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04-26-2010, 02:53 PM
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Location: Commerce, GA
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Originally Posted by Brewing Clamper
Go to http://antennaweb.org and you can input your address and they'll tell you how well you can get a digital signal and how many stations. They have info as to what direction to point the antenna and other such stuff. I used that site when I put mine up and got tons of channels on the first try, granted I'm in the SF Bay Area and there are tons of stations up here... |
Mind their note on the results: "The above listing is a conservative prediction of stations received. Depending on the specifics of your installation, you may be able to receive stations that do not appear in this list." That list is VERY conservative. It only shows me 2 of the 8 stations I pick up.
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04-26-2010, 06:42 PM
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I have a medium directional in my attic and I can get 95% of the NY and about 50% Philly during the winter (no leaves on the trees). In the summer, I lose about half. I really need to get the mast up on the roof.
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04-26-2010, 06:48 PM
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Location: Lubbock, Texas
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This is the antenna I use:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208503801
Just be aware of the signal response of some of the powered ones. I almost bought one that would not have received one of the local channels because of UHF/VHF reception issues. Most of the fishbone types will pick up both signal types.
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04-26-2010, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Camano Island, Washington
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I don't think I'm going to get anything with an indoor antenna. I'm just too far from the transmitters for that. I should be able to get good reception on a dozen or so channels with something on a mast.
Most of the channels are UHF, but there's a couple that are VHF that I'd really like to pull in too.
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04-27-2010, 01:00 PM
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Location: Reed City, MI
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If you don't want to pay for an antenna from the store (and there are plenty of cheap, and good antennas out there), you could build one from scratch. I've made a few for HAM radio and it can be fun, but seriously, if you aren't about doing it for the fun, I'd just go buy a decent cheap one.
I've had a roof antenna since way back, so I've never built one of those, but I've made a cubical quad for ham and it wasn't that hard. I imagine an antenna for tv would not be too difficult.
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04-27-2010, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Indiana
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