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[QUOTE=&quot;mrlewp87, post: 145926, member: 94692&quot;]Sorry about my absence. Had to let go of looking forward to a nice new, &quot;real&quot; antenna. Turned out the cable that I knew &quot;had to be better&quot; than what came with my $30 special, was the culprit. Apparently I stressed it too much at some point, and the center line broke. Used the cheap RG6 from the package, and we're back in bid'niss! Ha. &nbsp;&nbsp; At least I'm getting all that I got before, and more. Well, at first anyway. The &quot;more&quot; was 9 more channels I found when aiming it into the netherland (&lt;spellcheck error?) regions. Three were from FSU in Tallahassee, PBS stations. And over 100 miles away!! But that was once, in the morning. Looked great. These and 6 others, I've not been able to tune in again. &nbsp; &nbsp; Could it be the outdoor cam that I installed on the short mast that turns with the antenna? It had been stationary, running to our TV. Rarely viewed it, but now it's lot's of fun viewing as it turns 360 dgrs. about 21 Ft. above ground level. The cam is small, and would fit in a 2&quot; cube. Yes, it's metal, but below the antenna. Tried dis-connecting the power to it, but still can't tune in those 9 extra channels. It's odd, because the rotor housing is there too, perhaps 2 ft. below the antenna, yet I did tune in those extra 9 channels once. Still getting all the stations I did before installing the rotor, at least.&nbsp; So, guess we're done here as long as this thing lasts. I believe I had settled on the RCA, or Winegard antenna before getting this one back up. Forget which, but it had the angled reflectors at the rear.&nbsp; Thanks much to all.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="mrlewp87, post: 145926, member: 94692"][B]Sorry about my absence. Had to let go of looking forward to a nice new, "real" antenna. Turned out the cable that I knew "had to be better" than what came with my $30 special, was the culprit. Apparently I stressed it too much at some point, and the center line broke. Used the cheap RG6 from the package, and we're back in bid'niss! Ha. At least I'm getting all that I got before, and more. Well, at first anyway. The "more" was 9 more channels I found when aiming it into the netherland (<spellcheck error?) regions. Three were from FSU in Tallahassee, PBS stations. And over 100 miles away!! But that was once, in the morning. Looked great. These and 6 others, I've not been able to tune in again. Could it be the outdoor cam that I installed on the short mast that turns with the antenna? It had been stationary, running to our TV. Rarely viewed it, but now it's lot's of fun viewing as it turns 360 dgrs. about 21 Ft. above ground level. The cam is small, and would fit in a 2" cube. Yes, it's metal, but below the antenna. Tried dis-connecting the power to it, but still can't tune in those 9 extra channels. It's odd, because the rotor housing is there too, perhaps 2 ft. below the antenna, yet I did tune in those extra 9 channels once. Still getting all the stations I did before installing the rotor, at least. So, guess we're done here as long as this thing lasts. I believe I had settled on the RCA, or Winegard antenna before getting this one back up. Forget which, but it had the angled reflectors at the rear. Thanks much to all.[/B][/QUOTE]

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