No, we were only betting on the Hopper Duo. (Although the Home Media part of that bet may apply to any receiver model that has already lost it.)I think I'll stay put with my current bet.
What was that exactly? I can't relocate our bet a the moment. I feel like your suggestion above was part of it.
(From the newest New Software thread, that should be a sticky, but has not yet been made sticky.)
The Duo?
I was under the impression that I would win if Home Media returned to my H3, not if it returned to your Duo which has a number of limitations the H3 does not.
That is correct. I meant that the Amazon Prime part of the bet only applies to the Hopper Duo. I specifically said in the next sentence:The Duo?
I am guessing somebody has the front and back of the Terk55 reversed from reality.
Or, depending on how close he is to the tower, he actually reduced the signal STRENGTH to make the signal QUALITY better. If he was truly aiming SW to hit Lexington, I find it VERY doubtful he'd be able to pull in the Cincinnati stations 60-70 miles away off the back of the antenna.
Sam; the front of the antenna (the end without the logo and coax connection) was pointing at West (270 degrees). I slightly moved the front to the left between 240 and 270. Pixilation on CBS stayed the same. l kept moving toward South, the change was limited. Straigh South at 180 degrees made some stations really bad, especially PBS (KET). I was ready to surrender. My curiosity took over, and changed the direction toward North, slightly at 280 degrees. CBS improved and it was solid. I went down to my master bedroom and checked every ota channel. All r looking really good. (Compared them to locals provided by Dish, except subs). Couldn't tell the difference. Even that NBC from Cincinnati (main station and one sub, Metv) looked fantastic. I only lost some religious station and its subs. They didn't matter to me.
Somebody was kind enough to send me the link for Terk55 manual. I looked at it. The entire surface (with the name and model number) is front of the antenna. I assumed the front was either pointy edge. The installer hang it incorrectly because label side was facing North. I did not flip the antenna, just changed its direction. And, it worked.
You didn't assume that! Somebody offered a picture that was easy to misinterpret. I sure misinterpreted it! It sure looked like you point the antenna at the station, rather than 90 degrees to the station.
Are you a Dish software tech?
Nope. Just an old cranky guy who begs for help from Dish wizards here!!So you have the front face of the antenna pointing which way now? I'm really confused. Obviously, don't change anything, but the fact that you're getting Lexington AND Cincinnati stations (or just the NBC?) is what's confusing me.
Sorry Sam; I will be clearer. That Terk55 antenna looks like an arm. Both pointy edges look identical. According to the manual, the side that has the name is front, and the coax is attached underneath. The installer attached the antenna to a metal bracket hanging from a rafter. He aligned perfectly, the side with the label(which is supposedly front) facing north toward Cincinnati. But, the transmitter towers I need r located South toward Lexington. If I understand correctly, the front of any antenna should face the towers, in my case South. I thought I needed to loosen the bracket and flip the antenna so that label side (front) would face South. I didn't do that. I changed the direction just a bit. That new direction provided great receptions from all Southern towers and Cincy's NBC which is close to 70 miles up North.
Makes perfect sense. I'm a little surprised you only get the Cinci NBC. Looking at antennaweb.org, it looks like there are three other Cinci stations about the same distance from you. If I'm reading it right, the NBC is the one in Clifton Heights (and apparently the Cinci PBS is in the same area).
The time of day that you scan can be a factor, due to different atmospheric conditions. To pick up additional distant OTA stations, the best times to scan are usually late evening, in the middle of the night, and the early morning hours. I have also had luck picking up additional stations by scanning right before a thunderstorm approaches. (I think the signals bounce better off of the storm clouds, and that kind of focuses the signals more toward my antenna.) Trying to add as many distant OTA stations to my guide as possible is kind of a hobby of mine. Having said that, those signals do not come in all of the time, nor is the picture necessarily reliable when they do come in. So, I can understand why most people may not want those harder-to-receive stations in their guide for everyday use. It is something to watch just for the novelty of it when there is nothing else good on TV, though.
