[knarf]

Thanx to all FReepers for any input.

[KarlInOhio]

You'll still need "the box" or a TV with a digital tuner built in. In 2007 all TVs had to include a digital tuner (old stock could include a warning label that it didn't have one). Some TVs already had one before then.

[aft_lizard]

This will save you some money on an antenna but you still need the box if your tv doesn’t have a digital atsc/qam tuner.

I actually built one of those before the digital switch and worked great but since the switch I had to go purchase me a powered antenna. Reason being, as I have been told, is that before the switch stations used the power they provided for the analog signal for the digital signal as well. Since most analog channels required more power the digital signals were of course stronger. So when the switch began all of the stations by law were held to a certain power level. So I had to get a stronger antenna.

[ThomasThomas]

Some people just don’t easily fit into government issue boxes.

You are a true Freeper.

[gunnut]

I made one out of a piece of coax cable, some speaker wire and a couple of alligator clips and it worked pretty good. I had just moved into a new house (new construction) and the cable company was extremely hard to deal with and it took way too long to get hooked up.

[Yo-Yo]

That's just instructions to make a UHF quad stacked bowtie style antenna. A commercially available version is here. Digital television can broadcast on both UHF and VHF, and each band requires it's own antenna. The antenna made in that video is UHF only. If there are any VHF stations in your area, that antenna won't pick them up.

Important: ANY TELEVISION ANTENNA IS A DIGITAL TELEVISION ANTENNA. There is no difference between an "analog" and a "digital" antenna.

Make sure that there is a station or stations in your area broadcasting on VHF before you invest in a VHF antenna. In the good old analog days, you could tell simply by the channel number. 2-13 was VHF, and 14-69 was UHF.

However, with Digital Television, the "channel number" displayed is the station's old analog channel number, not necessarily the actual broadcast frequency they're using for their digital channel.

The best way to find out which channels are used in your area is to use TVFool.com. There you will find out what stations you should be able to receive in your area, what their virtual channel numbers are, and most importantly, what channels are used for broacast.

If there are no VHF stations in your area, then a good high gain UHF antenna will suffice for excellent reception. If there are VHF stations in your area (not just "Action News 7" but actually broadcasting on VHF as told by TVFool.com) then a combination UHF/VHF antenna is required.

But the most important thing to remember is DON'T EXPECT A CHEAP INDOOR ANTENNA TO WORK MIRACLES. For best reception, use either an attic mounted or outdoor antenna. If your stations are located in different directions, also strongly consider an antenna rotor.

[kingu]

The standard bowtie antenna works better than any other I’ve tried. You can add a signal booster if needed. Aim the bowtie at the signal and make sure it is perfectly level.

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[Hot Tabasco]

I have a "box"

Whatever you do, do not open that box!