I’m having a strange problem with the setup of my Mits SR-HD5(it’s connected to a Mits 46807 but I think this is irrelevant).
I have had the HD5 hooked up as follows: Satellite and Indoor OTA antenna connected to the SAT input and analog cable to the ANT input.
I have been using a Terk diplexor to combine the satellite and antenna. The terk does allow DC pass.
At first I was using a indoor Recoton amplified antenna. This antenna worked quite well in the above setup OTA, satellite, and cable all worked great thru the HD5 (except for the fact that I had to reposition the antenna each time I wanted to change to a different digital OTA channel). I quickly grew tired of getting up – lazy I guess.
Since I live near Raleigh, NC, I sent a copy of my recent 46807 purchase to WRAL and they sent me (for FREE) a Channel Master 3016 VHH/UHF antenna. My wife immediately said that ugly thing is not going on the roof. So, up to the attic we go. I temporarily positioned the 3016 in the attic and connected it to a Rat Shack preamp then ran RG6 from the preamp down the attic opening to the diplexor. This also worked perfectly. In order to have this as a permanent setup I would have to install an outlet in the attic for the preamp and then snake RG6 down the wall. Not wanting to do all of this, I decided to try one more thing first.
FINALLY, the problem: I bought the Rat Shack double bow tie UHF antenna that I have seen many people rave about on the AVS forum. I hooked it up to the diplexor with and without the preamp in between. In both scenarios, the HD5 could no longer see the satellite signal coming in. OTA and cable still came in fine but the HD just kept searching for a satellite signal. If I simply disconnected the antenna from the diplexor, the HD5 immediately recognized the sat.
I even tried moving cable to the diplexor/SAT line and OTA to the ANT input. Same result.
I know it sounds like a diplexor problem but it doesn’t make sense that it works fine with first two antennas and not with the double bow tie.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
I plan on visiting Rat Shack today to try out a different
I have had the HD5 hooked up as follows: Satellite and Indoor OTA antenna connected to the SAT input and analog cable to the ANT input.
I have been using a Terk diplexor to combine the satellite and antenna. The terk does allow DC pass.
At first I was using a indoor Recoton amplified antenna. This antenna worked quite well in the above setup OTA, satellite, and cable all worked great thru the HD5 (except for the fact that I had to reposition the antenna each time I wanted to change to a different digital OTA channel). I quickly grew tired of getting up – lazy I guess.
Since I live near Raleigh, NC, I sent a copy of my recent 46807 purchase to WRAL and they sent me (for FREE) a Channel Master 3016 VHH/UHF antenna. My wife immediately said that ugly thing is not going on the roof. So, up to the attic we go. I temporarily positioned the 3016 in the attic and connected it to a Rat Shack preamp then ran RG6 from the preamp down the attic opening to the diplexor. This also worked perfectly. In order to have this as a permanent setup I would have to install an outlet in the attic for the preamp and then snake RG6 down the wall. Not wanting to do all of this, I decided to try one more thing first.
FINALLY, the problem: I bought the Rat Shack double bow tie UHF antenna that I have seen many people rave about on the AVS forum. I hooked it up to the diplexor with and without the preamp in between. In both scenarios, the HD5 could no longer see the satellite signal coming in. OTA and cable still came in fine but the HD just kept searching for a satellite signal. If I simply disconnected the antenna from the diplexor, the HD5 immediately recognized the sat.
I even tried moving cable to the diplexor/SAT line and OTA to the ANT input. Same result.
I know it sounds like a diplexor problem but it doesn’t make sense that it works fine with first two antennas and not with the double bow tie.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
I plan on visiting Rat Shack today to try out a different