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- Building your own HDTV antenna -- a success story
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... I receive WOOD Channel 8, WXSP Channel 8-2, WXMI Channel 17, WGVU Channel 35 and WTLJ Channel 54...
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... I also have intermittent reception on WOTV Channel 41...
... The reception is as good or better than cable, either standard digital or 720 1080 HDTV, whatever the particular channel broadcast...
... Not real cheap, but if I could receive Channel 3, which may be possible after the switch, it would be feasible to eliminate cable completely...
... org site, the Grand Rapids channels are just over 50 miles away...
... Note that WZZM Channel 13 broadcasts from the Grant area, only about 20 miles from Muskegon...
... The digital antennas advertised assume that most digital broadcast are on the higher UHF channels shorter wavelength, not the lower VHF channels longer wavelength...
... In this area, all three major network channels will use the lower VHF channels as their final DTV channels...
... Channel 8 DTV is Channel 7, and Channel 13's final DTV channel will be 13...
... The wavelengths for channels 7 and 8 are 31 and 32 inches... - VIDEO: TV switch postponed
Accordance to query: 16,94%
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... If you don’t have cable through Comcast or Verizon FiOS, or digital programming through DIRECTV or Dish Network - which means you only get local channels from a roof antenna or rabbit-ear antenna - then all you’ll get from June 12 on is fuzz on TV...
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... One must then use the "Channel Scan" function on the TV in order to make sure the TV recognizes all new channels...
... Better, crisper picture quality and better sound are two major improvements, but there will also be three or four extra channels for each one channel...
... For instance, Channel 3 could have Channel 3-1, Channel 3-2 and Channel 3-3...
... Each of the major broadcasters is sending out three, sometimes four, extra channels for each of their regular one channel," Clauser said...
... They are taking the digital space that would be one channel and breaking it up into three channels...
... One would be listed as 3-1 as the primary channel and 3-2 might have all news or all weather or extra programming...
... With the switch to digital, you’ll get channels you didn’t have before," he said...
... Currently, TV channels 14 to 69 run on the UHF band, from 470 megahertz to 806 megahertz... - HDTV Receiver OPENSAT XT-9500 HD
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... A crisp text display shows the name and number of the channel being received, or the clock in standby...
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... Helpfully for recording purposes, the VCR Scart always outputs in standard definition,so even " HD channels " can be easily recorded to DVD or " video tape " if required...
... Sadly,we"re still in the early days of HD so there are few "FTA channels" to choose from...
... Channel scanning is well-thought out...
... With the channels safely in memory, we get to the further editing of the list to suit our individual preferences...
... A second window appears next to the channel list ready for channels to be copied into it...
... The main channel list can be sorted or filtered alphabetically,or by FTA encryption status and even filtered by just one encryption system if more than one is in use perhaps useful if using more than one CAM...
... The best feature relating to channel lists though is perhaps the most obvious, yet so often forgotten when receivers are designed...
... One possible criticism however is that the channels keep their original numbers even when a favourites list or filter is being used...
... I personally might have found it easier to have the channels numbered 1,2,3 based on whatever list I"d chosen, rather than their original numbers - especially after I"d manually moved them around...
... I was initially a little disappointed there was no "view the last channel" button,which is always good for those of us who try to keep up with two channels at once...
... But pressing it when no menu is displayed produces a list of the last eight channels viewed to select from... - DTV converter boxes aplenty, but good luck finding an antenna Wireless
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... But when Coleman hooked up her digital converter box to her TV using her existing antenna on the eve of the digital transition, she discovered that she could get every regular broadcast TV station except channel 2...
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... Meanwhile, using a new TV antenna with a built-in signal amplifier attached to her digital ready flat-screen TV, she was able to get all the regular channels, plus two extra channels...
... But then when I hooked up the box last night, I realized that I wasn't getting all the channels and that I probably needed a different antenna, so here I am again...
... VHF antennas have traditionally been the rabbit-ear antennas that receive channels 2-13...
... These antennas are used to tune channels 14-51...
... In the case of Louise Coleman, the amplified antenna, helped her get all the standard TV channels offered in her area, as well as two more channels she couldn't get with analog TV...
... Savelli had bought a basic rabbit ear-style antenna from Radio Shack when he picked up his converter box earlier this year, but even with the new antenna he isn't able to tune in some digital TV channels...
... And he says that he not only gets more TV channels than he did with analog, but that the TV channels he is getting are much better quality in high definition and with surround sound...
... You may have to adjust the antenna for different channels...
... Rescan your digital converter box or tuner to find the channels in case the broadcaster has moved them...
... 5 channels of TBN... - ClearStream2 (C2) UHF Antenna
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... 2 dBi Consistent gain throughout the entire DTV channel spectrum Dimensions: 20" H x 10" W x 5" D The test site for this review is 45 miles from the LA transmitters and 80 miles from the San Diego Transmitters...
