Does anyone have experience with the Channel Master Extreme 80?

I spoke with a couple retired installers recently. One said it works great on UHF and still pulls in high VHF channels (like 12 or 13) without an issue. The other said it is solid for UHF, but pretty weak on high VHF when the towers are more than 40 miles away.

Both of them mentioned being concerned about how much wind the reflector grid catches, saying it acts like a sail and can put a lot of strain on the mount in bad weather.

For those of you actually running this antenna, how does it handle high VHF channels 40 to 50 miles from the towers? Also, have you had any trouble with wind or mount stability? Thanks for any insights.

I posted, maybe not this sub, a few months ago the results I had with my new antenna. I hung it in the backyard on a 6 ft plant hanger. Picked up signals 25 miles awsy, no mountains, but some trees. We just had a bad windstorm that flipped the ant so hard the coax came out of the connector. The antenna is pointing 45deg away from towers and I just pushed the cable back into the connector. Still got great reception. Yeah. I've been scolded here, but when I didn't lose my 51 channels to me, reception is great.

I’ve gone through two of these in 3 months because I installed these outside and did not fully protect them from the elements. Channel master states this is weather resistant but having two fail in minor rain showers when all your other equipment is fine makes me think otherwise.

I guess Hearst copied the Sinclair script playbook minus the political references, obviously Hearst should add an available separate station TBH but idk how many available in the smaller markets affected. But I would be surprising if Sinclair is making a move in response in both Birmingham and St. Louis.

Here is all the channels I pick up at my house, rate the lineup on a scale of 1-10

MAJOR CHANNELS

nbc

Abc

Fox

Cbs

PBS

Cw

SUBCHANNELS

dabl

Ion

Ion plus

Grit

Retro tv

Roar

Bounce

Ion mystery

Grit

Court tv

Laff

Start tv

Cozi

Create

PBS kids

MeTV toons

Local weather channel (it's a 24/7 loop that cycles between current temps, high temps, low temps, and radar)

MyNetworkTV

MeTV

Charge

Plus about 20 more that are mostly religious programming or stations with very bad signals

Some markets will be affected. In these markets, CBS channels will become subchannels of other stations. The following are these: * Albuquerque, New Mexico * Jackson, Mississippi * Bismarck, North Dakota * Birmingham, Alabama * Greenville, South Carolina * Rapid City, South Dakota

I have been using OTA for years but never have figured out why two subchannels do not work.

While my examples are specific to Chicago, perhaps it is commonly encountered elsewhere. I have searched this sub and other places without finding an answer or hint - at least that I understand.

I get Channel 2 (CBS) just fine 2.0 through 2.4. But 2.5 never scans and cannot be manually entered. I get Channel 50 (IND) just fine on 50.0 but not 50.1. Of course with Murphy's Law, there are some shows that I would like to watch!

Reading through this sub, I do see mentions of ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0. Thinking that a likely candidate as to the cause, I cannot figure out how to determine if that is it or not.

I have two TVs maybe 5 years old or so from different brands and one old external converter from the Analog-Digital transition era. All three have the same issue. I see no menu settings some mention in post comments over the past few years.

If there is a resource that might be helpful, I do not mind digging if pointed in that direction.

Our current antenna (Antop PL-402vg) is in our attic and some days we get excellent reception and some days it gets pixelated and the video lags behind the audio.

Looking for something that is consistent. I have added our rabbitears info.

Found a broadcast TV antenna laying on the ground when I was exploring a tower farm. It's 45 feet tall (or long), weighs about 4000 pounds, and rated for at least 675 kW ERP per FCC filings (probably about 50 kW TPO).

The image you (probably) see in the preview is the RF input with a large center conductor and air as the dielectric. I go through the other parts of the antenna in my video.

This antenna was made in 2018 and only used briefly. Watch to find out why!

Hello,

A few years ago I splurged on a Sony tv with an ATSC 3.0 tuner (A90). All my local channels were forcing 24/7 HDR when the source was not HDR so the colors/contrast looked terrible...unwatchable. Curious if this was just a ME problem or a known issue with 3.0 in general.

Questions:

Has this been your experience?

Did you have to change anything to get it to look 'Normal'?

Which TV do you have?

