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OTA ANTENNA

What has been your experiance with the best OTA anetenna(Indoor/Outdoor). I would appriciate any reommendation.Thanks

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  1. rvacs
    Posted June 5, 2005 at 11:49 pm | Permalink

    I would start out with a TV Top and see if that works..(like the Terk TV5) if so..those are $50 at BestBuy but it took me the $150 Terk Antenna from BestBuy to do the trick for me…its a rooftop model…see the Reception Solution in OKC/Tulsa…this model is VERY GOOD…

    PS It took me about 7 antenna returns to finally get it right with this one…and now I get above 86% on all my Digitals…

  2. Riverview
    Posted June 6, 2005 at 10:44 am | Permalink

    My recommendation is the Channel Master CM 4228 8-Bay Bowtie UHF Antenna (CM4228). This thing is way directional which overcame my ghosting problems that my last 3 antennas couldn’t handle. This antenna also has a reflecting screen behind the bow ties that acts as a decent VHF antenna (at least decent enough for me to get KTUL in Tulsa from 23mi away behind a building). I tied the wired the screens together to increase their VHF efficiency. The thing was also pretty cheap ($40 online).

  3. anonymous
    Posted June 6, 2005 at 11:15 pm | Permalink

    I used a regular UHF/VHF antenna that I had taken off of my house when I bought it. It was just sitting in my attic for years, I hooked it up and BAM! OTA HDTV.

  4. Riverview
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 10:24 am | Permalink

    I found this site on the web that suggested it. I used paperclips and some pliers to tie the screens together.

    http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/cm4228.html

    If you buy this antenna for VHF there is one caution: The screen is in two halves that touch but are not solidly connected to each other. Even without a connection there is probably enough capacitance to complete the circuit. But for some units there might be some sensitivity to wind. (The author has not experimented with this and does not know how much of a problem it is. If he were using this antenna for VHF he would probably bind the two screens together more tightly.)

    This page has tons of info and comparisons on common antenna types.
    http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/comparing.html

  5. anonymous
    Posted June 6, 2005 at 9:52 pm | Permalink

    I tied the wired the screens together to increase their VHF efficiency. How?? Thanks

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