Is this equipment still usable

[gabewinches]

 

[rabbit73]

I bought the USB dongle for analyzing frequencies.

Good; have fun with it.

So there are 4 sets of FM traps. 2 of the sets say hi "q" trap hi band. what frequency is this referring to?

hi band is VHF-High, CH 7-13

and the other 2 say hi "q" trap lo band/fm, Obviously these 2 are blocking fm, but what are they referring to when they say lo band?

lo band is VHF-Low, CH 2-6
lo band/fm covers CH 2 to 108 MHz

This is my plan on how I am going to have everything wired up
antenna>grounding block>nf 470 filter>2 channel master FM traps model 7204>4 channel master (2)7008 (2)7009> amplifier(recommendations would be nice)>tv

Try it without an amp first. If you use an amp the NF-470 must come before it.

also If you look at the gray box in the pictures at the top of the thread, that says ch 24 to 11. single-channel converter. It has a uhf input and vhf output. Is this a converter when uhf tv was new and TVs didn't have a UHF tuner ?

Yes

in the second VHF port it seems to have a channel filter, guessing by the model number it is for rf channels 1-12

There are two VHF ports for VHF feed thru. This allows you to add CH11 to the existing VHF line. The tuning controls optimize the conversion of 24 to 11. If you mess with the tuning, you will need lab-grade equipment to retune it.

 

[rabbit73]

View attachment 149986

That's not part of the Blonder Tongue converter. It looks like a 12 dB tap with a 75 ohm termination on the line output port. Tower Guy can correct me.

 

[gabewinches]

Thank you!