Jim in Anchorage Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Please. I taught Sam McCord everything he knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Duck Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) Yea, I'll hit the road and go..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSt0NEESrUA Awesome tune, Whispering Pines is one of my all time favorite songs , love Johhny Horton Edited March 11, 2013 by dog14787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Duck Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVOEpcvzslc&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 This thread has taken a strange turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'll see your Bob Marley, and raise you the "Whalers:" #! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm kind of leery to get involved here because, frankly, the OP sounds kind of... ummm... a bubble off plumb and/or lives under a rock. But, probably the best resource for determining if an antenna will work for you is www.tvfool.com (sorry, I'm on my iPad and don't have the HTMl options to do a hyperlink). You enter your address and it gives you some info on what to expect. www.solidsignal.com also gives you some ideas on antenna models. Antenna technology for long-distance OTA reception really isn't going to change much. A guy can tout his expertise all he wants and it still won't make difference given the givens of digital teevee. We're not re-inventing the wheel here, and that design really isn't much different than similar models that have been out for awhile. He's just another schmooze trying to sell a product and making some dubious claims on reception ability (to be fair, most do this. And in flatlands, 50 miles might be possible with it. Not around here, tho, and probably not great even in prime locations). You use as little antenna as you need for your situation, location and geography relative to your desired broadcast towers. For people close to them, you can get by with a set-top antenna. People at long distances have to do other things. I went to heroic lengths b/c of my "low signal spot" surrounded by hills and such, but I'm able to pick up Boston, Providence and Hartford stations. I use a pair of XG-91s combined with Channel Master 7777 pre-amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Duck Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) I'm kind of leery to get involved here because, frankly, the OP sounds kind of... ummm... a bubble off plumb and/or lives under a rock. But, probably the best resource for determining if an antenna will work for you is www.tvfool.com (sorry, I'm on my iPad and don't have the HTMl options to do a hyperlink). You enter your address and it gives you some info on what to expect. www.solidsignal.com also gives you some ideas on antenna models. Antenna technology for long-distance OTA reception really isn't going to change much. A guy can tout his expertise all he wants and it still won't make difference given the givens of digital teevee. We're not re-inventing the wheel here, and that design really isn't much different than similar models that have been out for awhile. He's just another schmooze trying to sell a product and making some dubious claims on reception ability (to be fair, most do this. And in flatlands, 50 miles might be possible with it. Not around here, tho, and probably not great even in prime locations). You use as little antenna as you need for your situation, location and geography relative to your desired broadcast towers. For people close to them, you can get by with a set-top antenna. People at long distances have to do other things. I went to heroic lengths b/c of my "low signal spot" surrounded by hills and such, but I'm able to pick up Boston, Providence and Hartford stations. I use a pair of XG-91s combined with Channel Master 7777 pre-amps. Man I tried to pass on what I thought was a good deal until I determined the good deal may not be so good after all. Are the insults really neccessary? Go crawl back under the rock you crawled out from under how about it. Edited March 12, 2013 by dog14787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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