# Question: Watching a Bills game in the middle of nowhere **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 18, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425 "2008-08-18T07:24:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/1 "2008-08-18T07:24:47Z")
I’m having a party at a park and just realized it’s scheduled during the bills opener. I remember somebody bringing a tv and satellite to a car meet to watch the sabres game… what are my options to pick up the signal for the bills game at a park? I’ll bring a tv, i just don’t have any access to a satelite that i’m aware of. suggestions? volunteers? ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/2 "2008-08-18T07:28:18Z")
If you have any satellite TV for your self you can move the satellite around with you lol my father does that when he wants to watch tv at his land in east bumfuck. If worst comes to worst unbolt it from your roof 🙂 This is assuming you have satellite tv, I don’t know why you would be fucking around with cable ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/3 "2008-08-18T07:28:49Z")
um, rabbit ears? Bills arent on cable like the sabres 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/4 "2008-08-18T07:29:27Z")
DO YOU HAVE AN HDTV? If your set has a built in HD tuner all that you will need is **_rabbit ears_** & a power supply. Bills games are broadcast on (HD) OTA channels. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/5 "2008-08-18T07:31:21Z")
^ i figured rabbit ears was always an option…it’s been since 1988 that i last used them. Do rabbit ears get reliable/decent reception? and no, i don’t have a satellite. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/6 "2008-08-18T07:32:08Z")
You can get HD OTA (1080i) with rabbit ears. I’ve done it (at my house as well as my mothers) JayS has done it Joe has done it When i got our first HD set (~3 yrs ago) i used rabbit ears just to see if it really worked, well, it does. When I bought my mom a HD panel, we didn’t have the “appropriate” long range antennas, so I set them up with Rabbit ears. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/7 "2008-08-18T07:34:24Z")
I picked up some $60 rabbit ears for my old apartment when I didn’t feel like getting cable. They worked extremely well. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/8 "2008-08-18T07:34:33Z")
What park? How far out? The only issue you may have (with HD OTA **or** satelite) is line of sight. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/9 "2008-08-18T07:47:30Z")
For reference, here’s the tower for WIVB: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8242+Center+Street+in+Colden,+New+York&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.772081,57.480469&ie=UTF8&ll=42.659527,-78.623872&spn=0.862438,1.796265&z=9](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8242+Center+Street+in+Colden,+New+York&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.772081,57.480469&ie=UTF8&ll=42.659527,-78.623872&spn=0.862438,1.796265&z=9) ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/10 "2008-08-18T08:24:40Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > What park? How far out? > > The only issue you may have (with HD OTA **or** satelite) is line of sight. chestnut ridge…not exactly in the middle of nowhere…but whatever. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/11 "2008-08-18T08:30:53Z")
> [@LAFENGAS](#): > > chestnut ridge…not exactly in the middle of nowhere…but whatever. That’s practically in the shadow of WIVB’s tower. You could probably pull in channel 4 with some aluminum foil taped to a piece of coax from there. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/12 "2008-08-18T08:34:46Z")
I srsly doubt you’ll really have a problem with rabbit ears. You’re going to be ~8 miles from the friggin tower. Bring a compass with you ($2 @ any hardware store) and point them towards 135\*. From “6121 Chestnut Rdg Rd, Orchard Park, NY 14127 (Chestnut Ridge Park)” ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/13 "2008-08-18T08:43:41Z")
wait… I just realized who we were dealing with here. I’m kind of surprised that you don’t already have a schematic drawn up for your own 20’ tall, collapsable, CF & Kevlar reception dish. Complete with enough solar panels to power the display set. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/14 "2008-08-18T08:46:50Z")
If u have an HDtv that doesnt have a built in HD tuner, i have a tuner you can borrow… as for the antenna… i would suggest LOANING one from circuit city using their 30 day return policy… the Terk TV55 is outstanding But Glare is really going to suck for the TV otudoors unless you have a pavilion ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/15 "2008-08-18T08:54:50Z")
^ have a pavilion and will use a LCD. I’ll probably just set it on the back on the tailgate of the rover ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/16 "2008-08-18T08:56:27Z")
you watch the bills? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/17 "2008-08-18T08:57:36Z")
> [@Anonymity](#): > > you watch the bills? some party-goers might? > [@LAFENGAS"](#): > > I’m **having a party** at a park and just realized it’s scheduled during the bills opener. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-watching-a-bills-game-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/53425/18 "2008-08-18T08:57:53Z")
> [@Anonymity](#): > > you watch the bills? no, but it eliminates the excuse for people to miss the party. Btw, you’ll be invited.