I just like your homemade antenna. Looks as if you did your best and you did well. Am sure putting the antenna outside will really increase your channel selection. Look forward to more videos from you Sir. Peace
Thanks for watching. I bought the best Channel Master UHF antenna and their highest gain amplifier and am watching a few local repeater stations we get out here in flyover country.
@@victoryfirst2878 I live in a very rural area close to the South Dakota border on the Minnesota side. Flyover country is slang for an area in the US very few people visit in person. There are more people that fly over in planes every day compared to people who live here or visit our area. It also describes a very large area of our great county (The Midwest) where the people here are looked down upon by folks that live in a big city. The big city folks are the people who invented the flyover country phrase. I don't care how the populous views us. I am just proud to be part of flyover country and sure glad I don't live in any of the cities where the planes land.
@@1crazynordlander Amen brother. I would never want to live in a city, period. I also live in a small city. But not as sparse as you do Sir. Look forward to see more video from you on antennas. That would be nice. Peace
The fencing material does block signals from the opposite direction, however, its main purpose is to act as a reflector to bounce any signals your antenna receives back towards the copper antenna elements - effectively doubling the amount of signal. Your antenna will also work much better if you mount it outside and as high as practical. As for straightening the copper wire, I recommend you use a vise and a drill as Danny S. Hodges shows in his RUclips videos. It really does work great! My 8-gauge copper elements come out almost perfectly straight. I use 1-inch by 2-inch wire fencing as my reflector and then use a .8-inch square metal hammer I ordered from China to flatten out the fencing. I then mount the reflector to 1-inch square vinyl fence posts which I finish off with black vinyl end caps. The end caps provide a professional looking finish to the antenna. The results have been so good I'm often asked where I bought the antenna. By the way, vinyl fencing is treated to resist UV rays and will last a lot longer than regular vinyl.
Thank You. You left a good informational comment. I will do this with this antenna when I use it to put on my shop. I bought the biggest Channel Master antenna for my home. It seems to do a nice job.
@Fact Checker, I see you commenting on multiple antenna videos here on YT. And I give you a thumbs up every time you correct Danny's disciples. The guys insane amount of videos about the same stuff over and over in an attempt to make that RUclips money have poisoned the waters.
Try putting the wire in a vise and use a drill to strengthen and straighten the wire out. Danny Hodges does it all the time. I think his method is outstanding.
@@1crazynordlander Just keep it pulled to you tight and slow spin it a few times until it's nice and straight. Keeping the tight pull is key. And slide your chicken wire reflector into a door jam, and pull the door closed. It's a poor mans metal bender. But that bend will stiffen and help straighten it out.
I think I tried that and it worked well. It was a Winegard LNA-200. I don't think Winegard is the company it used to be back in the 80s They used to have some top of the line stuff but it is not on their website anymore. They had a modular system where the booster plugged into the arrow style UHF antenna. It was slick. It had VHF 300 ohm terminals so you could plug in a VHF antenna signal. It also mounted beyond the reflector end so no pipe got in the way of the signal coming in. They had bigger antennas back in those days. Remember there is no such thing as a digital or HD antenna.
I'm using a cookie cooling rack as a reflector, the reflector is supposed to house the signal to stabilize the picture from pixilating. You can't beat the electromagnetic forces that make wind from disrupting the OTA signal. That is why people give up and spend their money.
Maybe a little late to mention this but I used suspended ceiling wires. Worked great Also didn't use reflector 72 MI. From New Orleans, pick up varies from 36 to 51 channels
Thanks! I bought a CM-4228HD. HD means nothing but it works pretty well. I lost 20 channels as our local translator that was 30 miles away went out of business. It cost too much to maintain.
@@1crazynordlander, ya know... It's easy for the know-it-alls to sit in mom & dad's basement on their phone or computer and dream up dumb things to say to someone online. But to share what they have done or learned publicly online to help others learn from their experience? Is something they'll never have the balls to do. Good for you! Your video WAS helpful and I DO appreciate you taking the time to share it. And you're welcome.
