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Originally Posted by Yuptag
Thinking of cutting the cord on cable TV and relying on over the air TV. Does anyone have an attic antenna design that they wish to share.
Plenty of them on the net.
On the ohter hand, do you still have an old antenna in the attic ?
If yes, then just connect that thing,
It will work, if it was able to receive UHF channels before
On the ohter hand, do you still have an old antenna in the attic ?
If yes, then just connect that thing,
It will work, if it was able to receive UHF channels before
During the shift from high-power analog broadcast, to low-poser digital broadcast, signal strength was cut a great deal.
Location: God's Gift to Mankind for flying anything
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Originally Posted by Submariner
signal strength was cut a great deal.
I am the lucky one !
I can *see* the towers !!
On the net, you can buy finished ones, but also a whole bunch of *do it yourself projects*
Just for fun, I made one and tried it out in my office.
It worked ! But ... , I can see the towers !
On the net, you can buy finished ones, but also a whole bunch of *do it yourself projects*
just for fun, i made one and tried it out in my office.
It worked ! But ... , i can see the towers !
During the shift from high-power analog broadcast, to low-poser digital broadcast, signal strength was cut a great deal.
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Originally Posted by Submariner
We were on aerial before the change.
I disagree. Many stations (especially PBS, which by the way shows a lot of cable channel stuff) are way more powerful then they once were. You just have to know what you need and it depends of course, where you live. Its important to note that old style outdoor antennas (new ones about half size as the old ones) are able to get signals from way far away - further then the old analog signals went. I have a modest sized outdoor antenna that gets signals from 75 miles away, quite reliably, and I live in a rural area, 60 miles from the nearest cities, and get about 15 channels with all the junk I care to watch. Go to TV Fool.com and research the channels available, and their relative strengths. A rotor may be needed, but not necessarily. You'll be amazed what you can get.
By the way, if you are in a condominium, and you need something outdoor, it is illegal for the association to force you to buy cable tv for television reception, no matter what the bylaws say. So if you need an outdoor, and they give you flack, just show them the law and indicate that you will get a lawyer. Worked for my brother. Antennas (of a defined dimension of course) are sprouting up in this complex. There was nothing they could do except alter the bylaws.
Last edited by TwinbrookNine; 09-24-2013 at 10:28 AM..
I still have the regular old rabbit ears, with the circle in the middle. Had it since the analog TV days. How do these old style antennas compare to the ones above? How do the ones above compare to the mohu one in the previous posts?
Thanks
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