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Series Vhf

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Series Vhf
Is this antenna will work for my purpose?

I live in Vancouver BC, but I will spend some time at an aunts house in Tacoma, Washington. As I sit there I'd be able to see the Vancouver common in air television channels (CBC, CTV, GLOBAL …) Since Tacoma is about 200 kilometers (About 175mi) south of Vancouver was thinking of purchasing a Winegard HD8200U High Definition Platinum Series VHF / UHF TV antenna that I hope to see some channels Vancouver and improve TV reception in my aunt. MY QUESTION: Is it possible to use this antenna to pick up stations in Vancouver? if there is any way to watch TV channels Vancouver on a local pay-TV service?

> Is it possible to use this antenna to pick up stations vancouver? No. The antenna will not work at that distance.> Any way to view local TV channels Vancouver in a pay-TV service? Very unlikely. I think your only hope is to listen via Internet channels. Start by checking the websites of the stations you want to see if online sample flow. (Probably not) If you have Internet high speed, both in Vancouver and Tacoma, it would be possible to stream channels yourself. The best known way to do this is to have a "Slingbox" at the end issuer to a then view the channel to use a computer at the receiving end.

Fun with Guitars and Analog TV VHF



Series Vhf

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Series Vhf
TV Antenna – Outdoor?

After the Digital conversion I lost channel 11 and 5 was somewhat choppy. I replaced my very old outdoor antenna with a new Winegard HD8200U Platinum Series High Definition VHF/UHF TV Antenna. I have about 40 feet of cable from antenna to TV. I also have a large tree near the house. Now I have channel 11 but 2 is gone and 5 is worse than before. I live 30 miles from Chicago where most of the broadcasts are from. What can I do? I also remember hearing that every channel will eventually switch to UHF. Is that true? If so when and will that help my reception?

The Winegard HD8200U is a directional antenna, which means that the reception you get will vary based on where it is pointing. Try rotating it until you get the best reception on the channels you want to receive.

Every channel is not switching to UHF, some are still on VHF, and for the most part, after the June 12th analog shutdown they are all on their final frequency.

VX-230 Series VHF/UHF Portable Radio