Re: KABC's digital TV test on 2/4/2009. Did not see KABC digital on 7. :( [recommendation on a new antenna]


"Ant" <ANTant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 2/5/2009 4:58 AM PT, Rastamon typed:

> Here is link for some commercially available antenna.
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/comparing.html

After reading it, it seems like only
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/silver.html (have to get something like
http://www.amazon.com/Terk-Technology-HDTVi-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B0001FV36E
with both UHF and VHF) and
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/MegaWave.html (crappy review though!).
:(

What do you (and others) think?


Corner Yagi's seem to do well all around. That's what I got in my attic.

What does that one look like? Is that the big one people use on roofs?
--

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103088

It's an ugly looking antenna, but it' rakes in the UHF, even inside my
attic.


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