DIY Coat Hanger UHF HDTV OTA Antenna FTW!!!

Quote from Mike_Hawk : Maybe if you live in China

Nope, but there's an all you can eat chinese resturant not too far away.

Quote from Ray Nagin : Can I pick up Chinese channels with that?

What part of Guangzhou are you located in?

Quote from Dingaling : What part of Guangzhou are you located in?

the part that has electricity I suppose?

Anyone built one of these in the Seattle area?

Can we plug in digital cable to it and watch the tv on the Laptop?

Can it be used with windows vista?

Quote from taggupalya : Can we plug in digital cable to it and watch the tv on the Laptop? Can it be used with windows vista?

Shameless as well as answering questions.

Digital Cable is most likely encrypted, well most channels. There are come cQAM channels meaning "Clear" as in not encrypted.

Check here to see what you can pick up OTA (over the air) http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx

You could plug this + your cable outlet coax (via a splitter of course) into a USB tuner and see whatcha pick up. I'm sure it can be used in Vista depending on the USB tuner's drivers.

I've had great success w/ the Hpapgapgpapapap (misspelled on purpose ) 950q which can be had for $50 or $20 on a SD: http://www.amazon.com/Hauppauge-1...324&sr=1-2

I built this and got one channel. I went out and bought an antenna and got 9.

Were the channels VHF? Was the DIY antenna placed and directed correctly? Same as the store bought antenna?

Edited the OP with updated design links and build thoughts.

I made mine last summer. I'm about 30 miles from the towers and pick up every local station with excellent reception, except one is a little flakey. Overall I am happy.

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Quote from Mike_Hawk : Edited the OP with updated design links and build thoughts.

Built the McClapp a year ago or more and get many channels despite living right on the edge of the digital cliff at 70 miles. With a Chanel Master 7777 pre-amp and 35 ft of antenna ... it's actually an old sailboat mast we are not hurting for programs. Include internet and what else does anyone need?

here is link to a great site with all available OTA channels.... just plug in your zip code and check "air" for broadcast type.
http://titantv.com/default.aspx

thnx man,works like a champ

Quote from shipfaced : Built the McClapp a year ago or more and get many channels despite living right on the edge of the digital cliff at 70 miles. With a Chanel Master 7777 pre-amp and 35 ft of antenna ... it's actually an old sailboat mast we are not hurting for programs. Include internet and what else does anyone need? here is link to all available OTA channels here. http://tvlistings.aol.com/listing...code=32958

Kudos. I'm about 60 miles from my stations, but we live in a heavily wooded neighborhood, and I've never been able to get a lock on all the basics at the same time.

Quote from burninator : Kudos. I'm about 60 miles from my stations, but we live in a heavily wooded neighborhood, and I've never been able to get a lock on all the basics at the same time.

you too will need the signal booster if you don't have it already. Leaves absorb signal, can you get an antenna on the roof using a mast of some sort to reach up as high as possible?