This is a receiving only antenna for UHF TV signals only. 470 - 806 MHz If anything it might receive Amateur Radio UHF signals for a scanner only. I have never tried that. I don't know if that would work. Do not transmit as it would probably ruin your transmitter.
you might be right, I just made one, and will test it, I have a winegard that pulls in very good, it a 8 bay antenna, found it in the scrap yard in 2 pcs, I bought it home and fixed it,pulls in about 40- 60 miles away
Try my UHF + VHF Steak Knife Antenna - Yup, using 2 Steak Knives + Balun and under $3.00. I was able to get up to 45+ Miles Indoor! See my channel, I just uploaded it.
You CAN still get VHF transmissions nearly everywhere. For some reason, people commonly confuse VHF and Analog. Analog tv broadcasts were done away with over a decade ago except for small scale operations who were given special exemption, and those have been gone for around 5 years now.
Funny that antennas are primarily made from aluminum. I bought the high end channel master UHF bowtie antenna and like it. It does a much better job than this one I made. I think sometime down the road I will make the one that Danny Hodges swears by and compare it. We are really fringe out here. I can only get repeater stations and some of those are scrambled.
I did buy a Channel Master antenna. With this one I got whatever channel the atmospheric conditions gave to me. Sometimes many sometimes nearly zero. My best transmitters I can get are from 30 to 40 miles away. At the timethe one provider had the channels scrambled then last October dumped the pay channels and unscrambled the free ones. I get at least thirty channels now that aren't repeats from other towers.
@@1crazynordlander - Did you experiment different location / height? Here is a funny story.... OK, so I put my Antenna up high.... Thinking that by putting it higher, it will pick up more. After hours of trying... On top of my Ceiling and different locations, etc, etc.... Now the Antenna is facing " South " and it's about 3 Feet off of the ground. I am on the Second Floor. So literally it's about 21 Feet off of the Ground, I get about 20 Channels. If I go higher, I lose the the Channels and get about 7 or 10 most.
I built one, and went from 45 to 70 channels. I added VHF elements, because I have several locals on VHF. I also built one like Danny Hodges makes, and got similar results.
Thanks for watching. I bought the big Channel Master CM-4228HD for $109 and I am pretty happy with that. I seemed to be able to pick up some fringe UHF with the one I built. It is sitting in my shop waiting on me to get shingles put on so I can mount it on the roof so I can have TV in the Shop. We got good news from a local UHF TV provider that is 30 miles from us. They are unscrambling all their UHF channels and going on a donation basis for pay. The scrambling I think takes signal strength away from the channel and besides that we needed a set top box to get the pay TV channels. What stinks with the old setup the pay channels we were getting were free in the MSP area and the provider was charging us for them. I feel UHF/VHF over the air channels should be free.
@@1crazynordlander - How do you think the Cable / Satellite Company do it? They took the Signal from the FREE UHF/VHF and then make a deal with those Channels and to " Cable " them. Literally, they took the same UHF/VHF RF, boost it up and send them over to Cable and charge their Customers! NOTE: This doesn't not apply to " Paid / Off Air " Channels!
I just like your homemade antenna. Looks as if you did your best and you did well. Am sure putting the antenna outside will really increase your channel selection. Look forward to more videos from you Sir. Peace
Thanks for watching. I bought the best Channel Master UHF antenna and their highest gain amplifier and am watching a few local repeater stations we get out here in flyover country.
@@1crazynordlander What is flyover country.
@@victoryfirst2878 I live in a very rural area close to the South Dakota border on the Minnesota side. Flyover country is slang for an area in the US very few people visit in person. There are more people that fly over in planes every day compared to people who live here or visit our area. It also describes a very large area of our great county (The Midwest) where the people here are looked down upon by folks that live in a big city. The big city folks are the people who invented the flyover country phrase. I don't care how the populous views us. I am just proud to be part of flyover country and sure glad I don't live in any of the cities where the planes land.
