplot.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am having trouble with OTA reception on rainy days and am looking into
>>> improving my signal.  The first thing I am looking at is my capture
>>> card; currently a Dvico Fusion Dual tuner.  I don't know if Dvico is
>>> cheap enough to do it, but other dual cards I've looked into have a
>>> splitter on-board which introduces a minimum of -3.5 db, even it it's
>>> done right, and I'm guessing theirs does, too.  Two capture cards (or
>>> external devices) would be fine as I have an unused output on my
>>> distribution amplifier already.
>>>
>>> A lot of what I've read indicates that the Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1265 has
>>> the best sensitivity, but all the posts/articles that state that are old
>>> (like 2014) and I am wondering if anyone on this list has experience
>>> with a capture device that is as good or better and supported on Linux.
>>> What would be really cool is a dual (or more) tuner device with an
>>> inboard distribution amp, rather than a splitter.  Of course the
>>> manufacturers don't seem to advertise anything about their hardware
>>> capabilities, just their "cool" Windoze software.
>>>
>>> Any advise or experience with this would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Dave D.
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Best is a rooftop antenna and an amplifier close to or on the antenna. If
>> you do that the sensativity of your cards won't matter.
>>
>> Allen
>>
>
> I have an attic mounted (large) antenna here with an amplifier that works
> well also.  Newer homes with the radiation barriers in the attics do not
> work well with this layout though.
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