<div dir="ltr">On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 8:20 PM, unsolicited <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:unsolicited@swiz.ca" target="_blank">unsolicited@swiz.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Kewl! Thank you!<br>
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What ... no YouTube video of you on the roof! Where's the fun in that!<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yeah, I missed that, since I didn't have my phone with me ... <br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
One little detail ... which way would you say the thing is 'facing'? Mostly North, North East, ???<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Using my phone's compass, it says 125 degrees, South East. That is relative to magnetic north, not true north of course.<br>
<br></div><div>Interesting thing is that TV Fool says 86 degrees for CN Tower (i.e. channels CBLT and CBLTF ), and 122 degrees for the Hamilton channels (CHCH, CHCJ), but ~125 was the best for all of them. <br><br></div><div>
/me shrugs ...<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hmmm. Since there's no video ... pretty sure Paul would be willing to find you a meeting spot some time. You could reenact the roof walk ...</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'd rather not. <br><br>It was miserable with the wind and sun (roof too hot to sit on, wind too strong and made my hands sore from holding onto the mast [squeegee handle]). Plus all the puzzles about "where and how would I anchor this thing without damaging the tiles, or siding".<br>
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On 14-04-27 07:41 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:<br>
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Followup on followups ...<br>
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The latest attempt, and the one I will probably settle on, is this Philips<br>
antenna.<br>
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<a href="http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/philips-philips-amplified-indoor-outdoor-antenna-sdv8625t-sdv8625t-27/10179331.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/<u></u>product/philips-philips-<u></u>amplified-indoor-outdoor-<u></u>antenna-sdv8625t-sdv8625t-27/<u></u>10179331.aspx</a><br>
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It is the same as the one that I tried before, but a little bit bigger, and<br>
4 dB more.<br>
<br>
It was $40 off, so final price is $50. So, $3 cheaper than its little<br>
brother (from Philips as well) sold at Walmart.<br>
<br>
With it, I can get the following channels, stable and clear.<br>
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Real Virtual Call Sign Network<br>
20 5 CBLT CBC Toronto<br>
17 6 CIII Global<br>
13 13 CKCO CTV<br>
15 11 CHCH From Hamilton<br>
25 25 CBLTF CBC Toronto French<br>
28 28 CICO TVO<br>
35 35 CHCJ CTV Barrie<br>
36 36 CITS From Hamilton<br>
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The two on and off ones from the other antenna are now coming in clearly,<br>
and one more (CBC French).<br>
<br>
Now, here is the interesting part:<br>
<br>
After monkeying around for 3 hours on the roof, including finding ways to<br>
go up safely, coordinating with the SO for tuning the TV while I move the<br>
antenna, ...etc. I got the above list, plus a glimpse of CJMT (Omni 2,<br>
channel 40) but it did not get a consistent picture even.<br>
<br>
After the above experiment, on a whim, I said I will experiment by the<br>
backyard fence. And to my surprise, I got all the above channels clear as<br>
day!<br>
<br>
Here is a picture (with apologies to your neck). Yes, this is a squeeze<br>
extension you see there, tied with old speaker wire. A temporary setup<br>
until I buy a mast, proper cable and clamps.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://i.imgur.com/iBHh0uv.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/iBHh0uv.jpg</a><br>
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And no need to worry about driving screws in the roof or the side of the<br>
house, and easier adjustment if it gets misaligned, ...etc.<br>
<br>
Bye bye Rogers!<br>
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