[mythtv-users] Capture Card

[Allen Edwards]

On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 6:58 AM Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 3:47 PM Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>
> 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 :)
>
>
>
>> 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.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>> 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
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
but
that is just me. This one is probably fine
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

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.

Allen
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