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I put it in the living room. It’s great.
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The North American over-the-air UHF television allocation has been shrinking for years.
The 800 MHz frequencies (channels 70-83) were reallocated in 1983 to Land Mobile Radio.
The 700 MHz...
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dup please delete
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Yup. that's the one
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If you're living in the fringe range, consider getting a directional antenna instead of this.
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The OP's antenna should have no problem with VHF high band at least down to channel 9. Channel 7 and 8 will be YMMV but should work.
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Thanks for the advice, I really don't expect this is the size of a 55" led, if I hang this in my balcony, the other tenant probably think I am either FBI or terrorist.
I checked tvfool, look like...
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Looks like the typical price on Amazon is $65 for this unit, so not a bad deal. I have a smaller version of this guy and it works well. I'm tempted to get a larger one to hope it'll help with the...
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I was where you are years ago, but Comcast was charging $29.95/month for 12 channels. That made the incentive higher, even with professional installation (so I didn't kill myself on a 30ft roof). ...
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In for 1
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People living 45+ miles away from the transmission towers in their area should get in on this deal. I have a 4-element version from AntDir. At $50, this is probably 50% off.
Of course, lots of...
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Nobody can help you here. You need to use tvfool link above, fill in your address and see how your specific location is for reception. If your balcony doesn't face any transmitters, NO ANTENNA WILL...
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I have this antenna mounted on my kitchen in the window I picks up great.
(I got it around this price with free shipping. There was deal on here that was a price mistake and all the orders got...
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thanks for this info
removed the dash/hyphen in your link - http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/comparing.html
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Wow! Look at the size of that puppy, I bet it can pick up alien transmissions too.
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can someone tell me if this thing will stand up on its own? I have the Clearstream 2v in my attic which is small and cramped so I have it standing up on its own. This one will fit but not if I have...
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You want to put the amp as close to the antenna, not at the end.
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Thanks. I did check out TV fool and it looks fine but people are suggesting not to mount this in an attack in the forum. However, the title says in can be indoor outdoor and is IDEAL for battling...
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The OP + UHF channels + pointed in that direction without obstruction + elevated should work.
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Im in Alamance Co and after a 15 mile move in the county I struggle to get WTVD (11). What do you mean 11 moving to 9 and so on? I went to rabbitears web page but didnt understand what I was looking...
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I have a DB4 version of this in my attic and get RF 10-58. The local PBS is on RF 8, so I added some rabbit ears to get VHF-lo and Hi better. Have an amp that has coax for 2 inputs and an FM filter...
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Are you referring to this antenna?
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plug antenna into that and then you have TV over ethernet. If your TV has the ability to stream (fireTV for example) you're all set.
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Lets translate this to a car analogy.
"Hi, I need a car. What should I buy. I've tried several and they don't work, will this random car fill the needs I have which are variable depending on...
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cutting the cable bill!
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You mean faux news?
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In this day and age, it's a shame that basic over the air channels aren't more easily accessible. You should be able to hook up your cable coax and get basic over the air channels for free or at...
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Channels can be hard to come by in my area (38 miles away and in a valley) but if I install this in my attack (facing the towers) in front of a gable vent, do you think I'd be okay? I'd really prefer...
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I bought a similar one off of Amazon for $75 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CX6UJ5K/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
I can tell you I'm not disappointed in mine and the stations...
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Uhf and vhf ?
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Antennas Direct DB8 8-Element Bowtie Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna, on clearance, $49.99 shipped
I just installed this on Saturday, and it pulls in the local NBC affiliate much better than the Clear...
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Wonder if this is worth the discount vs the newer version
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Yeah, those clowns at Fox News play pretty fast and loose with the facts.
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I was under the impression that after the move to Digital Transmission, the old “VHF” channels were moved to UHF frequencies... So shouldn’t a UHF Antenna work fine?
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tvfool.com + compass will tell you if this will work.
You can pole mount this antenna.
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VHF still exists.
tvfool.com will tell you what stations are VHF, if any.
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Which one can get signals from the longest range. One advertised 65+ miles, the other 70 miles.
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So long as you read tvfool correctly, it will work. This will *not* get you VHF low band.
Attic is not ideal and it also depends what your roof is made of too i.e. radiant barrier or metal roof....
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Wow....this looks like settlite
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