bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA | reply to en102
Re: No sympathy from me
Can we get OTA HD here in SCV? |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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| Depending on where you live, yes
Best areas appear to be an area where you have a clear view of the mountains (San Gabriel?). Canyon country to Castiac along Soledad/Newhall Ranch is supposed to be the best areas.
I'm near Wiley Canyon/Orchard Village, and I hit 36 channels with a Philips MANT510 on my roof (yeah - its not an outdoor, and I plan to replace it). NOTE: All OTA HD are on UHF right now, but 7, 9, 11, 13 will be back on VHF after Feb 2009.
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bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA | Won't work for me. I'm up Bouquet just past Central Park. So I'm surrounded by mountains. Now if I could put up a big juicy tower without pissing off my neighbors.... |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
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| Yup - you'd have to be 'up' on the hill in that area (I.e. top of Copper Hill). I did an 'easy' test, and went to Walmart and bought some gear. If it didn't work, return it.
I tried a few different types - Philips plain rabbit ears gave me 4-9 channels indoors. RCA indoor/outdoor antenna didn't give me anything in or outdoors (POS). Philips MANT510 with 50dB gain gave me ~13 channels indoor, and now 36-40 on the roof.
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | reply to bigunk
I don't get a single channel near where Copperhill meets McBean Parkway. It's VERY hit and miss around here.
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Bobcat
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Bedminster, NJ
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said by bigunk  :Won't work for me. I'm up Bouquet just past Central Park. So I'm surrounded by mountains. Now if I could put up a big juicy tower without pissing off my neighbors.... The FCC says you can erect any type of tower necessary to receive the TV/satellite signals you want, and your neighbors can't stop you. (The FAA may have concerns, however).
From »www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders···2132.pdf
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Petitioners have installed six masts in the rear of their lot which are secured to the ground by guy wires. There are five masts approximately 30 feet in height which are roughly even with Petitioners' roofline, two of which simply provide support to another mast, and one ten foot mast. Petitioners have affixed five television antennas and three satellite dish antennas to these masts. The antennas provide reception for ten television sets, nine video cassette recorders, and seven satellite receivers.
The neighborhood association complained, but the FCC says it's all legal. |
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bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA
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| Very true. I was fighting those battles back in the day when I was installing dishes from 10 to 15 feet wide for clients. I went up against cities and associations routinely. Won every time. But now it's MY property, and I have to deal with my wife. In other words, I can do what I choose, but the bitching will be so loud and incessant, I won't have a chance to enjoy the fruits of my labors.
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Bobcat
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Bedminster, NJ | The Wife is a higher authority than the FCC.
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cothrom
join:2005-12-01
Greer, SC
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I have been doing OTA HD for almost 2 years here in the upstate of SC. I have the choice of about 18 actual HD channels (1080i) and a load of 480i and 1 that runs 720i (Fox Network) I have used and seen DirecTV HD which is for the most part very nice, and have had first had experience with Charter Cable HD, which it a big way is very lacking, and their customer service is a joke. I am not a "TV fanatic" anyway, but OTA broadcasting does it for me
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