@@1crazynordlander Amen brother. I would never want to live in a city, period. I also live in a small city. But not as sparse as you do Sir. Look forward to see more video from you on antennas. That would be nice. Peace
Youd be WAY better off with no reflector than with one that close. On a g-h the reflector should be 5-5.5" away from the element.
This antenna is in the recycle bin and a $100 Channel Master is on my roof top
The fencing material does block signals from the opposite direction, however, its main purpose is to act as a reflector to bounce any signals your antenna receives back towards the copper antenna elements - effectively doubling the amount of signal. Your antenna will also work much better if you mount it outside and as high as practical.
As for straightening the copper wire, I recommend you use a vise and a drill as Danny S. Hodges shows in his RUclips videos. It really does work great! My 8-gauge copper elements come out almost perfectly straight.
I use 1-inch by 2-inch wire fencing as my reflector and then use a .8-inch square metal hammer I ordered from China to flatten out the fencing. I then mount the reflector to 1-inch square vinyl fence posts which I finish off with black vinyl end caps. The end caps provide a professional looking finish to the antenna. The results have been so good I'm often asked where I bought the antenna.
By the way, vinyl fencing is treated to resist UV rays and will last a lot longer than regular vinyl.
Thank You. You left a good informational comment. I will do this with this antenna when I use it to put on my shop. I bought the biggest Channel Master antenna for my home. It seems to do a nice job.
@Fact Checker, I see you commenting on multiple antenna videos here on YT. And I give you a thumbs up every time you correct Danny's disciples.
The guys insane amount of videos about the same stuff over and over in an attempt to make that RUclips money have poisoned the waters.
Try putting the wire in a vise and use a drill to strengthen and straighten the wire out. Danny Hodges does it all the time. I think his method is outstanding.
Ron B I did, either I did not give it enough turns or I had garbage wire. I was afraid it was going to twist off.
@@1crazynordlander Just keep it pulled to you tight and slow spin it a few times until it's nice and straight. Keeping the tight pull is key. And slide your chicken wire reflector into a door jam, and pull the door closed. It's a poor mans metal bender. But that bend will stiffen and help straighten it out.
How much more effective would it be if a booster was installed on the antenna.? ANYBODY have a comment.?
I think I tried that and it worked well. It was a Winegard LNA-200. I don't think Winegard is the company it used to be back in the 80s They used to have some top of the line stuff but it is not on their website anymore. They had a modular system where the booster plugged into the arrow style UHF antenna. It was slick. It had VHF 300 ohm terminals so you could plug in a VHF antenna signal. It also mounted beyond the reflector end so no pipe got in the way of the signal coming in. They had bigger antennas back in those days. Remember there is no such thing as a digital or HD antenna.
I'm using a cookie cooling rack as a reflector, the reflector is supposed to house the signal to stabilize the picture from pixilating. You can't beat the electromagnetic forces that make wind from disrupting the OTA signal. That is why people give up and spend their money.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Maybe a little late to mention this but I used suspended ceiling wires.
Worked great
Also didn't use reflector
72 MI. From New Orleans, pick up varies from 36 to 51 channels
Thanks! I bought a CM-4228HD. HD means nothing but it works pretty well. I lost 20 channels as our local translator that was 30 miles away went out of business. It cost too much to maintain.
Great video, good job! 👍👍
Thanks for the nice complement! I am often made fun of but it doesn't bother me. Again Thanks!
@@1crazynordlander, ya know... It's easy for the know-it-alls to sit in mom & dad's basement on their phone or computer and dream up dumb things to say to someone online.
But to share what they have done or learned publicly online to help others learn from their experience? Is something they'll never have the balls to do. Good for you! Your video WAS helpful and I DO appreciate you taking the time to share it.
And you're welcome.
does this antenna works for uhf ham radio?
