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From: kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: re: vcr tuner question
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 14:59:53 EDT
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> I have recently purchased a Toshiba VCR. I have found that the
> fringe reception capability of the VCR is inferior to that of my
> Panasonic TV, and this is important since I live in the boonies,
> have no hope of access to cable, and went to pains to locate a TV
> which could pick up most of the staions in my area.

> Does anybody have any opinions on the folowing remedies:
> 	(3) improve my antenna system (I have fancy rabbit ears now)
> 		with an outdoor antenna, or perhaps an antenna pre-amp


A couple of years ago, I replaced my old antenna (what was
it?  I have no idea;  whatever the tv place installed when I said "Please
install a tv antenna.") with a ChannelMaster top of the line antenna and
a booster for the UHF.  It made a staggering improvement in the reception.
However, the tv (old Zenith) still needs to be carefully tuned to get the
weaker stations; once tuned, the reception is much better than before the
antenna upgrade, but changing UHF channels means retuning.  The vcrs (old
Zenith, new Sony), however, will lock right in.  So, I always watch UHF
tv thru the vcr.  Good antennas are wonderful, but I think you need a
better tuner.  (If you upgrade your antenna system, have them experiment
with putting the antenna at different heights.)