Posted by OhioGuy on February 11, 2009, 4:16 pm
We are only located about 4 miles from all of the local TV antennas,
but we still have problems now and then with receiving a couple of the
channels. (strength levels of between 50 and 60 for them)
I'm just using a cheap bowtie antenna that I got for 3 bucks from
Radio Shack. It works ok most of the time, but it is particularly
annoying for my kids, because the PBS station they want to watch has
trouble about one day a week.
Can anyone recommend another small antenna for $10 or less that I can
try that might do a slightly better job of pulling in these stations?
Thanks!
Posted by Rod Speed on February 11, 2009, 5:41 pm
OhioGuy wrote:
> We are only located about 4 miles from all of the local TV antennas,
> but we still have problems now and then with receiving a couple of the
> channels. (strength levels of between 50 and 60 for them)
> I'm just using a cheap bowtie antenna that I got for 3 bucks from
> Radio Shack. It works ok most of the time, but it is particularly
> annoying for my kids, because the PBS station they want to watch has
> trouble about one day a week.
> Can anyone recommend another small antenna for $10 or less that I
> can try that might do a slightly better job of pulling in these stations?
Dont bother, digital TV will fix that without changing the antenna.
Posted by John A. Weeks III on February 11, 2009, 8:13 pm
> OhioGuy wrote:
> > We are only located about 4 miles from all of the local TV antennas,
> > but we still have problems now and then with receiving a couple of the
> > channels. (strength levels of between 50 and 60 for them)
> >
> > I'm just using a cheap bowtie antenna that I got for 3 bucks from
> > Radio Shack. It works ok most of the time, but it is particularly
> > annoying for my kids, because the PBS station they want to watch has
> > trouble about one day a week.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend another small antenna for $10 or less that I
> > can try that might do a slightly better job of pulling in these stations?
>
> Dont bother, digital TV will fix that without changing the antenna.
My experience so far is that it is harder to get the digital signals
than the analog signals, at least here in the Twin Cities.
The antenna I recommend for city usage is the Winegard HD-1080.
It can be used indoors, in your attic, in your garage, or outdoors.
You can find it at Amazon for under $30. There are similar units
available from Antennas Direct.
-john-
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Posted by Rod Speed on February 11, 2009, 8:36 pm
John A. Weeks III wrote
>> OhioGuy wrote
>>> We are only located about 4 miles from all of the local TV antennas,
>>> but we still have problems now and then with receiving a couple of
>>> the channels. (strength levels of between 50 and 60 for them)
>>> I'm just using a cheap bowtie antenna that I got for 3 bucks
>>> from Radio Shack. It works ok most of the time, but it is
>>> particularly annoying for my kids, because the PBS station
>>> they want to watch has trouble about one day a week.
>>> Can anyone recommend another small antenna for $10 or less that I
>>> can try that might do a slightly better job of pulling in these stations?
>> Dont bother, digital TV will fix that without changing the antenna.
> My experience so far is that it is harder to get the digital signals
> than the analog signals, at least here in the Twin Cities.
Dont believe it, particularly when the original analog transmitters are reused
for digital TV.
His problem of a particular station being variable time wise goes away with
digital.
> The antenna I recommend for city usage is the Winegard HD-1080.
> It can be used indoors, in your attic, in your garage, or outdoors.
> You can find it at Amazon for under $30. There are similar units
> available from Antennas Direct.
Bet his current one will be fine with digital TV.
Posted by Too_Many_Tools on February 12, 2009, 11:30 pm
> John A. Weeks III wrote
> >> OhioGuy wrote
> >>> We are only located about 4 miles from all of the local TV antennas,
> >>> but we still have problems now and then with receiving a couple of
> >>> the channels. (strength levels of between 50 and 60 for them)
> >>> I'm just using a cheap bowtie antenna that I got for 3 bucks
> >>> from Radio Shack. It works ok most of the time, but it is
> >>> particularly annoying for my kids, because the PBS station
> >>> they want to watch has trouble about one day a week.
> >>> Can anyone recommend another small antenna for $10 or less that I
> >>> can try that might do a slightly better job of pulling in these stations?
> >> Dont bother, digital TV will fix that without changing the antenna.
> > My experience so far is that it is harder to get the digital signals
> > than the analog signals, at least here in the Twin Cities.
> Dont believe it, particularly when the original analog transmitters are reused for digital TV.
> His problem of a particular station being variable time wise goes away with digital.
> > The antenna I recommend for city usage is the Winegard HD-1080.
> > It can be used indoors, in your attic, in your garage, or outdoors.
> > You can find it at Amazon for under $30. There are similar units
> > available from Antennas Direct.
> Bet his current one will be fine with digital TV.
Bet it won't.
His problem will get worse.
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> but we still have problems now and then with receiving a couple of the
> channels. (strength levels of between 50 and 60 for them)
> I'm just using a cheap bowtie antenna that I got for 3 bucks from
> Radio Shack. It works ok most of the time, but it is particularly
> annoying for my kids, because the PBS station they want to watch has
> trouble about one day a week.
> Can anyone recommend another small antenna for $10 or less that I
> can try that might do a slightly better job of pulling in these stations?