# OTA HDTV? Antennas? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 8, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180 "2008-07-08T05:36:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/41 "2008-07-09T07:38:43Z")
how bout spending 30 bucks on an antenna and be done with it u cheap ass lol Fuck ill sell you mine. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/42 "2008-07-09T07:56:32Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > I think it was bigairskier who had a big roof mount antenna that would let him get CBC HD out of Toronto. Correct. My parents had a rooftop setup at their house. It was motorized and programmable. You basically programmed each channel based off signal strength to a particular setting, and then when you tuned a channel, you used the programming setting for that channel. It would pick up CBC from down in EA/West Falls, but it was not a good signal, and would cut in and out depending on weather and all sorts of other factors. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/43 "2008-07-09T10:13:06Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > hahaha, ok. So yesterday I got it all installed and setup and was exited to try getting some OTA stations with the ol’ bunny ears (radio shack brand from the early 80’s… made in china). > > Seeing as how they suck for regular analog TV it came as no surprise they were just as bad for digital. If I positioned them just right, I’d get CBS for about 10 seconds and the signal would drop and the audio/video would get choppy. > > So I decided to look around online for a DIY HD antenna and found this [VIDEO](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw). Long story short, I spent about 2 hours gathering materials and building it, not to mention hacking the radio shack antenna apart for some parts for the build, only to fail horribly. The antenna sucked worse than the store bought one lol > > back to the drawing board Ha ha! I’ve made a few myself. The best one was I took a piece of coax about two feet long, snapped a f-con on one end, stripped about 10 inches down to the center conductor on the other end, and then looped it in an oval shape. It actually worked really good for 29 and 49. Not so good for everything else. This was in the Falls though so it was to be expected. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/44 "2008-07-09T10:17:32Z")
29 and 49 towers are in GI, so thats why it worked ok ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/45 "2008-07-09T10:22:52Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > 29 and 49 towers are in GI, so thats why it worked ok Oh I know. That’s why I tried it. I was just showing a customer how to scan for the OTA channels once he actually bought something. It was awhile ago. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/46 "2008-07-09T10:26:05Z")
thats cool tho, i didnt even know u could make ur own lol ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/47 "2008-07-09T10:33:20Z")
after reading around a little, I still don’t know what kind of antenna I need for my particular area. It needs to be indoors. 14047 zip code ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/48 "2008-07-09T10:56:23Z")
u need a basic antenna steve, simple mine or jays would work fine ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/49 "2008-07-09T10:58:08Z")
but on that website you linked on the first page, it gave me a readout of my location and the station/tower direction and the type of antenna I’d need to get a decent signal. Will you be around after work today, Kev? ---
**Author:** ![ILLRACEU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee7513/32.png) [@ILLRACEU](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILLRACEU)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/50 "2008-07-09T20:05:41Z")
All the buffalo digital local channels are broadcast on the UHF spectrum. Get a UHF antenna. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/51 "2008-07-10T06:35:51Z")
Forget HD, I need to find a couple of those digital conversion boxes that the government sent me coupons for. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/52 "2008-07-10T12:12:40Z")
[http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/news/2008/07/rca\_multi-directional\_flat\_antenna\_designed\_for\_pinpoint\_pickup\_of\_free\_over-the-air\_digital\_tv\_signals.php](http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/news/2008/07/rca_multi-directional_flat_antenna_designed_for_pinpoint_pickup_of_free_over-the-air_digital_tv_signals.php) there ya go steve. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180/53 "2008-07-10T12:13:59Z")
thanks man oh, and I’ll post pics of the shitty home made antenna later :lol: should be good for a laugh [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ota-hdtv-antennas/51180.md?page=2)