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Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com>: Feb 05 09:39PM -0800 Newgene McMensa wrote:   > First thing I did was to unplug it, reset it and the scan all the channels. All channels came back except 2.1 and 2.2.   > I have a rooftop antenna with the lead going to a splitter and then to this TV and another one. Next thing I did was to swap the cable connections at each TV. So the connections and cables are eliminated as problems   > Any ideas what could cause this, or hot to troubleshoot it?   ** Sounds like the UHF part of the tuner in the Toshiba has failed.     ..... Phil

Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com>: Feb 06 10:32AM > ** Sounds like the UHF part of the tuner in the Toshiba has failed.   It would be helpful if the OP would give a city or zip code where they live.   Here in Chicago, the local "channel 2" I beleive is still on a vhf channel.   They are digital 2 and 2.1 but the transmitter is either on the old channel 7 or 13.   People who install those uhf only antennas find out about that the hard way.   So it's possible the vhf side of the tuner failed or the outside antenna got damaged somehow, the vhf channels would be the longer/longest elements.   -bruce bje@ripco.com

Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com>: Feb 06 02:59AM -0800 Bruce Esquibel wrote:     > People who install those uhf only antennas find out about that the hard way.   > So it's possible the vhf side of the tuner failed or the outside antenna got > damaged somehow, the vhf channels would be the longer/longest elements.   ** But the OP claims he has TWO sets on the same antenna - one of which is 100% OK.   That's gotta be a set fault.     .... Phil

amdx <nojunk@knology.net>: Feb 06 07:02AM -0600 On 2/5/2017 10:55 PM, Newgene McMensa wrote:   > First thing I did was to unplug it, reset it and the scan all the channels. All channels came back except 2.1 and 2.2.   > I have a rooftop antenna with the lead going to a splitter and then to this TV and another one. Next thing I did was to swap the cable connections at each TV. Toshiba still no 2.1 or 2.2. Other TV show both fine. So the connections and cables are eliminated as problems   > Any ideas what could cause this, or hot to troubleshoot it?   Does your neighbor still get those channels? Maybe there not transmitting. Mikek   --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com>: Feb 06 05:15AM -0800 amdx wrote:     > Other TV show both fine.   > > Does your neighbor still get those channels?   ** Wanked yourself blind ?? Rhetorical question.   Wot a dumb as dogshit poon.         ... Phil

Andrew Rossmann <andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net>: Feb 06 09:16AM -0600 In article <o79jcj$48g$1@remote5bge0.ripco.com>, bje@ripco.com says...   > People who install those uhf only antennas find out about that the hard way.   > So it's possible the vhf side of the tuner failed or the outside antenna got > damaged somehow, the vhf channels would be the longer/longest elements.   In Chicago, WBBM 2.1 and 2.2 are now duplicated on WMEU 48.3 and 48.4. That was probably done due to issues with them being on RF12 (VHF Hi) and many people using antennas that are UHF only. WMEU is a low-power Class D station, but it transmits from the Willis (Sears) tower and has pretty good range.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMEU-CD   -- If there is a no_junk in my address, please REMOVE it before replying! All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!! http://home.comcast.net/~andyross

amdx <nojunk@knology.net>: Feb 06 10:19AM -0600 On 2/6/2017 7:15 AM, Phil Allison wrote:   > ** Wanked yourself blind ??   > Rhetorical question.   > Wot a dumb as dogshit poon.   Hey Phil I think that's a new line, good on you. Ya, I missed her line, "Next thing I did was to swap the cable connections at each TV." So she has other TVs that receive channel 2.x. When a newsgroup produces so much ire in you life, why do you keep reading? Or is being pissed off all the time, just your life's excitement?   Mikek

jurb6006@gmail.com: Feb 06 02:57AM -0800 >"I've got a computer in a car that old, and it's NOT basic, there's a bunch of solenoid drivers for vacuum control valves... or thermactors, or somesuch. "   Sounds like a computer controlled carburated engine. Those were a bad marriage. When they finally got to fuel injection it was much better. Seems like GM was the first, while others stuck with the clunky barbs with the enrichment solenoid. A pure mess really.

ggherold@gmail.com: Feb 06 07:38AM -0800 > I tend to drive my cars almost into the ground because I keep them so > long. I gave my last car away when it had 280,000 miles on it and it > still ran well so I guess it wasn't quite driven into the ground. Hah, mee too. But around here in the winter they use a lot of salt... and I guess that just brings the ground closer... (I'm happy if I get 200k.) I buy little commuter cars, and just can't find many with a stick... so my last two cars have been auto. I down shift going down my hill, but that's about it. George H.