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... The first was to stick the antenna in a window and scan for digital channels...
... We weren't expecting much success here but much to our surprise the C2 picked up 9 digital channels...
... Some of them were channels we actually watch...
... The interesting thing was that we picked up two channels from San Diego...
... With this test we were able to pull in 12 channels...
... The scan was rerun and produced 25 digital channels...
... The channels that were missing were ones in the higher range...
... Channels 50 and higher... - ClearStream2 (C2) UHF Antenna
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... 2 dBi Consistent gain throughout the entire DTV channel spectrum Dimensions: 20" H x 10" W x 5" D The test site for this review is 45 miles from the LA transmitters and 80 miles from the San Diego Transmitters...
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... The first was to stick the antenna in a window and scan for digital channels...
... We weren't expecting much success here but much to our surprise the C2 picked up 9 digital channels...
... Some of them were channels we actually watch...
... The interesting thing was that we picked up two channels from San Diego...
... With this test we were able to pull in 12 channels...
... The scan was rerun and produced 25 digital channels...
... The channels that were missing were ones in the higher range...
... Channels 50 and higher... - Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH 7.1 Channel A V Receiver
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... 1 Channel A V Receiver Last month Ara picked up an Apple TV for use in his media room...
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... The size and weight are definitely put to use producing 140 watts of power per each of its seven channels...
... For nothing more than clarification we asked Pioneer what this was, this is their explanation: The Pioneer Elite A V receivers each feature power amps for seven channels...
... Accurate multi-channel sound reproduction is possible only when the operating environment of one channel is physically identical to that of the others...
... Although there is no sound quality difference between having Dolby True HD or DTS Master Audio decoded on a receiver it was still nice to see "True HD" or "DTS Master Audio" light up in the receiver's display...
... However, with my Blu Ray Player, the only way to hear DTS Master Audio is to have the receiver decode it...
... I was wondering if there are Pre-Amp outputs for each 8 channels, on this devicce...
... 1 Channel A V Receiver Mar 15, 10:13am Pioneer doesn't offer any surround pre-amps...
... 1 Channel A V Receiver Mar 16, 11:18am Greg, you mention that the REON HQV video chipset in Onkyo's TX-SR875 is superior to the Faroudja in the Pioneer... - ClearStream2 (C2) UHF Antenna
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... 2 dBi Consistent gain throughout the entire DTV channel spectrum Dimensions: 20" H x 10" W x 5" D The test site for this review is 45 miles from the LA transmitters and 80 miles from the San Diego Transmitters...
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... The first was to stick the antenna in a window and scan for digital channels...
... We weren't expecting much success here but much to our surprise the C2 picked up 9 digital channels...
... Some of them were channels we actually watch...
... The interesting thing was that we picked up two channels from San Diego...
... With this test we were able to pull in 12 channels...
... The scan was rerun and produced 25 digital channels...
... The channels that were missing were ones in the higher range...
... Channels 50 and higher... - CM-4221 HD Antenna Channel Master Ultratenna
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... CM-4221 HD Antenna Channel Master Ultratenna One of the biggest drawbacks to getting HD from your normal cable or satellite television provider is that they do not have the ability to offer the same quality HD that an HD antenna such as the 4221 Channel Master does...
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... The 4221 Channel Master is one of the leading HD antennas for those of you who are looking for an affordable solution and don't need an antenna that picks up HD signals from long ranges...
... Your cable or satellite provider may give you what they call HD channels, but why would you want to pay extra fees every month for fake HD when you can buy an antenna once and get the real deal...
... 25 inches, this antenna is able to pick up channels 14 to 69, including HD channels...
... The design of the antenna is also transparent to keep it from being too visible, no matter where you decide to mount it...
... The 4221 Channel Master model is the best combination of affordability and quality currently available, so if you live close to a city and don't have a lot of money to spend, this is the antenna for you...
... Channel Master is a leading manufacturer of HD antennas and makes some of the highest quality HD antennas available on the market... - Getting ready for the digital switch
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... People who maybe had a little ghosting on an analog UHF channel now have some digital break-up on their digital signals and they need to get a little bit better antenna, a higher grade antenna...
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... Buying a television with a built-in digital tuner doesn't really solve the problem and you will likely have better reception for Channel 13 after the switch when it changes to a better frequency...
... If you pick up additional channels like universal sports networks, auxiliary news and weather channels and all the numbers have a dot or dash, you are digitally good to go, but on June 13th, the day after the switch, you need to re-scan all the channels again...
... For example, Channel 13 is changing back to a better frequency, and if you don't rescan, you won't receive it at all...
... It's important at that point to just go in the converter box or TV set's menu, do a new digital channel scan to look for more channels, and then the set will know where we've relocated our signal," Grossniklaus said...