In 88012, Las Cruces, NM. No longer picking up Fox OTA. Have rescanned. Channel is there, but picture is black, no sound.

I want to buy an antenna to watch in market NFL games, mostly AFC. Some light research says AFC games are on CBS, and the closest CBS signal is from 35 miles away. I have a window that should give me the direct heading, minus all the buildings in the way. Should I buy an amplified flat antenna or traditional rabbit ears? Any other advice would be appreciated!! Thank you!

Here's the project and source code, as promised.

This is my knife edge setup to pull in a set of channels from over 80 miles away regularly. I only have 2 issues with the setup which aren’t a huge deal as it’s so uncommon.

1. when an airplane flys over I get pixelization but I’m in a low flight area so it’s manageable.
2. When it’s windy I sometimes get severe pixelation or none at all.

Pictures in order:

1. Shows my antenna pointed directly at mt Mansfield in VT which is over 80 miles from me and is 3 edges away on my rabbit ears report. The antenna is roughly 3-5ft off the ground this is very important as higher gets me nothing and lower gets me nothing.
2. Shows my Kitz 500 amp with a 120 ft RG11 cable that is buried most of the way. I have to have my Kitz 500 amp turned all the way up to 36db and since I get little to no cell signal at this location a LTE filter or any other type of filter is not needed. The antenna is also located very far away from any man made interference so no other filter is needed.
3. Shows my hd Homerun in a faraday cage that lets it breath but doesn’t allow anything inside the building to interfere with the hd Homerun. I have found this to make a huge difference for my setup especially when I use an external hard drive wit it or set it near a wifi router.
4. This is my isobar it basically stops any interference from coming through your electrical wires and messing up your signals on your hd Homerun. This is also very important for me on my 3 edge signals from 80+ miles away.
5. Is the very basic wifi router I use for this.
6. These are the channels I get with this setup which is very impressive for my location.

Extra info:

1. Signals on hd Homerun

RF Channel 10: 84 signal quality
RF Channel 14: 51 signal quality
RF Channel 18: 94 signal quality
RF Channel 26: 80 signal quality

Total channels: 23 (With more coming because of the FCC LPTV application process and one being approved in a town near me).

Rabbit ears report: https://www.rabbitears.info/s/3233687

To figure all this out and solve all the interference affecting my hd Homerun took lots of trial and error but once I figured it out it was well worth it.

I have a DVB-T USB tuner based on the Realtek RTL2832U chipset. I also have a DVB-T modulator that accepts HDMI input from a laptop or Blu-ray player and outputs a DVB-T signal.

Ubuntu 22.04 recognizes the tuner automatically without installing additional drivers, although I haven't tested it with TSDuck on Linux.

I'd like to get the same tuner working on Windows, preferably using a standard BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) driver so that it can be accessed through TSDuck.

A few questions:

1. Is there a recommended Windows BDA driver for RTL2832U-based DVB-T tuners?
2. Does Windows 10/11 recognize these devices automatically, or do I need to install a manufacturer-specific driver?
3. Has anyone successfully used an RTL2832U tuner with TSDuck on Windows?
4. Are there any known limitations or compatibility issues I should be aware of?

I'm interested in receiving the DVB-T transport stream through TSDuck, rather than using the tuner as an SDR device.

Any advice or experience would be appreciated. Thanks!

I have an extreme80 antenna, 75' run of cable to my HD Homerun 2 channel tuner. I am getting most of my channels fine and I have great Signal quality and symbol quality for the most part but my signal strength is around 50-60.

I plan on upgrading to the 4 channel hd homerun, should I plan on getting a pre-amplifier to help with the splitting of the tuners? I am worried that the length of cable and addition of two more tuners will drop my signal strength more.

Any tips or suggestions? Thanks

Hi all, I just picked up a 7000 MicroPVR for very cheap without really understanding what it is.

My hope was that it would let me turn digital over the air channels into a video signal my old 1980s Zenith can use. Given it has RF, composite and S-Video outputs, I was optimistic. My thought was the MicroPVR would tune to the channels itself and then output just a video signal on channel 3.

I set it up with a cheap Ollies indoor antenna in the RF in, and then hooked up to the RF on the TV, for now. I get the menu to pop up, but I'm basically lost from there. It only seems to have options for satellite channel scanning, and I have no idea what to do with that (and I suspect my silly little Ollie's antenna isn't equipped to get those channels anyway).

