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RE: Filling Propane While Traveling
Tractor Supply is typically the lowest price. To see if there is a store near you, click the link below, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Find in Stores":
Tractor Supply with propane
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Tom_M
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11/07/19 07:32am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Mobile hot spots
Visible has started a service called "Party Pay". This can bring monthly service down to $25.
Visible Party Pay
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Tom_M
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11/06/19 09:16am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Loose tow bar in receiver
Here's a link to to etrailer.com which has several solutions.
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Tom_M
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11/01/19 04:30am |
Tech Issues
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RE: weak antenna signal
To clarify this a bit, the government recently auctioned off the 600 Mhz TV band leaving only channels 14 thru 34 in the UHF band. Nothing changed with the VHF band. Back in the old days of analog you could not have adjacent channels in the same market. For instance, you could not have channels 2 and 3. But wait, you say there are channels 4 and 5 or 6 and 7 in your city. Turns out there is a frequency gap between these channels. This basically cuts the number of channels available in half. Now with the advent of digital, adjacent channels are allowed, so the impact of the frequency auctions are not as drastic as appears. Most of these channel reassignments are within the UHF band, so most of the TV broadcasts will remain UHF. Before the repack about 25% of TV stations were broadcasting on the VHF band. I don't know what the percentage will be after the final repack.
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Tom_M
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10/30/19 10:54am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Mobile hot spots
Try Visible. $40/month unlimited phone, text, and data. You can use your existing phone if it is compatible, or purchase an Android phone for $19. With the Visible R2 phone you can connect to the phone hot spot.
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Tom_M
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10/29/19 11:58am |
Technology Corner
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RE: replacement for Directv
There isn't any really well done integrated OTA DVR that does this well other than TIVO and you PAY for that privilege!Channel Master has an OTA DVR for $129 that looks promising. No subscription needed:
Channel Master Stream+ OTA DVR
Microsoft had an excellent DVR feature which was included with Windows called "Windows Media Center". That feature is no longer included in Windows 10. I'm still using Media Center with Windows 7 and SiliconDust HDHomeRun tuners. It presently downloads a program guide, but that will end at the end of the year.
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Tom_M
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10/28/19 08:50am |
Technology Corner
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RE: weak antenna signal
2010 I replaced my un-amplified antenna with an un-amplified Winegard Sensar III. The amplifier is in the wall plate. If you suspect that your wall plate is defective you can purchase an amplified wall plate. Here's one on Amazon:
Winegard 18-9847 RA-7296 Wall Plate Signal Amplifier-White
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Tom_M
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10/25/19 07:43am |
Technology Corner
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RE: OT- now I’ve seen it all.
Here's the link to a fuse:
https://www.synergisticresearch.com/fuses/orange-fuse/
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Tom_M
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10/22/19 01:37pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Can you send visible wifi to a non wifi computer
Visible is a brand of cell phone service owned by Verizon. I have the Visible R2 and I connect to a GL.iNet GL-AR150 Mini Travel Router. It has an ethernet port. The R2 only allows one connection to its hotspot so I use the router as a repeater.
Here's a link to the one I purchased from Amazon for $26.50:
https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-Pre-installed-Performance-Compatible-Programmable/dp/B01FJ4S9JK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ar150+router&qid=1571522779&sr=8-1
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Tom_M
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10/19/19 04:11pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Locast adds Atlanta and Phoenix
But it's 15 of the largest population markets and according their web site, 34% of the US market.
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Tom_M
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10/19/19 10:13am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Locast adds Atlanta and Phoenix
My experience with Locast:
You can only watch a station if you are located near the city they are broadcasting from.
If you don't donate at least $5/month you can only watch for about 15 minutes at a time.
To get around the location issue, I installed an add-on called Location Guard.
Link to web site:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/location-guard/
Quote from site:
"Hide your geographic location from websites. Report a fake location with the addition of random noise in order to protect your privacy. Per site settings with three configurable levels of accuracy or even the possibility to use a fixed location."
I will be heading for Arizona soon and there are some spots where I have no TV reception but do have internet. Another benefit is I will be able to watch Vikings football if they are playing in one of the Locast cities. Go Vikes!
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Tom_M
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10/19/19 07:47am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Need a Recorder???
The Wally is the recorder, but it has no internal hard drive, thus the need for the external drive.
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Tom_M
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09/27/19 02:15pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Need a Recorder???
You should be able to record on your Wally by connecting an external hard drive. Here's a link:
https://www.mydish.com/support/products/receivers/hopper/how-to/receiver-to-ehd
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Tom_M
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09/27/19 10:27am |
Technology Corner
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RE: antenna
Check this article "Tune up your TV antenna" by Chris Bryant:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130629125425/http://blog.rv.net/2008/06/tech-tune-up-your-tv-antenna/print/
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Tom_M
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09/25/19 05:35am |
Truck Campers
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RE: antenna
After the analog TV broadcasts were shut down, many stations reverted to VHF. About 25% of TV stations are now broadcasting on VHF, so the best RV antenna is the Winegard Sensar IV which has the Wingman built in. If you have an older version, you can purchase just the Wingman and snap it onto the bottom of the antenna.
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Tom_M
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09/21/19 01:57pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Tv antenna upgrade questions
It appears that the Signal Commander antenna is basically the same as the Winegard Sensar III. The Sensar III's shortcoming was its UHF reception so Winegard came out with the Wingman attachment to boost the UHF. It's doubtful that the Wingman will attach to the Commander. The Winegard Sensar IV antenna has the Wingman built in. According to an answer posted on Amazon, the Sensar IV head will attach to the Commander lift arms. As mentioned, the "BOMB" is sending power up the coax to the antenna head.
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Tom_M
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09/13/19 04:20am |
Technology Corner
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RE: OTA television while traveling?
Digital has been an industry "Buzz Word" for decades. It has been tagged onto almost everything electronic. There will be "Digital Antennas" for many more years.
Here's a link to a thread by SCVJeff who did an extensive test of the Batwing vs. the Jack:
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27171026.cfm
When the analog TV was shut down, many TV stations moved their digital broadcasts from the UHF band back to the VHF band. About 25% of TV stations are now broadcasting on the VHF band. You need a larger antenna to receive a good VHF signal, thus the Winegard Sensar aka Batwing is a better choice. The Jack performs poorly for VHF.
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Tom_M
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09/07/19 06:21am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Battery Storage Scenario
I had a cheap Harbor Freight maintainer short out on me. Maintained my two Trojan batteries down to zero volts and they froze and busted. Since no one will be checking for 6 months, I think the safest approach would be to charge them fully then not use a maintainer.
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Tom_M
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08/08/19 02:15pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: question about parallel generators
Now .. I would not recommend you parallel it period
WHY. when you parallel two AC generators they must be precisely in phase. if they are out of phase bad things happen. These small ones do not phase lock well and may well go BOOM when you hook in the 2nd one.The OP has already stated that his generator is an inverter type. Most inverter generators can be paralleled with the same model with an optional parallel cable.
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Tom_M
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08/08/19 07:07am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Quality of Class C
Born Free was considered one of the best class C coaches but they are no longer in business. I purchased my 2005 24ft in 2010 and it has been great. If purchasing used, it is worth a look.
You may want to check Phoenix Cruiser. They have a one piece fiberglass roof which would diminish the chance for leaks.
https://www.phoenixusarv.com/
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Tom_M
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08/03/19 07:01am |
Class C Motorhomes
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