Author Archives: skibum

KOCO in blanchard update

Posted By: skibum on December 31, 2004

FYI, IA couple weeks ago I could not pick up KOCO HD in Blanchard. Everything else came in fine, I tried amping the ant, but that didnt work. My customer got a medium range ANT (90 mile) from rat shack, I mounted it outside on a pole just above the roof line.

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hd signal in blanchard

Posted By: skibum on December 10, 2004

Anybody able to get channel 5 HD in Blanchard? I was able to get everything else, in HD but not 5.1 or 5.2. I’m using a dish hd reciever, ant in attic going directly to reciever. It shows 49 on the signal meter, sometimes up to 56, never locked in, picture showed up twice for [...]

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Cox HD, self install,VCR commander

Posted By: skibum on February 14, 2004

FYI- My Dad bought a new HD tv, talked him into getting cox HD, they are allowing self installs now, with no charge. Got him hooked up, I dont need the diagrams that cox sends with the book, which can just confuse the average person, they dont show how to hook up if you are [...]

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HD quality

Posted By: skibum on January 14, 2004

I have a question that my wife asked me last nite, and I couldnt give her a good answer. She was watching CSI on Monday, and a CBS HD commercial came on, when CSI came back on she ask why the HD commercial was so much clearer, I saw it again and would have to [...]

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KWTV-DT Audio

Posted By: skibum on December 26, 2003

Recieveing 9.1 fine, my question is about the audio. My AV reciever is set to opitical for HD, all other HD channels sound is fine, picks up 5.1 dd when broadcast, pro logic when its not. On 9.1 it is in stereo only (no center speaker sound) and has a real bad echo, mmy reciever [...]

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Food processer

Posted By: skibum on November 18, 2003

Hey fellows. Strange thing happened tonight, I was watching a HD show on 5.1 around 8 or so, all of a sudden my picture starts cutting in and out, freezing up, I never have any problems with 5.1 so I just kinda chalked it up to “whatever” this only lasted about 10 seconds, but it [...]

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ESPN

Posted By: skibum on February 18, 2003

Is ESPN going to be HD on Cox, or Direct TV, Dish, or all 3? Thanks

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27.1 to 4.1

Posted By: skibum on February 7, 2003

Strange thing happened tonight, I was moving my ant in the attic because 27.1 was freezing up, I did a channel search and lost 27.1 but now it shows up on 4.1. Everything else stayed the same. Any answers? Thanks

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Questions

Posted By: skibum on February 3, 2003

I live close to Yukon, I can pick up 27.1, 52.1,52.2, and 60.1, small antenna in attic havent tweeked it just sitting there, should I be able to pick up anything else, would moving the ant outside help,since I’m picking up the others should 5-1(koco) come in. Tonight on 27.1 it said presented in 5.1 [...]

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