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Off air TV antennas outdoor or indoor?
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I've used this one for a few years with good results.
Mounted it on the old mast left by DirecTV.
Mounted it on the old mast left by DirecTV.
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Typical Antenna Gain:VHF 28~32dB,UHF 28~36dB. Working Frequency:VHF 40~300MHz,UHF 470~890MHz. This 990 Mile 28-36dB 360° UV Dual-band Outdoor Antenna is a best choice for you. ï¼The pole shown in the picture is not includedï¼.
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I think that it really depends on where your house is located. Examples: in a valley area or next to a mountain ridge. Friend across my road, house on a hill, works great. My house lower than his but not in a valley has crappy cell service etc. just have to try different ones but keep the receipt so you can return if needed.
eBay or Amazon. Get the AMPLIFIED outdoor model. It kinda looks like a UFO. It will have a really small power box that goes inside by the TV and it also revolves the antenna for you.
Anyway the key word here is amplified. It has to be that way to get any kinda distance to it. When we moved to Darien we had an indoor amplified style that worked fine in Peach Co. But Darien is a sad little stepchild of a town wedged between Savannah and Jacksonville which are the closest TV stations. So when we first got there I couldn't get a single channel. But with the antenna I got about 15 channels. Granted some were Spanish and some were religion. One or two kinda looked like Spanish religion. But you get the point.
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When I was on the north perimeter, I had a 4x3 antenna hanging in the attic with an amp. got like 70 channels. A lot of crap but enough for brain dead entertainment
That's the one we had and was just suggesting.I've used this one for a few years with good results.
Mounted it on the old mast left by DirecTV.
990Mile HDTV 1080P Outdoor Amplified Digital TV Antenna 360° Rotor 36dB UHF VHF | eBay
Typical Antenna Gain:VHF 28~32dB,UHF 28~36dB. Working Frequency:VHF 40~300MHz,UHF 470~890MHz. This 990 Mile 28-36dB 360° UV Dual-band Outdoor Antenna is a best choice for you. ï¼The pole shown in the picture is not includedï¼.www.ebay.com
To me there is enough crap on over the air antenna that I don’t subscribe to any cable either. I think ours picks up through the cable though, I don’t have an external antenna and I get great reception! Lol
watching a “Grimm” fest on tv right now ! lol.
watching a “Grimm” fest on tv right now ! lol.
I just put a $25 "indoor" Digital Broadcast TV antenna on a wooden board and mounted it to a wooden pole that extends 15 feet above the metal roof of my house.
At first I connected it with 2 coaxial cables connected together with a barrel connector. But my reception was not so good. Two of my favorite channels would not come in clearly.
I replaced those two coax cables with one single unbroken, coaxial cable and now I get 110 channels.
PS: I'm 50 miles away from Atlanta.
At first I connected it with 2 coaxial cables connected together with a barrel connector. But my reception was not so good. Two of my favorite channels would not come in clearly.
I replaced those two coax cables with one single unbroken, coaxial cable and now I get 110 channels.
PS: I'm 50 miles away from Atlanta.
I don't want to know where it's located.......
