Baton Rouge, LA - HDTV - Page 45

Get a CM4228 then, they are little easier to mount since they aren't wide antennas.

You can try replacing things but I don't think it will help. The only channel that is used for the large part of the antenna is ABC-HD. All the other channels are UHF using the yagi part on the front.

You could also try another location in the attic.

I assume that the amplifier is ahead of the splitter, by the anttena and is powered at, or close to the TV set, with the power going thru the splitter. Make sure that the splitter is the type that will pass Power thru to the amp. Otherwise, the amp could be acting like a pad, and causing more loss than
anything else.

Don H.

What type of preamp are you using and where is it located? Is the preamp the type with a seperate power module that injects DC up the coax to the preamp?

Where is the splitter in relation to the other components?

Its the one radioshack sells. It has a part that connects 12" away from the antenna itself. There is a 50' cable run to the 2nd part which connects to a power outlet. The splitter is 12" from the preamp at the power outlet. Then it splits and a 25' run down one wall and a 50" down another wall.

Model #? FWIW, radioshack preamps are notorious for having high noise figures. I may be a little confused on your setup. You used the term power outlet twice in different contexts. From the antenna, 12" coax, preamp (adjustable gain?), 12" coax, splitter, 25' coax to something else & 50' coax, DC power injector, x" coax, ATSC tuner. Is this correct?

I suggest making sure the splitter can pass DC and maybe consider a non-radioshack (channelmaster) preamp.

Model 15-2507. It has a pre-amp that is not powered and mounts 12" from the antenna. I have a 50' cable ran across the attic from the antenna to the actual amplifier with an adjustable gain. I then have a 12" section with a splitter. The splitter sends the cable 25' down to one room and 50' to another. So there is a preamp 12" from the antenna and a powered amp 50' from that.

If I were to buy a channel master what would I need? Would the indoor with the splitter work since I am using it in the attic?

Here is the RS 15-2507, Product Manual. Take a look at the manual, are both components installed? The component that is labeled outdoor amplifier is the actual preamp and the component lableled indoor amplifier is actually the DC injection power supply that powers the preamp at the antenna. Essentially, you have 100' and 75' coax runs. If the splitter is on the tv side of the DC injection component, the splitter's ability to pass DC doesn't matter. I would consider getting a new splitter, if its age/quality/price is questionable. A decent one can be had for <$15 at Walmart or Lowes/Home Depot. Are both coax runs plugged into something? Its always best to terminate unused splitter ports. Make sure the correct ports are used on the indoor unit.

Yes it is installed exactly as described in the product manual.

At about 8:03, kitchen nightmares on fox 44 switched to sd. i called the station, at first they wasnt sure what i was talking about, then they put me on hold for a few minutes, then someone new came on and asked me what i needed, i told her about the swich to sd and she said "oh yeah, someone is working on it"
It's now 8:25 still SD

Last friday nbc33 screwup with Las vegas, now this.

I wrote to WAFB about their HD channel:

Hi, I was writing to see if there is any way more bandwidth can be givin to the main HD channel this weekend during the Florida-LSU game now that the Tube is no longer on the sub-channels. Watching sports on 9-1 is really bad with fast motion and more bandwidth would help out tremendously. If there is anything you can do, it would be greatly appreciated for the HD fans in Baton Rouge who want the best product. Thanks so much


Got their response today:

Dear Mr. Zeringue,



Thank you for watching WAFB-DT. I am very aware of the bandwidth limitations of DTV and having four multi-channels to broadcast. We have recently put on-line a new encoder system that does a much better job of handling the multichannel encoding and has added the 5.1 audio channels. We have recently changed bandwidth allocations to maximize the HD channel for sports broadcasts.



The station has contractual obligations to broadcast the sub-channel that is formerly the Tube and I cannot eliminate it for Saturdays game. At this time it is a very small bandwidth using still frame but will be programming again soon.



Sincerely,



Dale Russell

WAFB, WAFB-DT

WBXH, Cable-9

225 383-9999

844 Government St

Baton Rouge, LA 70802


Anybody notice the picture getting better lately?

No, WAFB's HD signal is pure garbage. I stopped watching their HD signal a while back. Anything fast action is unwatchable.

I've been watching WWL lately but will be tailgating this Saturday and will have to watch WAFB for the game.

7.15 and nbc33 still in sd, called the station left a message with programming. The news desk didnt care.Last week it was las vegas, this week kitchen nightmares on fox ,now this.
Everyone needs to email programming

Suzanne.marva@nbc33tv.com

When it came back from commercial @7:18 it was in hd. Either they have an automatic switcher that isnt working, or the person who is supposed to do it manually is asleep. I cant believe that they dont have an hd set on in their studio that someone watches to make sure they are even transmitting..

Bring a decent antenna. Their DT signal is very weak.

And I did check their signal after TheTube was shutdown, it's still a static slate eating up almost 2 megabits. The HD was running around 11 mbps!

11 mbps??? That is terrible

As far as picking up WAFB, the antenna we use picks it up fine out there. We've been using it all season

Ok, im new to the whole QAM setup. I just bought a Samsung 4061 with the QAM tuner inside. Last night i set everything up, did a auto program, and a bunch of 80-1, and such came up. Well they were still there this morning. A few mins ago I started a new auto program by acident, and now its not pulling any of those channels. It finds 105-1 but thats weak or no signal plus all the normal extended basic cable channels.

btw I live in PLaquemine LA.

Ok, got all the channels to show up again, dont know what happened.

However looks like im in the same boat you guys are. Wanting to watch the game saturday but so far, 121 - 2 SUCKS!!!. Screen is pixellated to all hell, and sound pops sometimes.

Looks just like WAFB on 100-x eh?

ok, with these QAM channels, dont they bounce around a lot? You gotta rescan everyonce in a while?
I had 90-1 the last 4 or 5 days, which was Spice Xcess but today its gone. Still learning about all this so any help would be great and appreciated.

Haven't seen them bounce in about 6-8 months or so.

ok, so I guess Cox decided scramble the Spice channel then. Thy Giveth, Thy Taketh Away

are there any issues with the OTA signal from ch 33? I am getting almost 100 on ch2, about 50 on ch 9, 0 on 33 and 100 on 44.

I am getting it here in hammond @98 .No problems.

had to turn my antenna a little and got my ch 33 signal back.

I recorded Bionic Woman last night and the signal was not in HD, anyone know why?

It must have been channel 33's fault. Someone didnt "flip the switch" at the station to go from sd to Hd. Baton rouge in general has been getting bad lately.
2 weeks ago the first 21 minutes of Las vegas season premiere was sd. Last week the first half of kitchen nightmares on fox 44 was sd.
If it is an automatic machine problem that is one thing, but if it is a person who is supposed to be switching, someone would be getting fired, demoted, etc.
If you have directv, check tommorow nite @ 7pm i think, it is repeated on either usahd or bravo hd or scifihd. i cant remember which one.

How are you able to get the HD feeds from Dish Network and DirecTV? I tried to get the New York or L.A. feeds for my in-laws, but their Baton Rouge counterparts declined the necessary permission.

It's called "moving". Lots of folks do it in areas where they are missing networks via OTA.

DirecTV wouldn't give them to us because the local channels didn't approve. Has anybody else had that problem?

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