Another superb owl coming up...

[old_tv_nut]

Today I set up the Insignia converter and an amplified Radio Shack indoor antenna on top of the CTC-5 Super set, did the auto scan, and behold! Reception on all the OTAs here. I wasn't expecting it, because the set is in the living room on the far side of the house from the transmitters, with stucco construction, which I believe means metal lath in the walls. One of the channels did require some fiddling with the UHF loop position to get error-free reception.

Anyway, the sound output is very low with the Insignia on the CTC-5 super chassis, so tomorrow I will be trying some other converters to see what happens. Anyway, I will be looking at the superb owl on this cranky old beast, at least a little, for grins and giggles.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

Today I set up the Insignia converter and an amplified Radio Shack indoor antenna on top of the CTC-5 Super set, did the auto scan, and behold! Reception on all the OTAs here. I wasn't expecting it, because the set is in the living room on the far side of the house from the transmitters, with stucco construction, which I believe means metal lath in the walls. One of the channels did require some fiddling with the UHF loop position to get error-free reception.

Anyway, the sound output is very low with the Insignia on the CTC-5 super chassis, so tomorrow I will be trying some other converters to see what happens. Anyway, I will be looking at the superb owl on this cranky old beast, at least a little, for grins and giggles.

I always found the Magnavox's to have weak audio on certain sets.
IIRC, Tom Carlson commented on the reason. Most of the other makes don't seem to have that problem.

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I always found the Magnavox's to have weak audio on certain sets.
IIRC, Tom Carlson commented on the reason. Most of the other makes don't seem to have that problem.

I found a volume control setting on the Insignia that I forgot was there. It was turned down to about 70%, not enough to restore full volume at 100%.