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You get a kickback from every antenna you sell and you are not being truthful. I hope no one is taking your self serving recommendations seriously. People like you have ruined the credibility of true reviewers and are bottom feeders in the scheme of life.
@@angelt2709 I have had over 4,000 people sign up for my antenna recommendation service. Using affiliate links doesn't affect my credibility since I can use affiliate links with literally ANY antenna on amazon. In fact, when someone's situation calls for a Televes antenna I'll still recommend it even though they aren't on Amazon.
@@JohnstonPettigrew most people on RUclips get money through the service the ads they have interrupting during their video. You don't have to support anyone on youtube the choice is yours. As for doing a channel search you can do that yourself. You can do your own antenna signal survey yourself as well. There are tools online for helping the DIY do these tasks. I live close enough to tv stations so I can just scan and let the antenna find the direction by turning it. Antenna rotaters work great for finding the direction then you can change the direction on the spot for best signal.
You may be right. If one is not interested in sports, there isn't a compelling reason to look at TVs at all, except for local news and weather that you can get with a $50 antenna.
@@robertcoups3918 The 'news' is mostly lies, the weather report is usually wrong and the only thing offensive about the Washington 'Redskins' is how they play ball (and I'm Cherokee and Not offended by the Redskins name). If it wasn't for MeTV, I would have a yard-sale and sell the TV, Antennas, coax and amplifier(s)! Ya'll Take Care and be safe, John
My 10 year old son made me a wood and copper antenna by watching you tube videos. It worked great! He learned more on You Tube than he did in school lol.
The Antenna man is legit, purchased his offer to assist with correct antenna selection, best orientation for reception, correct way to run coax to multiple tv's, splitters etc. Found him to be vigilent with my followup questions, answering to the finest details, not the least bit put off either, very personable / helpful, he rocks! Highly recommend him to anyone who wants to do their own antenna setup and get it right the 1st time, Thank you Tyler...
Love the way you explain 101 antennas in a the way a average person ( with zip experience) like me can easily follow. Your videos are never boring. I appreciate your honesty, and to the point videos to help me in cutting the cord process. I subscribed so Thank YOU!!!!
Back in the analog broadcast era, it was easier to get viewable if not great picture and sound using a "good enough" antenna. This was useful in areas where TV broadcast towers are in different directions. You might get some geometric distortion, snow or fading. With digital ATSC-1 broadcasting, antenna selection and placement is far more critical. Less-than-optimum reception is subject to a "digital cliff" effect, with a narrow range of pixillation followed by no signal. Now, in some areas there's also the co-channel interference caused by the FCC signal repack. Thanks so much for your excellent work on the topic of television antennas!
Man I think you are in to deep. Just buy a cheap square antenna from the home depot like I did. With Tax about 20 bills. You can watch metv,bounce, laff, & local channels all very good quality. Right now I am watching "the Adventures of Superman" on Heros channel. at 480i
I 100% agree, in analog time, it had ghosts or noise very often, but it was watchable, now with DVB-T/DVB-T2, when you have little worse signal, it just doesn't work at all, there are only 2 states - it works or it doesn't work. I think today digital TV standards still need some development, there should be at least some variable bitrate or resolution, like it is on youtube, when you have worse connection for some time, it just jumps to lower resolution which is better than now picture at all. Digital TV should work like that too, I don't understand why this is not in today DVB-T2 standard, I would say it works even worse than older DVB-T1 which could use 16 MHz modulation and wider frequency range. When we switched to DVB-2 cca 3 years ago, some people completely lost their signal and other problem are one frequency multiplexes with same frequency in half of country, you need very good directional antenna or you are losing signal all the time for like few seconds because of echo and pre-echo. I think DVB-T2 standard is like blu-ray, it's baby borned dead. Many peolpe I know just screw that and switched to IPTV or satelitte or to cable TV. Modern terestrial broadcasting should be spread in same way like mobile data - no giantic antennas. With today unlimited data mobile tarifs, many people have IPTV even in their summer cabin and it works better than terrestrial TV. Also, what I hate about switching to DVB-T2 is that they used new capacity for more nonsense channels instead of better picture quality for standard channels. Here in Czech Republic, we have in full HD only our public TV, commercial TVs screw that, instead of better picture, they added 10 channels where they play 20 years old TV shows like SuperStar, X-Factor and such shits, I want full HD, not watching such shits. OMG, I want full HD, not watch US wife swap or some moron who trains dogs, that's ridiculous. :-D Also, those new channels have so ugly and tasteless graphics, they just copy what was popular in USA like 20 years ago. :-) Only good thing about DVB-T2 is that there will be paid channels in the air, but there is still only one multiplex in testing mode from Prague, that can't be danger for satelitte or cable TV.
