TV
DX equipment currently in use: (3/8/19) |
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TVs: |
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ATV:Panasonic 11"
Color (CT-1110B)(Sep 1982). |
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DTV: LG
24LN451B - connected to Zenith DTT900 DTV STB (both
with manual channel tuning). |
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Haugpauge
WinTV HVR950Q Hybrid TV Stick and SW |
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Antennas: |
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UHF: Roof/tripod
mounted CM 4251 Parascope (7' parabolic-screened 1 inch chickenwire)
(25'AGL), |
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Yaesu
G450a Rotor & Winegard AC4990 Mast Mounted preamp(still works!).
RG-11 Coax Cable. |
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Winegard
KU-420 (4-Bay Bowtie)(16'AGL in attic)connected to JVC AV-32230 TV
& Insignia NS-DXA1 DTV STB. |
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VHF/UHF:
Winegard Heavy Duty Platinum VHF UHF (HD8200U)- (20' AGL Pole mast mounted
below APS-13 FM Antenna) |
VHF/UHF Preamp: Channel Master
Titan2 CM7777. |
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Yaesu G450a rotor - RG-11 Coax
Cable. |
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Other equipment
/software/dx aides: |
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TSReader Lite SW - DTV
TSIP IDs. |
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Kodak Easyshare Digital
Camera - ID photos. |
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DX related
propagation/databases internet websites (WTFDA/government/radio amateur/etc). |
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Currently
used dx helps: |
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o FCC Info - now on
Google Earth (www dot fccinfo dot com/fccinfo_google_earth dot php) station
locations |
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o WTFDA DX Bulletin Board
(wtfdadxbb dot vci dot net/index dot php) Prop tips |
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o TVFM Skip Log (dxworld
dot com/tvfmlog dot htm) prop tips, also |
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Excel files of fcc TV station info -
including calculated distances to Dxer qth |
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o DXMaps 4.0-
QSO/SWL/Real Time Maps - prop dx tips |
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o VHF Propagation Map
(aprs dot mountain lake dot k12 dot mn dot us) tropo prop aprs reports) |
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o DXIndo Centre dot com
(Tropo Propagation Forecasts - Bill Hepburn site) |
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o Forums dot wtfda.org
(dxer helps on UNIDs etc) |
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