Re: [IRCA] Beware the HDTV digital converter box!

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Kevin,

Glad to read that your H-900 is back in proper working order.  My
H-800 works very well on long-wave and has even heard a few TP's
on MW.  On rare mornings is sometimes out performs the NW ewe.

Will be interesting to see how many TP's you can heard from your
location.  Seems like this season is going to be good for TP's.
Good luck.

Dennis,
Salmon Creek, WA

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From: satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx 

> Hi all: 
> 
> In case you run into the same problem, here is one I solved today. 
> 
> I've been laboring for the past few weeks figuring out where the unearthly 
> screeching is coming from that has rendered my LF Engineering H-900 whip 
> unusable. I have it mounted on an unused satellite dish with a special 
> four foot tall J-bracket, which passes my townhouse development's 
> homeowner's association aesthetic requirements since it looks like an 
> appendage to the satellite dish. 
> 
> Turns out that the townhouse which used to use the satellite dish has now 
> once again hooked up their TV to the feed line to the dish, and in urban 
> Seattle, she gets enough HDTV signal just from that. Alas, the digital 
> converter box she purchased recently sends enough RF up the feed line to 
> fry an egg. Fortunately, she is a wonderful neighbor, and is shifting 
> over to rabbit ears or some other indoor antenna. 
> 
> So, I am sitting here once again listening to the entire spectrum of DX, 
> just in time to relish the onslaught on transoceanics every morning. 
> Whew! 
> 
> 73 - Kevin S 
> Bainbridge Island, WA 
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