[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Analog signals that come in weak will be seen as fussy, or not at all. > Digital signals that come in weak will be able to be readjusted to look 100 > percent perfect when initially sent out because of how digital signals are > broadcasted / made. I am studying it in networking 101 right now. With > digital, the signal is either on (1) or off (0)n therefore when the signal is > recieved, if there is any signal measuring above (zero) then it is viewed as > a on (1). > > If you want me to get into the science behind the digital signals, let me > know and i will go more in depth. > > You don't need a digital antenna. > > The website below answered all of my questions; especially, since my > signals come from three different compass points. > > To get all of the compass points without having to turn the indoor > antenna, I got a GE Amplified Quantum Antenna #24775. > > From Froogle: > > http://www.google.com/products?q=Quantum+Antenna+%2324775&btnG=Search+Products&scoring=p > > It has three panels so I was able to capture signals from three > compass points up to 26 miles from me. > > My suggestion: try your current antenna first. > > Analog drops dead at midnight on February 17, 2009. All full-power > television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in > analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. > > At 10:42 PM 10/29/2008, you wrote: >> Check out this website:
>> http://www.antennaweb.org >> >> Enter your address (you don't need to enter your name) and it will tell >> you where the closest broadcasting stations are. >> >> I helped my neighbor hook up a large antenna inside his attic (HOA won't >> let us put one on our roof) and we did some tests. We then hooked up a >> signal booster very close to the antenna (within 5') and re-tested. The >> improvement was remarkable. These boosters need some power, but he had >> an outlet in his attic that also ran his furnace. >> >> The booster would not work as well if placed closer to his "digital to >> analog converter" box. Having the booster closer to the antenna is key. Hi Guys! Thanks for all the responses. The antenna I am using is an amplified rabbit ear affair like this one (same model, not my photo), this is maybe 10 years old. http://madison.craigslist.org/ele/876809215.html The ring turns and that knob in front of the ring also turns 360 but there seems to be no precise index, just a line on the knob and 12 lines on the case for maybe 60 clicks. It worked a few months ago on a small portable in the kitchen but never in the living room where I would like to use it. I have a Sperry SP-5A meter but I don't know if that would tell me anything or what I should measure if it would. Of course, if there is no signal to receive that would explain it. I can't determine if any of our local stations are broadcasting digital or not. As it is, I have been getting all the news I get from the horrible local papers and on the web. On the antenna web thing I put in the zip code and they come back with a screen that they want your whole address. If you do put in the address and uncheck the box for sending you ads they put you in a loop that doesn't tell you anything so who knows? I haven't tried clearing my private data and rebooting to get out of the loop but it seems that this would be the only way. That three panel GE antenna looks interesting. Haven't seen any of those in the local stores though, so perhaps they don't work around here. I am so close to downtown that there is a lot of ghosting and snow on analog. The roof over my unit hosts several huge ac units which I am sure do not help. The insulation on the walls and ceiling has a lot of aluminum foil on it which may also block the signal, not that there is much signal anyway. Everybody around here uses cable but that is about $70 to $150 a month and I don't have that kind of money to spare from my slim Social Security check. The people who have cable pay for the cable and still get all the ads, how messed up is that? The broadcast stations get paid for their signal from the cable companies, so they have an incentive to cut the broadcast power so people have to pay. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