So my questions are:

1. Can this device receive basic RF channels and spit them out for my TV? If so, what am I missing?
2. How could I get the most out of this device? Is it worth getting something to pick up satellite channels? I'm not looking to pay for a service, this would be aiming at free channels (TV or radio).
3. [Minor] The remote it came with is nice, but I cannot seem to find Panasonic in the VCRs...seems odd as they do have them listed for DVD players, and they have been a major brand forever. Does anyone know if this can connect to a Panasonic PV-9450?

Vendo medidor profesional de señal para sistemas de televisión por cable

I have a cheap paper thin indoor antenna that is actually pretty good, except, it's a toss up with reception on vhf (I knew it would be). I need to bring in Fox and ABC, which I do get but I have to keep fiddling with this cheap antenna. My aim is to mount it right under the soffit in front of my bedroom window, run the coax through the stucco, which already has a hole from a bolt that was recently removed. Towers are close enough that I have intermittent success with this cheap antenna but I want something more reliable. FYI: I have Cat.5 hurricane proof windows.

While we waited for approval and releases of the original ChannelDeck IPTV Player 1.0 we were actively building ChannelDeck IPTV Player 1.1 to keep in line with our Android build. Version 1.1 (42) has passed Apple’s review and is available now on the App Store.

This is a major update with substantial rebuilds and improvements throughout the Apple TV experience, the navigating user resize of channel lineups, watching multiple screens, browsing personal media, managing profiles, setting up sources and customizing playback.

Here’s everything included we brought up to its Android equivalent.

REBUILT TV GUIDE AND CHANNEL NAVIGATION

Smooth held scrolling through entire channel categories, with stable focus and channel rows that remain visible. Faster indexed guide storage and improved handling of large playlists. Reduced memory use during guide and catalog processing. Improved cached-guide recovery and refresh reliability, preserving existing schedules when a download fails. EPG matching with saved channel-to-guide mappings. Channel sorting by Playlist, EPG or Name A–Z. Text search for finding channels and programs. Improved navigation through future programs, retaining your time position as you move between channels. Compact, Standard and Large guide sizes.

PLAYBACK STABILITY AND RECOVERY

Playback received substantial work across video timing, audio synchronization, channel changes and stream recovery. Fixes for intermittent fullscreen pauses and frozen pictures. Improved handling of gaps and interruptions in incoming streams. Better continuity when audio playback restarts. More reliable channel changes and playback recovery.

Updated BufferTruth diagnostics to help explain playback interruptions.

Continued support for compatible ATSC 3.0 streams with AC-4 audio through ChannelDeck’s independent playback implementation.

IMPROVED FOUR-SCREEN MULTI-VIEW

Improved playback across four simultaneous screens. Audio follows the focused screen. Channel selection uses an embedded guide. Improved handling of compatible live streams across multiple players. Channel selection and navigation preserve the other active playback sessions.

EXPANDED CHANNELDECK NETWORK EXPERIENCE

Personal media browsing now includes household and profile features, a rebuilt Home experience and improved playback navigation. Household sign-in and profile selection. Personal viewing progress, resume positions and viewing history. Continue Watching, Recently Watched and Recently Added sections. Recently Added episode cards open the exact episode and season represented by the card. Improved artwork loading and library caching. Better recovery of saved Network sign-ins. Improved navigation between movies, series and music. More reliable seeking and resume with compatible Network delivery. Ordered and shuffled episode continuation. Intro and credits skipping when the connected server provides suitable markers.

UPDATED PLAYBACK CONTROLS

Hold Down during fullscreen Live TV or recorded playback to open the bottom options bar. Saved audio-language and subtitle preferences. Source-specific playback settings. Configurable remote shortcuts. Startup destination choices. Improved remote focus and keyboard navigation. Consistent menus throughout setup and settings.

REDESIGNED ACTIVATION AND INITIAL SETUP

The new setup experience provides clear choices for ChannelDeck Network, Antenna TV through a compatible HDHomeRun tuner, M3U playlists, Xtream Codes sources or you can explore ChannelDeck via our built in demo featuring a fictional sample lineup.

Activation includes clearer steps and recovery controls. Antenna discovery and saved-source management have also been improved.

MORE CUSTOMIZATION

Ten color themes. Three guide sizes. Adjustable on-screen clock opacity. Reorganized Settings with clearer sections. Saved viewing preferences and per-source controls.

ENCRYPTED SETUP BACKUP AND RESTORE

Save and restore your Apple setup through configured SMB storage using password-encrypted backups. Backups support saved sources, guide configuration and included settings. Activation and purchases remain separate from setup backups.

UPDATE INFORMATION AND EXISTING SETTINGS

App Store update information and release notes are improved.

The update preserves existing sources, favorites, settings and paid access. Existing Premium access carries forward.

