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DTV converter box - wind problem
by tiger10lily - 2/17/09 11:55 AMMy two boxes installed easily and are working fine on TVs w/ rabbit ears. In fact, the picture on all channels is perfect UNTIL the wind blows. Then the picture can dissolve, freeze or disappear w/ a 'no signal' message. It is windy a lot where I live, so this is very annoying and verging on the unacceptable.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
It's probably not the wind so much as it maybe...
by ahtoi - 2/17/09 12:21 PM In reply to: DTV converter box - wind problem by tiger10lilydust and dirts. Maybe an outdoor antenna might do the trick because it would give you a stronger signals.
Antennas for converter boxes that work
by hyghwayman - 2/19/09 9:37 AM In reply to: DTV converter box - wind problem by tiger10lilyMost indoor store bought antennas won't work. Building your own antenna like I did will, all for the low, low price of $5 to $10 bucks, maybe less. Take a look at my blog on MSN spaces; Make your own OTA HDTV Antenna
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Signal Strength
by Zouch - 2/20/09 8:39 PM In reply to: DTV converter box - wind problem by tiger10lilyI have a couple of Digital converter boxes here in the UK. The main TV has a roof antenna an mostly that is fine.It should be - standing on my roof, it's line of sight to the transmitter, about 30 miles away - EXCEPT when the wind blows hard, then the signal will occasionally pixellate or drop. Seems to be related to a large tree that gets blown to block the line of sight in strong winds.
My son has an indoor antenna, twin sticks, about 2 feet long, individually adjustable, from the local electronics store. This antenna has a built in signal amplifier and he has fewer problems with this configuration. The indoor antenna supplied with his TV was absolutely useless with the digital signals.
I also have a digital TV USB dongle for my laptop. This cane with a little spiral antenna, literally two INCHES tall! Surprisingly, this works just fine outside the house or on the windows upstairs on the side of the house that faces the transmitter - the line of sight thing again.
So you could try a different design of internal antenna, preferably with a signal amplifier built in or a roof antenna, with a signal amplifier if you want to multidrop to more than one TV.
Hopefully our situation here will improve when the analogue signals are turned off - the digital signal strength at the transmitter will be increased when that happens. At present, they are restricted.
Difference Between Analog and Digital
by slobra232v - 2/22/09 9:00 PM In reply to: DTV converter box - wind problem by tiger10lilyWith a digital signal it is all or nothing. If ANY thing interferes with the signal you will drop the connection. If you are using a passive antenna start by upgrading to a amplified antenna. If that does not fix your problems a rooftop antenna will be your only solution.
I'm guessing...
by mwooge - 2/25/09 10:20 PM In reply to: DTV converter box - wind problem by tiger10lilyAs the wind doesn't blow inside your home (doesn't in mine, anyway) it just about has to be something blowing about outside, probably a tree. Move your antenna, or better yet get a better one.
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