Posts by swiat

Quote: Originally Posted by zzzzz Yep, after a channel scan I'm getting it at 10/10 signal strength. Too bad it's only SD. They have an HD version on Comcast that looks surprisingly good -- almost enough to make you watch it for a...

There are a couple ways to aim the dish better: 1) get a walkie talkie (FRS, CB, or ham radio) and speak to someone in the house watching the signal strengths while you change the azimuth, eleveation, and tilt. Use the readings on the...

Which is better for my application of being in suburban Chicago and wanting to get some Milwaukee/South Bend OTA stations too? Considerations are overload capacity for Chicago locals and quality of design. Has anyone had any experience...

Quote: Originally Posted by sebenste Boooo! Hissssss! Real Chicagoans watch the Cubs! Ahhh, spring and Sox/Cubs antagonism is in the air! (And believe me, I'm sick of winter!) The sad thing is that the Sox are little league with...

The Cubs TV sked has been released: http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com...-for-cubs.html Is WCIU going to allocate more bits during the games to 26-1 or do we expect the macroblocking to be a little worse this year with the new...

Quote: Originally Posted by dave73 I personall don't believe you need the Winegard YA-1713 antenna, unless you're looking to DX out of market stations, like from Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids (WOOD-TV on RF 7 once WLS-TV vacates 7, WWMT on...

Quote: Originally Posted by HDTV TOM The HR20 uses guide data, not OTA signals. That's why 26-1 doesn't exist for me. It shows up on the guide as 48-1 but states it is searching for a signal when I try to view it. I get 26-2, 26-3,...

Quote: Originally Posted by hvs10trk Sorry your having an issue. We notified all providers of any changes in the window that they have requested. I'll see what I can do but you may be at the mercy of D*. Thank you very much. ...

Well, I finally emailed WCIU about no 26-5 "channel Not available" using the DirecTV AM21, HR20, or HR20 receivers which receive over the air. I basically got a response back that said if they called DirecTV it would do no good and...

I have been raking DirecTV over the coals for 3 weeks now for not updating their AM21/HR20 receivers to tune 26-5. I wish WCIU had some inside contact number to make sure all of the providers are getting the updates on the subchannels.