It's the TERK TV5 model. Whatever that is worth. Since dumping FiOS TV, I use netflix and this antenna to meet all of our TV needs. It's the RCA Model #: ANT751, and it's mounted in my attic.
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The Super Bowl will be streamed (legally) this year.
You might check the NFL and NBC Sports websites for details.
You have to provide some information:
What is the channel of the station you are trying to receive?
How far away are you from the transmitter?
What kind of topology is around you? (Valley, hills, etc.)
How hign off the ground is your indoor antenna going t be placed?
Is the receiver a converter box or a late model digital TV?
Do you need the antenna for other channels, or just the one?
Why not an outdoor/attic antenna? Wife? Expense? Inconvenience?
It's the TERK TV5 model. Whatever that is worth. Since dumping FiOS TV, I use netflix and this antenna to meet all of our TV needs. It's the RCA Model #: ANT751, and it's mounted in my attic.
I got a Mohu Leaf on-line (www.gomohu.com) for a bedroom TV. Works great. You should also go to antennaweb.org and see how far and in what direction the broadcast tower is from your home so you can (a) ensure this would work for your location, and (b) how to best orient it toward the signal.
Get a DB4 antenna.
1-Do you have a digital TV?
2-Do you have a converter box?
I have a digital TV, and just use rabbit, ears they seem to be stronger than the new digital antennas.
I have an old analog tv that I put a converter box on and bought digital antenna and that works good also.
Just keep moving your antenna around til you get the right combination. PS signal strengths change alot after sundown.
I went to radio shack and bought a full sized roof antenna and put in the attic. Then I dropped a line to the basement and wired it into the cable system. Then Idropped cable. Life is much better and the picture is great .
ML/NJ
Keep in mind that none of those small antennas will do a good job on VHF channels (as KRIS appears to be).
What you need is one one those big, old-fashioned antennas. Do you by any chance still have one left over from the old analog days in your attic or on your roof? If so, hook that up, and you should be all set.
Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a “digital” antenna. The antennas are tuned for a range of frequencies, but they work just as well with digital signals as with analog signals.
Hope this helps.
A little aluminum foil and you'll be all set!
Go here http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx
It will help you choose the best antenna for your location .. I have a win guard metro.. And it’s great...
Any amplified antenna still has to receive a minimal signal for it to amplify.
If you are too far from the station’s transmission antenna, or if there are obstacles blocking your line-of-sight path to that antenna, no indoor antenna is going to help you.
Rule of thumb for VHF signals is 26 miles transmitter-receiver, for an outdoor receiving antenna under ideal circumstances.
An indoor antenna will probably have a considerably lesser range than a roof mounted antenna because of it being at a lower elevation and because of attenuation (reduction of signal strength) caused by the structure around it.
See if you can determine where your local NBC affiliate has their transmission tower. Note: often it is at a different location from their studios for topographical reasons (towers are often sited on hills or tall buildingsto increase coverage area).
Go to a sports bar.
1. Get a twin lead to coax balun. A couple of bucks at Radio Shack.
2. Connect a coax cable to your TV and run it to your nearest window. Connect the balun to the other end of the cable.
3. Get a 6 ft. or so length of twinlead and connect one end to the coax balun. Soldering is best but twist-on will get you by if you do a good job.
4. Split the twin lead with a pair of scissors and pull it out to two individual wires about a foot in length. Bend them out so they make a Y shape.
5. Hang the twinlead out the window and you will beat any indoor antenna every invented at 1/10 the price or better. You can diddle with the length of the split wires and the horizontal vs. vertical position to optimize reception.
6. Alternate plan: just hook the balun to the TV and run the twin lead to the window. You will need a short cable or an adapter for this scheme. Then follow 4 above. That will be almost as good.
I think this site is a little more helpful than antenna.web
Just enter your zip code.
http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=90
Tells you more about the stations.
I made an excellent antenna. It is a 4 element bow tie made from aluminum clothes line wire. The mast is 1 1/4 pvc pipe. The Bow tie antennas use a reflector and there are several alternatives. I had a spare Anderson window screen mounted on the opposite side of the pvc pipe.
I use it in my van when camping. While camping near fort worth I received 56 channels. It is directional when transmitters are distant but I can lock on to signal 30 miles away.
There are several excellent videos showing how to build them and they can be fairly crude and work well. People mount them in the attic and looks are not a problem
Mine is elegant and looks great. I made another that was also made from the colthsline but to what is known as a fractal design. It also worked pretty good but I used aluminum clad foam insulation board for the reflector and it wouldn’t stand the rigors of travel
I would recommend checking out the sources on Bing and make one. The simplest material is ordinary clothes hangers (assuming you still have metal coat hangers) that work well. The technology is very low grade and you can make one in an hour or so from stuff at hand. You need to buy a piece of cavle that converts the wire leads to a coax cable but they are available everywhere for cheap.
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