Antenna Pointer App
Can someone tell me how to use Antenna Pointer application? The help tab is no help.
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1: VIZO has models of TV without a signal meter (NOTE: You can upgrade your Antenna system by installation of the Winegard Sensar Pro to power your mast head amplifier.. That unit has a built in signal searcher/meter, Very nice, other features too.. Well worth the "C" note less change).
Free Antenna Helper (Droid) uses the FCC data base.. And your phone's GPS.
Open app, if it does not auto-locate press LOCATE
once you get a location it should say "Downloading from FCC" if it does not tap DOWNLOAD
Now choose how you want it displayed.. I normally use MAP, but I may use LIST if I need to do a channel translation.. Example ( will do it now)
It just located (Automatically) NOTE: I did have to press "Go back" since it opened to Map, I used it once already this power on and did not properly close it.
It says I have 4 strong 4 moderate 1 weak and 5 very weak
Choosing VIEW ON A LIST,, I find that Channel 62-1 broadcasts in the UHF band on RV channel 45 (45 is the one I'd select on the Sensar Pro to peak this station) and that channel 4 uses RF channel 36. This info again is useful for the Sensar Pro.
View on a map shows me a map with radiating lines.. The lines are color coded (the first screen above explains the colors) most of the red lines parallel I-85 South (South west) from where Im parked,, Most of the Green lines fan out the opposite way.. I pointed Green.
If I move and Zoom the map I can find the precise channel info tower location and station name for the vector.
Free Antenna Helper (Droid) uses the FCC data base.. And your phone's GPS.
Open app, if it does not auto-locate press LOCATE
once you get a location it should say "Downloading from FCC" if it does not tap DOWNLOAD
Now choose how you want it displayed.. I normally use MAP, but I may use LIST if I need to do a channel translation.. Example ( will do it now)
It just located (Automatically) NOTE: I did have to press "Go back" since it opened to Map, I used it once already this power on and did not properly close it.
It says I have 4 strong 4 moderate 1 weak and 5 very weak
Choosing VIEW ON A LIST,, I find that Channel 62-1 broadcasts in the UHF band on RV channel 45 (45 is the one I'd select on the Sensar Pro to peak this station) and that channel 4 uses RF channel 36. This info again is useful for the Sensar Pro.
View on a map shows me a map with radiating lines.. The lines are color coded (the first screen above explains the colors) most of the red lines parallel I-85 South (South west) from where Im parked,, Most of the Green lines fan out the opposite way.. I pointed Green.
If I move and Zoom the map I can find the precise channel info tower location and station name for the vector.