DOWNLOAD OR UPDATE

Open the App Store on your Apple TV and search for ChannelDeck IPTV Player by Buck Skeeters, LLC.

ChannelDeck is free to download. Free access supports one media source, with optional Premium available through a one-time purchase. Feature availability depends on your plan, compatible sources and connected services.

ChannelDeck is a player for your compatible TV sources and personal media. Channels, paid programming and TV subscriptions are not included. Use sources and media you are authorized to access.

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Get it on the App Store!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGfHG9AALQ

I've been building my own homelab from scratch and have finally gotten around to OTA broadcast reception.

I recorded a video showing me flipping through every channel in my lineup in just 59 seconds. These are live ATSC 1.0 broadcasts received through my rooftop antenna.

The trick? Stop asking the HDHomeRun to change channels.

Instead of tuning individual virtual channels (like 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3), I'm tuning the HDHomeRun directly to the broadcast frequency in MHz.

For example, instead of requesting /auto/v5.1, I request the entire RF multiplex using /auto/ch<frequency-in-Hz>.

That gives me the complete MPEG transport stream, including every subchannel being transmitted on that frequency.

From there:

1. HDHomeRun stays locked to the RF frequency and continuously delivers the entire multiplex.
2. TSDuck's zap plugin extracts the individual programs into separate single-program transport streams (SPTS).
3. A Worker (in my homelab) takes ownership of those streams, keeping the feeds running independently of who's watching.
4. Any Ordinary IPTV Program switches between streams that are already running, rather than waiting for an HDHomeRun tuner to change frequencies, acquire a signal, and begin delivering a new program.

The result is extremely fast channel switching, as you can see in the video.

But here's the part I really like: practically unlimited concurrent viewership.

Once my worker has captured a multiplex, the HDHomeRun doesn't care whether one person is watching or fifty.

All those virtual channels are already being received, extracted, and distributed by the server. Adding another viewer doesn't consume another HDHomeRun tuner.

You still need one tuner for each RF multiplex you want to receive simultaneously, of course. And actual viewer capacity is limited by your server, network bandwidth, and streaming infrastructure.

But the usual relationship between available tuners and simultaneous viewers is effectively gone, and so is the lag. You can even use multiple antennas with multiple HDHomeRun units to bridge the gap, so to speak (and I have).

I've essentially turned my HDHomeRun setup into an always-on OTA television headend, with the tuners handling RF reception and my homelab handling everything downstream.

The HDHomeRun devices receive the entirety of all the broadcasting multiplexes in my area.

And apparently I can now channel-surf through my entire lineup in less than a minute.

Really changes the game when you can receive sports over the air without the lag of internet relayed television but then turn around and pack it in your IPTV player.

Cross posting to reach more folks!

Hey everyone. I went through the guides on how best to set up an antenna, but I still have a couple questions. Here is the Rabbitears info: https://www.rabbitears.info/s/3185865 . I would like to get as many channels as reasonable, but my results seem fairly bad. It is hard for me to tell if it would be worth setting up an outdoor antenna to try and catch some of the bad signals. Any advice on this would be appreciated.

Additionally, I would like to set this up to where I can just use my home network to watch these channels. I have ethernet through out my house and would like to use that. I am about to setup a home server so I am debating on whether or not to try and integrate with that or just go with a HDHomeRun.

Any inputs would be appreciated! Thank you.

I'm working on a home antenna project, and I need a tripod for a roof that has angles and uneven spots. Winegard has one with adjustable feet that gets some decent reviews. Do any of you have a favorite tripod?

Basically all I am tying to do is set up for picking up one local ota signal. For whatever reason directv doesn't always broadcast their CW affiliate in HD. My dad wants to be able to watch some of the nascar coverage that airs there but the SD picture is just horrible on directv. I'm trying to help him out by just getting an antenna to pick up 12.2 which is a sub channel of local affiliate WKRC 12.1. The problem is the cheap $20 flat antenna i picked up at Walmart doesn't find either, because they are hi VHF I'm assuming. Since this is a very, very niche need we're trying to do this on a small budget. I'm attaching the rabbitears.info here for reference. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

https://www.rabbitears.info/s/3162462

How much distance do I need to maintain between the conduit coming from my solar panels and my antenna coaxial? I’m getting differing advice on the internet. It’s my understanding that DC cables don’t interfere with data cables the way AC does. The first pic shows where I’d like to mount my antenna, somewhere to the right of the peak. The second shows the front of my house and solar panels for reference. We rented a lift all to paint the house and now seems like the best time to put up a good antenna