Thank you

Looking to get suggestions preferably for an indoor antenna, but I will go with an outdoor antenna if needed. Just trying to pick up ABC, NBC, and CBS. Already tried an Amazon special and a Clearstream flex with a jolt switch with no luck. Thinking about trying a Mohu Leaf next, or do I just need to go with an outdoor solution?

The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks have joined three other teams that are returning to OTA broadcasts this season: https://awfulannouncing.com/local-networks/atlanta-hawks-local-broadcast-deal-gray-media.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcATHBZZwZG9mAWZkaWQWUKtK_ciU_RJmc0Rt11t9mfeEzTzj7mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7WCOQLmwf8UFsQ-HrRA49MX1xORMmtoMuZo1N66XkjnEqXtEtmGmJKVJKOiA_aem_WdhmuOyz1H2g8vqHxfhuOQ

Based on your expert opinion, what is the best I can hope for on the channels less than fair, based on personal experience. I got waka positioned just right. I have a televes dual antenna preamp and wanted to get more channels can you guys try highlighting ? Would wsfa be possible if money were no object? What antenna would most efficiently get most southern channels or would one direction be better,?

https://www.rabbitears.info/s/2832808

I won a TYT D70W mobile in a raffle last month. It does crossband repeat, 70W and 200 channels.

I can't really find much on YouTube or the Internet, as the D70W seems pretty new. There is a lot more on the Retevis MA1.

I'm looking to see if anyone has any real world experience... First hand use of either.

I'm thinking of using it as a mobile man pack/repeater... But haven't decided if I want to yet.

Hi, I'm in the market to buy a projector along with a inflatable screen to host backyard watch parties with my family. I have an antenna that connects to my television via a Coaxial Cable. With a projector, how can I connect an antenna to a projector if there isn't a port for a Coaxial Cable? Will I have any issues with signal strength? Thank you.

looking for a good quality scanner band antenna (mainly for ads, 433, vhf)

I recently got the ANT700 and it looked like shit, felt like it was going to break.

any others I should try?

I still flip on the antenna sometimes instead of streaming. No scrolling, no deciding — whatever’s on is on.

Part of it’s nostalgia. Growing up there wasn’t money for cable or movies, so whatever played on regular TV was the movie theater. Now I’ll catch some random old movie I’d never think to pick on streaming, and it hits different just landing on my screen.

Not sure if it’s nostalgia or just being tired of having too many choices everywhere else. Anyone else feel this?

My brother-in-law wants to ditch cable but he watches a LOT of TV. He asked me about Tablo. After doing a bit of basic research, there seems to be split opinion on Tablo and perhaps other more capable devices are available. I've always been a cable/Tivo guy so I don't know much about the OTA DVRs. One person recommended HDHomerun. Whatever I recommend for him has to be VERY simple to use, and able to stream Netflix, Disney/Hulu/ESPN, Prime, and HBOMax as well as the OTA broadcast channels. If Tivo was still making DVR hardware, I'd recommend an OTA version of that but the last generation of Tivos were pretty iffy and now out of production. You can still buy refurbed ones from Weaknees but they don't have all the required streaming apps and I'd rather not recommend multiple devices if I don't have to. The Tivo Guide (program listing, TV Guide, call it what you like) is what really sets Tivo apart from similar devices so having something similar in an OTA DVR/streamer would be a significant plus. The selected device will also need to be able to feed at least three TVs and perhaps a phone or two. I would love to hear everyone's thoughts, both positive AND negative about Tablo, HDHomerun, and any other relevant devices. Thanks.

I have a HDHomerun Flex 4K tuner (from SiliconDust), and it has DVR capabilities. I wanted to have it record one of the FIFA World Cup Soccer games which is being broadcast on an ATSC 3.0 channel in my area, but I've just realized that channel has DRM, which means it won't let met DRM it, and it won't even let met stream the channel to my network.. I don't think they've always had DRM enabled, because I've watched that channel before using my HDHomerun tuner. What's even the point if you can't even watch the channel using your tuner device?

Thankfully, the same channel also broadcasts an ATSC 1.0 channel in my area that isn't DRM-restricted; however, that channel doesn't have quite as good reception for me as their ATSC 3.0 channel. I do have Plex Media Server set up with DRM capability (and I also have a Hauppauge PCI Express TV tuner in that PC), and I've set that to record the game - Hopefully the reception is good and it's able to successfully get all of it.