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The 1300 is a nice preamp and rated differently than the THX 2700. Note on the 2700 the response rating limits are +0 to -3db while the 1300 rating limits are +/-.3db for the audible spectrum. This is an apples & oranges thing and not a valid comparison. So the 1300 won't be limiting the...

It's always 12 noon on the VCR!

When I look at my 75ohm load at the VNA I get a nice dot in the center of the smith chart. At the end of the coax I get a 1" diameter circle around the center. I suppose I could calibrate at the end of the coax but the receiver doesn't get the luxury of being hooked up there so I believe I need...

I have an H4 and am now at firmware 1.2.2. The update was a bit of an adventure but I managed without bricking the darn thing so I feel pretty smaht right now! I'm sweeping 88 to 108 Mhz for the cal and measurements. The antenna is in the attic and I'm measuring at the end of the 25' coax where...

Got firmware updated. Trying a few things...

I'm struggling to get believable results due to 50 ohm VNA VS 75 ohm FM impedance. Some say you need to use conversion transformers while some say a mechanical adaptor will give some loss but won't affect resonant freq which is what I'm most interested in. I've built my own 75 cal jigs so I can...

Location is certainly a factor. I have two TV antennas. 1 - Does great. 2 - not nearly as well.... until the leaves dropped in the fall. Once I feel like going up in the crawl space again I'll be moving #2 farther down to see if I can shoot the gap between the two red maples.

The Steller omni is probably the best bang for the buck. I have at least 4 of them in various attic spaces in various positions including horizontal and vertical. You can increase the directionality if desired by mounting the elements like an "S" instead of a circle for focusing on more fringe...

If your at Home Depot looking for the caulk, you might want to slip a bit of the l in there.

Location, location, Location! I know this isn't about real-estate but it still applies. If its a pain to move you Mac's try moving your wife's radio here your Macs are.

Believe by Caamp on WCLZ 98.9 (Brunswick, ME broadcast location). A bit of a stretch to me in Scarborough 28 miles to the south but getting a good strong signal tonight on a Rotel RT-1080. Have no trouble getting this station another 20 miles down the road in my car but need the Steller Labs...

The FTC was more strict in the old days and WPC was specified for continuous output. Todays "peak" numbers are inflated in a sense. It's arguable that music only requires bursts of power but there's no replacement for displacement!

What was the lpa deep fringe? Sounds like a great name for a micro-brew!

Here's a quote from this article: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Miscellaneous-Manufacturers/Motorola-C-Quam-1982-1985.pdf "The actual measured performance of the Motorola system connected to a typical plate modulatec AM broadcast transmitter is excellent, nearly that of FM...

The Sony has modern signal processing that makes the most out of a weak signal. Try a single RG6 direct from your attic antenna to the Marantz and you'll probably hear an improvement.

A few new tuners are out there. Rotel T11, Rolls RS18B, Nad 427C, McIntosh MR89 (if you just won the lottery). If you don't mind used then a wide whole world opens up. If I was you I'd think back 30 years ago to that tuner you always wanted and track one down!

Yes, and $30 extra cash too! I think the Britta marketing team found the typo in the Steller's product description with dimensions in cm when they should be in inches.

OK, It claims to be larger but commenters indicate they are the exact same antenna.

Interesting. The Britta looks like a larger diameter version of the Steller.

Probably the Yamaha but make it fun and do a shoot out on the tuner sections and let us know what you think!

I'd get the stereo in my workshop going while I was in there debugging away on it so always had a good time listening to tunes anyway. S'aul good man! Oh,.and maybe a few beers were involved...

In case anyone reading this thread hasn't been able to sleep for two years this story has a happy ending. Friday, my workplace is having electronic recycling and that's where this tuner is going! My decision is based on the following: 1. I bought this cheap off ebay as not working or parts so...

This is a perfect thread!

No, it's not a thing. Caps can only deteriorate over time.

Those antennas are so inexpensive I would put two in the attic in different locations and you'll probably get the most possible stations between the two receivers.