07-22-2006, 11:21 AM
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Antenna problems
I put an antenna on top of my house to pick up my local channels so I didn't have to pay DirecTv for them. Everything worked great for about 4 months and then one day I couldn't get any local channels at all. I checked all my connections, messed around with the antenna direction, etc. and nothing worked. Any ideas on what happened?
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07-22-2006, 03:30 PM
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Have you checked the actual cable coming from the antennea? You could have a critter that chewed through the line.
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07-24-2006, 11:46 AM
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I do agree
I have to say that is a very creative way to get past the expences  Possable critter... Is it possable that you were away from home and had a lighting strike? |
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07-24-2006, 12:47 PM
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I agree. The cable is probably bad somewhere between the antenna and the tv, especially if it worked good for so long.
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07-24-2006, 04:02 PM
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I would say the most likely problem is the connection somewhere. May you can have a friend or someone come over. Sometimes a third party can see things we tend to miss or pass by thinking it just can't be the problem. I sometimes have to do that with my work. I f I write an article and something just doesn't look right, I will give it to a fellow to my husband or someone to look at. Yes, my husband can tell me if there is something wrong with out fear of being thrown out the window. I love him and value his ipinion. Anyway, just a thought.
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07-24-2006, 04:04 PM
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I hope you figure out what it is... With the way they charge for just basic news channels and local channels its too expensive...
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07-24-2006, 05:42 PM
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I will have to try getting a new cable to hook up between the antenna and tv. Hopefully that takes care of it.
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07-24-2006, 06:58 PM
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You never know if the problem is uber-simple or complicated. For example . . . I teach for an online school, and many times my students will tell me, "My mic doesn't work." Then they check to see if its plugged in.
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07-24-2006, 07:18 PM
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ha yea I have done that before and felt bad because I called my husband home from work to fix it so i could do my classes online
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07-26-2006, 08:13 PM
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Ya that is funny, but I checked and rechecked all my connections, plugins, etc. Oh well!
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