Tivax STB-T8 & Aluminum Siding Does anyone have experience using this converter with an indoor antennna and aluminum siding on their house? I've been trying different antennas and one converter box with no success. Thanks for any feedback you can provide. Tivax STB-T8 & Aluminum Siding Does anyone have experience using this converter with an indoor antennna and aluminum siding on their house? I've been trying different antennas and one... » Read More Tivax STB-T8 & Aluminum Siding Does anyone have experience using this converter with an indoor antennna and aluminum siding on their house? I've been trying different antennas and one converter box with no success. Thanks for any feedback you can provide. « Show Less
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Emery, your condo restriction prohibiting outdoor antennas is probably illegal and unenforcible. See:http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
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aluminum siding (or foil sheathed insulation board, or a metal trailer) turns your house into a Faraday cage... RF cannotget in or out, except thru holes (windows, etc) -- so you can only use an indoor antenna if you put it near a windowfacing toward the antenna's you need to pick up from. Good luck.. problem I have with my condo... hard to get aroundit, and I can't put an antenna outside, which is the best solution.
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I live in a trailer with metal siding, and while I have to put my indoor antenna in front of a window to get reception, I've found that I can also get reception in the window opposite the direction of the broadcast antenna. That is, if the broadcast antenna is to my north, I find that I can get reception putting the antenna in front of a south window.
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I used the Dynex to convert my converter box signal to a coax cable signal in order to run it to another room. My TiVo had RCA style connections for output that connected to the input jacks on the Dynex. I then connected coax cable to the Dynex that ran to the kitchen and attached to my TV there. The aim was to have the same signal in the family room and the kitchen at the same time. I hope this helps
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I wouldn't recomend this one for a first time converter box buyer. This one has way too many problems if all you want to do is watch tv on an older analog tv. I bought this box and I hate it. And NO you don't need a new antenna. My other box (RCA DTA800B1) works fine with my old UHF antenna.
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I talked to a sales person at Tivax and the docking station will be released on November 1. Not sure about the cost though. You can use NiMH batteries in the docking station as well. The Tivax can be used as an external monitor with the A/V cables provided so I don't see why you couldn't plug these into the A/V output of your satellite receiver.
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Hi, Even though it is recommended to use a converter, but since the voltage difference is not significant, and after consulting an electrician, we have use it in the us wo converter successfully. My mother in law is Japanese who have brought many things electrical from Jspan to use here in US wo problem. She thinks we fuss too much for nothing. Hope this help.
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I hooked mine to a standard receiver and put it in the atic. My biggest problem was my roof has metal foil backing in the plywood so it restricts the signal. I found a spot where there was no foil and placed it there. It works fine.
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No, your antenna is what gets affected by trees and mountains. Your converter box takes the signal from your antenna and turns it into a signal that your t.v. can understand. Think of it like a "translator".
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I talked to a sales person at Tivax and the docking station will be released on November 1. Not sure about the cost though. You can use NiMH batteries in the docking station as well.The Tivax can be used as an external monitor with the A/V cables provided so I don't see why you couldn't plug these into the A/V output of your satellite receiver.
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Im not sure I understand the question. I have an analog signal going to the box but I have to use a digital converter box because of where I am and its an ntsc . signal the antenna is hooked up to the converter. But if you have free wave analig stations there is a place to put an antenna directly on the tuner, or anything you want to connect with a coaxial cable. I have it hooked up to a computer monitor, and have all my video game systems, dvd player, and converter box attached to it. Just switch between inputs. It should work fine
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Hi not the one I got, i recd a refund when I complained, one of the antenna's was so loose it would not stand up and every time I touched it I got black stuff on my hands not sure what that was, the seller said he only used it once but it sure looked like more than once, however you may have a better experience than I but I must say I was promptly refunded no questions asked great seller to try, I ended up getting an RCA which works much better with my digital converter thought you do have to get up and re adjust it depending on the chan, weather where you live
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My experience shows reception with this antenna is very dependent on location and materials in the structure. My home has aluminum siding which seems to severely limit reception so the antenna must be placed near a window or my fireplace where the siding does not block signals. In the proper location reception is excellent, but until you find that location it can be very disappointing.
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I've had decent luck with this antenna indoors. It's a bit unsightly, but it's handy to be able to point this directional antenna as needed; however I did finally put it in the attic and got much better results. I also replaced this single grid antenna with the double grid version and got noticeably better results.
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I and another friend of mine with this radio for the home shacks are using a home-made Ed Fong design J-pole made from a 300 ohm TV twinlead in a PVC pipe of all things. Works great and cost me maybe $7 to make. The instructions were in an old issue of QST, you will have to look it up. Excellent SWR (you can 1:1 tune for any freq with a pair of scissors and a ruler). Or just leave as is for the entire band at less than 2:1, as I recall, it's less than 1.6:1 on the Bird on the machines I use locally. Or you can buy them pre-made from Ed Fong as a DBJ-220 on ebay for $22 including shipping. Tell him the freqs you want and he will pre-tune for best SWR before shipping. I think the picture of the girl on the roof with the antenna is his daughter. Your choice. Note... this antenna can not take ANY more power than the TYT can put out, so no amps. And don't use metal strapping to secure it to your pole unless you put the straps BELOW the actual antenna or else you will couple it out.
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I am sorry. That I do not know. I have aluminum siding and mounted to directly to the house.
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When you purchase an antenna, make sure it's able to pick up both UHF and VHF. You may also choose to buy two separate antennas but that depends on your distance from the stations in your area. I got an antenna made by Antennas Direct and it works as advertised (and maybe just a little bit better than that). I have the Antennas Direct C2-V-CJM ClearStream 2-V Long Range UHF/VHF Indoor/Outdoor DTV Antenna with 20-Inch Mount. I'm about 35 miles from all of the stations and am very happy with this converter box. It's low priced and works.
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Dear Vicky, Thank you for your question. The Havahart Wireless 5134G2 Radial-Shape 2 Wireless Fence will absolutely not work with aluminum siding on a structure or in heavily wooded or landscaped areas enclosed within the fence boundaries. Slopes and hills, metal sheds or other smaller metal structures, metal downspouting, metal garage doors, metal poles may present challenges to the fence, as all wireless systems have these challenges. The interference is no different than a building has to a cell phone. From my own experience, the controller absolutely will not work in my neighbor's yard, who has an aluminum sided home. My brother has a brick home, but a metal shed in the yard, and he sets the radius to where the shed is outside the radius, and has no problems. The signal gets weaker, but still strong enough to buzz the dog, who understands the buzz means stop. We found the controller inside the home should never be near an outside meter or air conditioner, as the signal weakens. By moving the inside controller to a wall with no outside items in the way produces a nice clear signal. Some highly intelligent dogs are not affected by weaker signals from metal or dense interference, as they know any buzz, no matter how tiny means stop. Basically, a lot of metal structures and dense trees and landscaping are not going to let the signal come through, but a few smaller things will cause some interference with the signal, but some dogs respond to any strength signal. I hope this answers your question. Maren
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Bought it for my aunt, and yes, she uses a converter box with it. Works well.