I followed his advice on which outdoor antenna to buy and it turned out great for me. After a hurricane NBC would not come in anymore and the other broadcast stations, would, every once in a while, have poor quality. I talked to the tech department of NBC and they said their equipment was functioning fine so it must be the antenna. I moved where it was pointing and it slightly improved the signal but still problems. Antenna Man recommended a Winegard preamp, so I bought one. After I hooked it up, the signal on all stations was about 25% better and all my problems were solved. I am pleased with his service. Looks like he knows what he is talking about.
Hey Antenna Man, your consultation and advice worked for me! I got 40 channels including free football games -Thank you so much! I hard a hard start, though, because I did not make the TV search for the channels -just in case anyone else is missing this step.
Sadly, many years ago before cable takeover, I owned a large ANALOG antenna. After a while, it became too much hassle to keep what I was not using. Now that we are back to TV really comes from the air (milk comes from cows, not factories), I wish I had it. I appreciate your dedication. Thank you for the debunk of HD or digital antenna. I have told many people this and the marketing craps wins.
I live in a rural location with lots of hills (foothills of NC) and recently purchased the Televes DAT Series BOSS and happily I receive channels as far as 70 miles with some getting up to 75 percent signal strength. My goal was to receive all 3 major networks for the upcoming college and pro football season and achieved success with this antenna. Your recommendations were a reason I went with the BOSS.
I don't know if mine is the top of the line indoor antenna but you have recommended this antenna. It is the Clearstream 2Max antenna. I didn't want to fuss with mounting an antenna on the roof and try to run a cable into the house. I use this indoor antenna pointing out my patio window. I also bought an amplifier for a little stronger signal. I get 60 channels in the Chicago area with this antenna. Weather does play a factor in picking up all the channels and if there is allot of wind, raining, or it is snowing, a few weaker channels will drop out. Low signal channels seem to pick up better in cold weather. With all that said, I really like this antenna.
I could not get one of the local channels that was very close and there were two other transmitters on the same location that I had no problem with. Turns out that the problem was noise being induced into the down lead coax from my interrnet providers cable. Moved the down lead a few feet and that resolved the problem
I can tell you the best indoor antenna , Will bring you in all the sub channels that the cable company doesn't want you to have does UHF and VHF , that's freestanding and you don't have to move it around in your window .. It's the Phillips with telescoping little antennas , it doesn't come with a signal booster but you can buy one of those separate that you can hook up in the back of your TV to boost the signal up And that Phillips antenna in Canada cost me $17 , says right on the box for Gen 3 TVs , If you have an old plastic flat antenna that comes with a signal booster use that for the Phillips
When I tried to explain to people there are no HD or digital antennas they look at me like I'm crazy so I tell them to go watch your Channel and decide for themselves
I purchased a 360 degree omni directional antenna from radio shack 13 years ago and it works awesome. I am in Lake Mills WI which is 35-40 miles from Madison and 50-60 Miles from Milwaukee. I get all stations from both cities.
I built my own bowtie antenna for less than $5 of parts (copper wire, piece of wood, screws). I gave that one to my parents who live about 30 miles out of town. I then made a bowtie antenna using copper foil and laminating sheets. It's the same dimensions as the antenna with copper wire and wood support, but hides nicely behind the TV. Fortunately, I'm in a strong market area and it works great! Best antenna? The cheapest one that gets you the channels you want. ;)
I live in Las Vegas and, I used the Winegard Platinum Series HD7694P didn't do anything but take my direct tv dish off of its mast and, replace it with that antenna on the same mast and coax cable. Works AWESOME. as an edit, my co-worker did that same, and other than an issue he had with a specific brand tv... he has a similarly easy experience.
