Posted: 9/13/2012 3:04:42 PM EDT
| Im debatins getting one. im in a rual area, so i guess my real question is how many miles away from the broadcast location can theese things recieve signal? any help would be appriecieated. |
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Start here:
http://www.antennaweb.org/Address.aspx Tell them your zip code or street address and the height at which you will mount your antenna. They will give you a free, customized report that identifies which TV stations you should be able to receive, from which directions, using different types of antennas. |
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I'll just tell you my experience. I have an antenna in my living room and I pick up a crap load of channels. It's great. I never want for channels in my living room.
Both the bedrooms in the house, I have the same model antenna. I get PBS and something CBS. That's it. I've tried moving them around, doing all kinds of stuff, and that's just how it is even though one of the antenna is only about 8 feet from the other. I've tried buying 2 other models of antenna to see if they would work in the bedrooms and nope, same channels. My point is that it's a crapshoot. I love it in the living room; elsewhere, it is teh sucks. |
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Start here: http://www.antennaweb.org/Address.aspx Tell them your zip code or street address and the height at which you will mount your antenna. They will give you a free, customized report that identifies which TV stations you should be able to receive, from which directions, using different types of antennas. I did try this, and it says no signal in my area. but i know this isnt true as there are a few antenna systems in use around here. |
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The best web site is www.tvfool.com. It allows you to use either street address or lat and long for your location. Are you handy with tools? If you are, you can build a far better antenna for much less money. Google "Gray-Hoverman" antennas, I built a single bay out of 1 inch PVC and 8 gauge copper wire. I live in a rural part of Western Washington State, with my fair share of mountains and trees. I have no problem receiving ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX along with a couple of PBS stations. The antenna has weathered quite a few storms with no problem, and cost about $40.00. The nice thing about digital OTA (over the air) is that the signal is either there or not, so crystal clear 1080i in Dolby for FREE! Well not really free, 40 bucks for the antenna plus power to run the TV. I also use a Hauppauge USB tuner on my computer along with windows 7 Media Center for a free DVR solution. If you don't want to build your own, then you will need to buy a "good" antenna like a Channel Master. DO NOT buy a cheap indoor model with an amplifier, they don't work! Well they probably do work, if you live in the city, but the amp is trash. |
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The best web site is www.tvfool.com. It allows you to use either street address or lat and long for your location. Are you handy with tools? If you are, you can build a far better antenna for much less money. Google "Gray-Hoverman" antennas, I built a single bay out of 1 inch PVC and 8 gauge copper wire. I live in a rural part of Western Washington State, with my fair share of mountains and trees. I have no problem receiving ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX along with a couple of PBS stations. The antenna has weathered quite a few storms with no problem, and cost about $40.00. The nice thing about digital OTA (over the air) is that the signal is either there or not, so crystal clear 1080i in Dolby for FREE! Well not really free, 40 bucks for the antenna plus power to run the TV. I also use a Hauppauge USB tuner on my computer along with windows 7 Media Center for a free DVR solution. If you don't want to build your own, then you will need to buy a "good" antenna like a Channel Master. DO NOT buy a cheap indoor model with an amplifier, they don't work! Well they probably do work, if you live in the city, but the amp is trash. http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29 There are lot of people on tvfool.com that can help you out. I'm lucky here in Colorado Springs, all our stations are only 13 miles away, so I can just use an indoor antenna and get a bunch of HD channels over the air. Hopefully they can help you out, but it sounds like you may have to invest a bit if you are really far out. |