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I dont know anything about this antenna or this blog but it seems like a well researched and well written article. I hope some people find it helpful
1 posted on 03/01/2016 11:31:29 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
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To: onedoug

Ping


2 posted on 03/01/2016 11:34:16 AM PST by windcliff
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To: Kid Shelleen

The big ole outdoors antenna on a 30ft. pole with a signal amplifier works for us to get out big 4 stations (with their respective substations). We get it rigged all up and use it for 10 years and then find we don’t watch tv anymore. Streaming web is about all we do.


3 posted on 03/01/2016 11:41:22 AM PST by LowOiL (Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

It’s worth reading the article if you are in the market.

There was a lot of testing of antennas.


4 posted on 03/01/2016 11:43:24 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Kid Shelleen

I think you might have better luck with a antenna that can be aimed.


5 posted on 03/01/2016 11:44:05 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Don’t be suckered by some claim that an antenna is “digital” or “digital ready” of any such rot. Pure snake oil, any given antenna will receive digital and analog TV signals equally well.


6 posted on 03/01/2016 11:45:52 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: Kid Shelleen
If you are within 10 miles of the broadcast towers a indoor (amplified) antenna will work.

But out side that range an outdoor one is much better.

I bought this one called 'Able Signal Amplified HD Digital Outdoor HDTV Antenna' on Amazon for $35 and put it on a pole outside the house. (it rotates too.)

7 posted on 03/01/2016 11:53:32 AM PST by virgil283 (The Majority are not silent...They are not allowed to be heard.........)
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To: Kid Shelleen

If you live more than 60 miles from a broadcasting station, an HDTV antenna is a waste of $$$.

Your only choice is cable, satellite dish or Internet streaming service.

An HDTV antenna works great in an urban or nearby suburban area for signal reception.

Good luck.


8 posted on 03/01/2016 11:53:57 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Kid Shelleen

I dropped cable TV Saturday. Comcast bumped the cost $26/month and couldn’t explain it other than the price of my bundle went up. They also noted another $5/month increase is coming in March.

So I’ve had this antenna in the attic for years: http://www.amazon.com/Winegard-MS-2002-Antenna-without-Cable/dp/B001DFZ5HO

I connected it to the splitters that were channeling the Comcast TV to my 3 TV’s. I get 87 digital channels. Granted, only 37 of them are in English or non-religious (I live just north of Houston).

This saves me a little over $100/month - but best of all, none of my money is going to all those left wing crap channels..

I did keep the broadband and I think I made the Comcast retention person cry.


9 posted on 03/01/2016 12:02:02 PM PST by tje
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To: Kid Shelleen

Hmmm... RF bookmark


19 posted on 03/01/2016 4:02:36 PM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Bump....


23 posted on 03/01/2016 9:24:31 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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24 posted on 03/02/2016 10:41:47 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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