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Receive
Digital TV
Without
Monthly Fees In Temecula Valley
Explore
using a VHF/ UHF TV Antenna in our "fringe area"
Or hook your TV
Wireless HDMI to the internet!
Use
Your High Speed Verizon FIOS Router, No Computer
Needed
This method is awesome!
This
Webpage by oldtemecula.com
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to the 15 freeway Murrieta, Wildomar and
Elsinore up the canyon and Sun
City/Perris have the best locations.
Tune in KUSI Channel 12, San
Diego. This is still an "analog" station and
can currently be viewed with an indoor rabbit ear
antenna, no converter box. It is broadcast
from a local Temecula Valley mountain peak up
near Deluz so reception to most of the valley is
weak or non existent. Not available in Sun City
or Perris.
KUSI
Live Streaming Video
Note:
Digital channels do not show any indication of their
presence on the old standard analog televisions.
A
new Digital
TV Converter for your old analog television using an antenna is now required.
The converter is something you "must"
use on old TV's after June 2009.
New TV's made after
3/2007 should already have this built
in.
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The new digital channels 7 - 51 have the potential of
dividing into 4 digital channels in the future.
If
you live in a "good" location you can receive
the no fee crisp television picture from digital DTV broadcasts transmitted from a top Mount Wilson
north of Los Angeles.
Temecula
Valley
reception is weak, the components below are
critical!
Antenna - Pre-Amp
- Mast Rotator |
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Converter Box
BestBuy
Stores
The $40 discount
coupon for
the converter box has ended!
(New TV's made after
3/2007 should have a digital tuner already built in)
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| The Best
VHF/UHF Fringe
Antennas,
channel 7- 51 60+ mile |
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Antennacraft® HBU33 High-VHF/UHF Antenna
Model: HBU33 | Catalog #: 15-289, 80"
length
Radio Shack $79.99
or Summit
Source.com $35.99
*
The minimum required antenna *
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Channel
Master CM2020
VHF/UHF TV Antenna 41 Elements
Directional Fringe Outdoor Television Signal
Rooftop Digital HDTV Reception
Range 90" length, 60 miles plus.
$61.69
Comes with 50' of coax cable
* This is
the ideal long range HDTV digital VHF/UHF antenna design
*
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Winegard HD-7697P Digital HDTV High Definition VHF/UHF HD-769 Series Antenna 53 Element Off-Air
Television Aerial, 131.25" length, $91.95
* This
antenna has the best long range signal gain. *
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| Mast
mounted Pre-Amps are recommended for coax cable
lengths of over 50' |
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Antennacraft® 10G202
High-Gain HDTV-FM Signal Amplifier
Provides up to 22dB gain for VHF, UHF and FM bands
Radio
Shack $54.99
or Summit
Source.com $33.49 |
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Channel
Master 0068-DSB
TV/HDTV Antenna-Mounted VHF/UHF
16
db VHF/UHF 23 db gain
$48.95
High-Gain Signal
Pre-Amplifier
Model: 0068-DSB
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AntennaCraft 10G212 30 dB High Gain Pre Amplifier Antenna Mast Mounted TV/FM Signal HDTV Off-Air Television Aerial Mast Mount Signal TV Booster, Switchable FM
Trap,
adjustable output signal
strength. $26.79
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Winegard
AP8275
VHF/UHF Preamplifier High Gain Mast
Mount
29 db VHF/UHF 28 db gain $34.75
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Antenna
rotators are recommended for remote fine
adjustment of the different channels.
All of the usable
digital TV reception comes from the same basic
direction. (Mount
Wilson) |
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Channel Master
9521A
Antenna Rotator "Remote Control" Automatic
System Rotor Complete 9521-A Remote with IR Head
Controller, Outdoor Off Air Signal Finder, 117
Volt 60 Hz, Part # CM9521 $68.95
<= This
9521A is good because it
has a hand remote control that you can use from
your sofa, a nice feature for fringe areas.
Note: Radio Shack
rotators are not recommend due to poor
construction.
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Not
all areas of Temecula Valley receive a strong or useful signal
from Mount Wilson!
If your DTV signal is strong enough this can be a savings of over a
$500
a year. With no cable or satellite account you can now rent or
buy your favorite movies with the tremendous
savings.
You must have a view to the NW looking towards Corona,
CA. How
is TV signal strength measured?
| Analog
& Digital UHF Channels that are currently possible to receive |
| Analog |
Digital |
Station |
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| 7 |
7.1 |
KABC |
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| 9 |
9.1 |
KCAL |
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| 11 |
11.1 |
KTTV |
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| 12 |
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KUSI |
Low power local
"analog" station transmitted from a
nearby mountain |
| 13 |
13.1 |
KCOP |
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| --- |
--- |
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Above
are VHF
digital channels, UHF digital channels
below |
| 31 |
5.1 |
KTLA |
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| 36 |
4.1 |
KNBC |
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| 38 |
30.1 |
ION |
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| 43 |
2.1 |
KCBS |
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Higher
humidity above 60% & a barometer pressure above 30
in. is better. I use Corona,
CA as a reference which is in the middle of our
reception path/distance. These measurements can determine the
ideal signal strength. Reception improves the higher
the humidity and barometer pressure. Sundown to sunrise seems to be the best time for our
Mount Wilson VHF/UHF
reception in Temecula Valley. What
weakens the TV signal in the fringe areas of
Temecula Valley varies:
* The large distance to where the signal is
transmitted from, Mount Wilson is about 75 miles away!
* Having a nearby hill blocking the
direction toward Mount Wilson is the worst case scenario.
* Buildings and trees will absorb or block the weak signal
completely.
* The southwest side of Hancock in Murrieta avoids the large
hill running behind Clinton Keith.
* A thick low marine layer of clouds reduces or cancels good
reception of the signal.
* Sun solar flare activity can also play havoc on the
signal reception, it will peak in 2011.
* Most of the UHF signals travel south down the I-15 Freeway
corridor.
* A weak signal between you and Mount Wilson can have sporadic
dropouts due to atmospheric changes.
* Weak digital signals display a pixel breakup on the screen,
no sound or worse yet complete drop out.
* Analog signals
display snow in the picture and worse, complete loss of
the signal.
* Some days reception over the air will be completely
unusable or unreliable.
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Disclaimer:
I cannot guarantee the results you will have in
your location. Every location has it's own
characteristics that influence reception. There
may be days the over all reception becomes more
frustrating than the expectation you had hoped
from your investment. The purpose
of my webpage is to reveal the components I have found that work the best from my own
experience in
receiving Digital UHF TV signals in the fringe
reception of Temecula Valley.
You must have a clear view towards the NW looking towards Corona,
CA.
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If you try digital reception using a VHF/UHF antenna or
your computer I
would enjoy knowing your location and posting your
experience. Send your email to: christopher
Last
Update 01.07.11
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