This is a receiving only antenna for UHF TV signals only. 470 - 806 MHz If anything it might receive Amateur Radio UHF signals for a scanner only. I have never tried that. I don't know if that would work. Do not transmit as it would probably ruin your transmitter.
you might be right, I just made one, and will test it, I have a winegard that pulls in very good, it a 8 bay antenna, found it in the scrap yard in 2 pcs, I bought it home and fixed it,pulls in about 40- 60 miles away
you cant get vhf anymore
@Dee Powers
- I still can, I'm in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
@Dee Powers
- By the way, you have to get a Pre-Amp with UHF/VHF together, so it combined the Signal.
Try my UHF + VHF Steak Knife Antenna - Yup, using 2 Steak Knives + Balun and under $3.00. I was able to get up to 45+ Miles Indoor! See my channel, I just uploaded it.
You CAN still get VHF transmissions nearly everywhere. For some reason, people commonly confuse VHF and Analog. Analog tv broadcasts were done away with over a decade ago except for small scale operations who were given special exemption, and those have been gone for around 5 years now.
Go to Danny S Hodges channel to see how to stiffen the reflector and how to straighten the copper wire
get your transformer away from your reflector.
The antenna is in the trash pile. Bought a CM
@@1crazynordlander sorry to hear, looked real nice.
I'm forever cable in my area, nothing pushed out on UHF around here thats worth building an antenna for.....
+JimsEquipmentShed We have that flat lander advantage
I would think the copper works better than the steel.
Funny that antennas are primarily made from aluminum. I bought the high end channel master UHF bowtie antenna and like it. It does a much better job than this one I made. I think sometime down the road I will make the one that Danny Hodges swears by and compare it. We are really fringe out here. I can only get repeater stations and some of those are scrambled.
Bow-Tie are way better than Gray Hoverman from my experiments. Also, you didn't tell us how many Channels you get from this Antenna :/.
I did buy a Channel Master antenna. With this one I got whatever channel the atmospheric conditions gave to me. Sometimes many sometimes nearly zero. My best transmitters I can get are from 30 to 40 miles away. At the timethe one provider had the channels scrambled then last October dumped the pay channels and unscrambled the free ones. I get at least thirty channels now that aren't repeats from other towers.
@@1crazynordlander - Did you experiment different location / height? Here is a funny story.... OK, so I put my Antenna up high.... Thinking that by putting it higher, it will pick up more. After hours of trying... On top of my Ceiling and different locations, etc, etc.... Now the Antenna is facing " South " and it's about 3 Feet off of the ground. I am on the Second Floor. So literally it's about 21 Feet off of the Ground, I get about 20 Channels. If I go higher, I lose the the Channels and get about 7 or 10 most.
I haven't tried varying the height. In my case I think higer than I have it now will only help...but I could be wrong.
I built one, and went from 45 to 70 channels. I added VHF elements, because I have several locals on VHF. I also built one like Danny Hodges makes, and got similar results.
Thanks for watching. I bought the big Channel Master CM-4228HD for $109 and I am pretty happy with that. I seemed to be able to pick up some fringe UHF with the one I built. It is sitting in my shop waiting on me to get shingles put on so I can mount it on the roof so I can have TV in the Shop.
We got good news from a local UHF TV provider that is 30 miles from us. They are unscrambling all their UHF channels and going on a donation basis for pay. The scrambling I think takes signal strength away from the channel and besides that we needed a set top box to get the pay TV channels. What stinks with the old setup the pay channels we were getting were free in the MSP area and the provider was charging us for them. I feel UHF/VHF over the air channels should be free.
@@1crazynordlander - How do you think the Cable / Satellite Company do it? They took the Signal from the FREE UHF/VHF and then make a deal with those Channels and to " Cable " them. Literally, they took the same UHF/VHF RF, boost it up and send them over to Cable and charge their Customers! NOTE: This doesn't not apply to " Paid / Off Air " Channels!