Plex DVR does not record full program

Server Version#: 1.19.3.2764
Player Version#:
Tuner Make/Model: HDHomeRun CONNECT QUATRO
Guide/Lineup name: Broadcast TV Milwaukee/Surround OTA Broadcast
Using XMLTV?: No
Channel number/Name: 12 .1 /ABC

I am having frequent problems when trying to record programs. I would say that 30 -50% of them do not record in their entirety. For example, I set the DVR to record a 2-hr episode of American Idol with an additional 5 minutes before and after. Only 54 minutes recorded. That happened 2 weeks in a row for this show. Other programs have similar issues, eg, 19 minutes of a 30 minute program. The amount of time recorded varies. I am attaching log files to this post that include the date of recording of the American Idol episode, which was yesterday May 10th. I’m an engineer but not experienced in this type of media setup or coding scripts. I would certainly appreciate any help in getting this setup correctly. I’d be glad to provide any other information I can find about my setup. I followed the Plex setup instructions and can’t figure out what I may have done incorrectly or if my hardware is not sufficient for my setup.
BTW, my pc has Intel Core i7-4770 CPU @3.4GHz and 8GB ram. I use it exclusively for a media server. Nothing else typically runs on it except a backup program.
If I can’t record reliably, I need to find an alternative to Plex which would be a shame. I like everything else about the product. Thanks in advance!
Plex Media Server Logs_2020-05-11_22-24-42.zip (4.3 MB)

Certainly not atypical behavior for Plex. You will have to collect the logs closer to the time of the incident, at the server’s current activity level the logs are overwritten within 2 1/2 hours.

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Ok, I’ll try to reproduce the truncated recording and download logs right after. I thought the log on May 10th at 8:42 might include the info, but you are probably looking for more files from right around the time of the recording stopping?
I appreciate the input.
You say this is not atypical for Plex - are users really satisfied with half of their recordings stopping mid-show? Or are you saying it’s not atypical for newbies to have things setup incorrectly? (-"

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