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Old 02-01-2015, 04:53 PM
 
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Has any one have experience with indoor Antenna. I have extra TV, but I want to buy another cable box when I don't really use it, but I want to have access to basic local TV...channel 2-13
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Old 02-01-2015, 05:13 PM
 
Location: under the beautiful Carolina blue
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We use a Mohu Leaf Antenna. We get about 30 channels with it.
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Old 02-01-2015, 05:15 PM
 
Location: SW Florida
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We have Cablevision and do not have boxes on two of our TVs and just have them connected to coax. We get 2-13 plus 21 and a couple other channels. They're not on normal channels but further up. Good enough.
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Old 02-02-2015, 09:21 AM
 
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I'll have to ask my parents, when I was at their house recently they had just gotten an antenna that is in their attic, and I was amazed how clear the NYC stations were coming in. As clear as cable.
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Old 02-02-2015, 09:53 AM
 
Location: Village of Patchogue, NY
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Everyone including OP needs to share their location.
This thread is useless without that information.
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Old 02-02-2015, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Stony Brook
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Everyone including OP needs to share their location.
This thread is useless without that information.
Very true. Out here in stony brook, you're gonna need a roof mounted monster.
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Old 02-02-2015, 01:44 PM
 
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This is what I was posting to this am but it was deleted.

Im gonna give it a try on the spare bedroom tv.


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I posted this yesterday but that koont Nancy deleted me. Strip the end of a coax back and put the copper core in the ground port of a three prong outlet and connect the other to the TV.

Sounds crazy, works great. Try it. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE GROUND PORT
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Old 02-02-2015, 02:21 PM
 
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Has any one have experience with indoor Antenna. I have extra TV, but I want to buy another cable box when I don't really use it, but I want to have access to basic local TV...channel 2-13
Are you really a doctor? I heard you guys were cheap!
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Old 02-02-2015, 02:22 PM
 
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We use a Mohu Leaf Antenna. We get about 30 channels with it.
Can't afford cable huh? Bet you get Hee Haw all nite long on every channel don't you?
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Old 02-02-2015, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Village of Patchogue, NY
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I posted this yesterday but that koont Nancy deleted me. Strip the end of a coax back and put the copper core in the ground port of a three prong outlet and connect the other to the TV.

Sounds crazy, works great. Try it. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE GROUND PORT
Yeah... You're going to need to cite some reputable sources for that to get people like me to try it.
Just sayin'.
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