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Post by econ on Jan 3, 2005 15:15:25 GMT -5
I currently use an indoor Radio Shack antenna to receive HD broadcasts. I generally get a decent picture for ABC,NBC, CBS and WMHT(no WB). However, when it gets cloudy the reception will tend to break up. This happened yesterday as I attempted to watch the Jets vs the Rams. Does this happen to any of you who use an outdoor antenna or is the picture always good. Also does anyone know anybody who installs outdoor antennas?I currently have a dish up where the antenna would go and cable wire running from that location to the TV. Also would I need electricity for a preamp?
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Post by econ on Jan 19, 2005 9:01:26 GMT -5
I purchased an HD7080p Winegard antenna. I asked this question before and got no response. Does anyone know anybody who professionally installs antennas?
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 19, 2005 10:31:56 GMT -5
I purchased an HD7080p Winegard antenna. I asked this question before and got no response. Does anyone know anybody who professionally installs antennas? I installed my own, so I don't have any experience with antenna installers. I did, however, open up the yellow pages and found some listings under "Satellite Equip. & Systems" and "Television-Cable, CATV & Satellite". I would imagine that the companies that install satellite dishes would be able to install an antenna. Also, the specialty TV retailers that sell digital TV STB's and HDTV's with the tuners built in most likely know installers capable of the work. Call TowneTV, Tweeter, Hippo's, Rex, etc. Radio Shack may be able to help you, too. |
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Post by econ on Jan 19, 2005 11:51:15 GMT -5
Thanks Skaggs,
Some of us just don't like to get on the roof. I didn't think of calling TV dealers.I tried Hippos and they will do it.Hippos charges $48 per hour and sends out 2 men.Minimum $96 + travel time. Can't do it until the the end of next week or the following week.I also have a call into Master Alarm Systems and am awaiting a call back from them. I'll see who can do it soonest at the best price.
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Post by MasterFX1 on Jan 19, 2005 13:47:24 GMT -5
Couple tips:
Be wary of younger Sat installers, many of them are "winging it" when it comes to VHF/UHF reception.
Save yourself some aggrevation and investigate for yourself the following
1. Go to antennaweb.org, put in your location and discover the compass heading from your home to the community tower in the Helderbergs (It'll be the angle that gives you channels 12,26,34,39 & 43.
2. Make sure you have good line of sight on that angle, otherwise you may be in for many hours and still not get a signal no matter what antenna you use. For example: viewers in the extreme eastern part of our market are physically shadow-blocked by the berkshires. Imagine the tower in the helderbergs as emmiting a bright light... would those light-rays hit your rooftop? Or would you be in its shadow?
Hippos, Towne TV, Marcellas or ANY Custom Home Theater builder/installer would be a good place to start.
Make it take less time, pre-determine where you need lines run to in your house and how those cables will be routed. If you think you may want additional runs in the future, do it now. Coming back just to add a line is way too costly.
Good Luck!
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Post by econ on Jan 19, 2005 14:22:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice.I already have a spot on the Southern part of my house where I want the antenna installed. I currently have a Directv satellite dish(which I'm not using) there with coax cable running from that spot to the TV .I'm already getting a pretty decent picture with a Radio shack indoor antenna although sometimes the picture breaks up.I'm pretty sure that I have a clean line of sight to the Helderbergs where I want the antenna installed. I'm having Hippos do it. I'll let everyone know what kind of job they do in case anyone else needs professional help. Thanks again Skaggs and MasterFX for your help.
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Post by MasterFX1 on Jan 19, 2005 18:10:52 GMT -5
I'm already getting a pretty decent picture with a Radio shack indoor antenna although sometimes the picture breaks up. That being the case, an outdoor antenna, correctly installed, should deliver a rock-steady signal for you. You should probably be able to get WB as well. Be sure to tell the Installer (Hippos, in your case) that you chose them in great part to AlbanyHDTV.com. |
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Post by dkennedy on Jan 29, 2005 10:24:11 GMT -5
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