N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Feb 06 03:07PM 2009 date but no PbF statement anywhere seen. Strange protect cct, +140V on the red supply and +65V on the black, continuity to +ve of the main bridge rect, but not for the -ve tab. Time to take the amp apart to get to the othe rside of the ps board, no obvious failings there topside. For the moment the smokey staining above one of the 4 TOP66 I'll take to mean it was taking more than its fair share of the remaining 3 after the base resistor failed on one of the 4.

oldschool@tubes.com: Feb 06 04:21AM -0600 On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 19:18:58 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:     >>My nearest neighbor is over a mile away.   >Duz this neighbor have high speed internet? If so, a point to point >wireless link will get you internet.   No, they are Amish. Almost all my neighbors are Amish, except for one very old retired farmer who I doubt even knows what the internet is. >high speed internet, as seems to be the case since the local coffee >shop does have it, you can establish a similar point to point wireless >link, or find a WISP to do it for you.   I can not see it from my rooftop. There is a woods between my house and the road. But even without the trees, I could not see the town, unless I drive to the top of the hill (I live in a valley). My land ends at almost the top of the hill, and I can probably see the town if I was to climb a tree, or even stand on top of a full hay wagon full of hay. But if I go another 50 or 70 feet higher (up the private road), I can easily see town. (If this is not making sense, my driveway is a shared private road. Between the county road and my farm, there is cropland. The driveway is shared by myself and the farmer who owns that land. (He does not live there, it's just crops). This roadway (driveway) is 2/3 of a mile from the county road to my house. [and, yea, I have to plow the whole friggin thing when it snows].   Yes, that town has high speed internet, and has public WIFI at the library and at a fast food restaurant. As well as a lot of secured WIFI signals (at businesses) that I can see on my laptop, when I am in town. I regularly sit in the parking lot at that restaurant and use the WIFI from my car, even when they are closed.   You lost me, when you started talking about "point to point wireless link, and WISP".   >nanocellular base station from the cellular provider, or a yagi >antenna on the roof pointed at the nearest cell site. (I gave up >tower and rooftop climbing about 15 years ago).   I was looking at those cellphone boosters on ebay. Since I can get a semi-usable signal on the roof, I thought about putting a yagi antenna on my tv antenna tower and running that into the house. Part of my problem is having a house with metal siding and roof.   >egacy_2.0/agendas/2007/20070626-386/PDF/068.pdf> >Get your neighborhood organized and be prepared to make some noises >when your local cable franchise is scheduled for renewal.   Getting my Amish neighbors involved is not gonna happen :)   But I did sign a petition to get better cell service, after I raised hell with some of the law enforcement people in the area. This occurred about 20 months ago, when I saw a building on fire in another small town nearby. I had a vehicle breakdown, and I was unable to call anyone for help, because there is no cell signal at all in that town. So, while I'm trying to fix my truck in cold weather, I notice a building on fire a block away, and I cant even call the fire dept. This was during the night, that town consists of about 100 population and no one drives up that town's roads during the night. I finally woke someone up by banging on doors, but by the time they called the fire dept, that building was a total loss.   After I bitched like hell to the fire dept and other law enforcement, that petition was created. It was passed around that town and other nearby small towns. It was at the bars and public buildings, and got around 250 signatures. The cell company in the area said they were planning to build a new tower. (But from what I have heard from the locals, they said that same thing 10 years ago). Nothing has changed.   >your situation as hopeless. If you're lost, the email address in the >signature works. If you're desperate, so does the phone number. I >just hate to see anyone suffer with only dialup.   I hate having to cope with dialup, and worse yet, I can not establish a decent connection using my US RObotics modem on any computer with Windows XP. I can only connect using Window 98. I dont mind Win98, in fact I like it, but the newest browser I can use if Firefox 3.x. At least half the websites no longer work for me. So I mostly just use usenet and email most of the time now, but some websites still work. If they dont load after 10 minutes, I know they will never load.   I may be emailing you soon....

whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com>: Feb 05 09:13PM -0800 > I decided to run some numbers. The moment of inertia of the 8 inch > grinder wheels is approximately 3.16 times the moment for the 6 inch > grinder wheels.   The rotor is probably denser than the wheels, it might dominate. One quick way to test a 400uF 330VAC capacitor, would be to put a smaller known-good capacitor in parallel with it. If that makes a big difference, the old capacitor needs replacement.   Look for a date on the capacitor (and if you replace it, write a date on the new one); tracking the history sometimes simplifies things.

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