@@pblo702 tbh i get 85 channels... of which maybe 10 to 12 are useful to me... i am checking for you right now...yes, its 10:05 pm im watching the honeymooners on 21.2 looks just fine, well for black and white at the same time im watching I think Star trek DS9 on 21.1. my antenna is pointed twards black moutain on the outside of my home and, its not even elevated maybe 10 feet off the ground, im in summerlin if that helps. the antenna is not large, in fact quite compact. is an easy replacement for a direct tv or dish system. kinda glad you brought this to my attention, now im watching Get Smart... i love Get Smart. its 10:30pm
Thank you and teneman I've been watching your videos for a long time and I decided to get myself a outdoor antenna based on your information and yes it does a big difference thank you very much
I got the HD Clear Vision (AS SEEN ON TV) on clearance from Burlington for $1.49 down from $9.99 and it works fine for my location mounted to my window facing directly south in North Central Connecticut. Very cheap quality but works due to very little interference. Channel scan comes up with 48 channels with a few repeats and only two channels coming in poorly (ION 26.1-6 & 35)
I still have an older TV that I've been using since the last electrical storm i had in Lawrence county... apparently a lot of people bought TVs that morning because by the time I got to Walmart they didn't have much in stock that was listed in stock just an hour earlier and the clerk said there had been a lot of tv sales that morning. And they did not have any Smart TVs that day. If you live in a rural area they don't deliver that day..or in a lot of cases even the day after that. So I still have that and it's the only thing plugged into an outside antenna. It's also used for the Onn Blu Ray... which for $30 less is far better than the Sony and Phillips i had before. I remember when those two sold products that lasted decades. +I use an A/B switch to quickly disconnect the antenna source.
it used to be just Wineguard. now, i would put Televes in that category. i just wish the Alliance tenna rotator with the directional labeled control box was still available.
As an antenna gets large.. most fail to properly take into account the rotor they use.. Mine is way over kill even for my ham antennas But is for 40 sq ft antennas I used to have 4 uhf beams on top..4 vhf beams in middle..and under those a steperir multibrand HF beam Rotors indeed can make a big difference..even though the rotor itself doesnt recieve the signal.. Just another part of the link of an antenna system
I wish you would review the Zapper Box A1 antenna designed for ATSC 3.0 that came out in May 2023. I ordered it a couple days ago because in a previous video you said the maker/designer (televos) had good build quality, but would still be interested in hearing your opinion. I previously bought the Zapper Box ATSC 3.0 tuner you reviewed and it did make a decent improvement in reception. I’m anxious to see how the new antenna works out because I’m using it to replace a 20-year old amplified RCA indoor antenna that requires a lot of manual adjustments to pull in the main stations in my area (42 miles southwest of the transmitters all located together in Raleigh NC). I live in a heavily wooded area with marginal reception and should be able to detect a noticeable improvement in reception if this antenna is actually better than what I’ve been using.
Thanks. I just installed the Televes Dat boss 149483 (outside ont the roof, dont listen to your wife). That thing kicks ass and i havent even adjusted it yet since it was raining and roof was getting slippery.
Hi it has been a while. The antenna you helped me set up has been working great until they had a big fire on the mountain where the broadcast towers were. So all Air channels went down. 3 main ones anyway. No big deal, but I was trying to trouble shoot the problem by useing my Tyler portable Tv. I got at your suggestion, to see if I could pick up any signals. When I first got the anntena and the Tyler I had good signals on all 3 major channels. Now 2 of the three are back on and will work through the roof antenna to my Tv. But the Tyler now for some reason picks up no signal at all for air TV. I get tons of radio channels, but no air signal. I tried the scan mode, but it just says no signal. So thought I would ask the expert. See if I am doing something wrong. First time I hooked the Tyler up and put the little antenna on it, started picking up channes inside of my house, used it to get a good direction for the big antenna. Anyway. Thanks, Randy in Silver Springs, Nevada....
I actually found a double bow tie antenna that is probably at least 50 years old. It had the two terminals and someone screwed it to an RF adapter. Anyway, I had one of these satellite dish looking antennas from Radio Shack with an amplifier attached to it. What I did was traced the cable wires in my house, took the path that was feeding the comcast internet box and connected the bowtie antenna to the radio shack antenna amplifier. Then put that line from the basement into the input of the RF amplifier that was down there and the other wire coming to one of the outputs that feeds the living room and one bedroom upstairs. I was able to pick up about 58 total off the air channels (10 plus their subchannels). There are stations that I was not supposed to be able to pick up that come in great. The antenna is actually inside a bedroom on top of a rack on the west wall of the house with no windows. We got rid of Cable on Monday and it's now great. Thank you.
When I saw the title for this video I thought that you had done sold out. I was wrong. You are honest. I believe what you say and I have used your recommendations today to buy my antenae and equipment. God bless.
Antenna Man is absolutely correct in his analysis of pros and cons of antennas. I have been educating myself for years about antennas. It kills me to see and hear these advertisers out there claiming this and that and all the bull. I cut the cord 12 years ago. Comcast insisted that I needed them to get local TV and my roof antenna was not "HD." I laughed at the lie. My roof antenna was installed in 1966. Good old fashioned antenna gives me 100 channels and Comcast still tries to bug me to get the local service as they claim it is much superior....all lies. My advice, if you happen to have an old antenna from the old days still on your roof, plug it in. I guarantee you will be wonderfully surprised in what you get for channels and reception (if you are within 30 miles of a city or stations.
That's Cool.. Yet Learn what creates antenna gain. What aides and or skills it... Is Also a Strong part of the Equation. Not just buying a supposed good antenna
Me too!!! I love everyone of his videos and ive learned a few things that have helped...if i could i would fly him out here to figure out what will work!!! Love this guy!!
could you please point out which antenna is best in general? I feel like I've seen all the videos as well (and even followed the instructions to verify signals in my exact area) but still fail to decide with all the extra "ground" rules and such
I also have the Clear Stream (the one with the 2 black circles) and have in the attic. It does a pretty decent job for what I Think I can get. Your advice was a Great help for me. Thanks.
Have you looked into "fractal antenna" designs for television reception? I'm curious because they are heavily used for wireless communications. I don't know, perhaps that's what is inside of those flat antennae like the Mohu Leaf.
If you have a good rooftop UHF/VHF antenna with a strong UHF section that worked well for your analog reception it will work fine now as well. Just keep it in service.
Our issue is we have two main channels in one direction, then the third is like 180 degrees from that (this one the closest and least obstructions). Not sure what antenna we need. I can get the two no problem, but can not get the third. We've even put this antenna on the roof and turned it in all different directions. They are all less than 50 miles and our antenna has a 70+ mile range. Even bought a indoor outdoor 150 mile antenna it didn't even pick up but one channel.
I have an antenna in the attic. On cloudless days I have trouble with channel 2 and channel 6. On overcast days I get all the channels fine. I sort of live over a hill from the broadcasting towers may 15 miles away. Would raising my antenna help? Thanks.
Ase you prepared to buy 10 antennas install them and fiddle/ reinstall them then throw 9 of them out. Your theory is great but how to find it is the hard part.
You first find out the stations are broadcasting on UHF, Hi VHF or heaven forbid low VHF? If most of the channels are on UHF and Hi VHF your antenna will be smaller and most HOAs cannot stop you from putting up this type of antenna. But if you feel you need PBS and it's low VHF channel broadcast then you will need the large antenna and you will run into HOAs issues. Most UHF and Hi VHF will work with a 4 bay or Gray Hoverman antenna and these can be made yourself and saving yourself bundles of money. The large low VHF antenna is a hard one to make some amateur radio hobbyist can show you how to build these monster antennas.
Not the Best answer.. Cheep Might get ok reception How long before the cheep breaks or needs re- odifing or adjusting or tighting etc.... Penny wise and $$ foolish never works past short term
I bought a Mohu leaf antenna 2 or 3years ago and I get 135 channels + in Los Angeles . Very clean picture. I just put it in the window. 60 miles range. 35-40 dollars.
Also it depends on what channels you are wanting to pick up. Like with me I wanted to be able to pick up nearly every channel possible for my market. At some point I wouldn't mind trying to pick up a 2nd Antenna for the other end of my house to see what channels I can pick up from the west end of the House since I have 2 antennas hooked up to the East end of the house.
Outside antenna is the best but watch out for storms a lightning arestor is a must My granparents had a wineguard antenna and a 39 foot tower VHF uhf fm 1970 era . It lasted for years till a ice storm destroyed it fm was great .
I don't think you emphasize the advantage of roof-top antennas enough. Even though I'm in a fairly strong signal area I had constant problems with multi-path with a attic antenna. Air ducts, pipes, house wiring, all sorts of things would reflect and distort the signal. Downstairs in the house was even worse. This showed as "ghosts" in the analog days- and as intermittent and signal-dropouts in the digital days. Add to this- walls, shingles, nearly everything the signal passes through attenuates it and many electrical appliances generate interference at TV frequencies. Even a simple antenna mounted above the roof greatly reduces all these problems.
Even if one does not cut the cord, back up the cord. Cable goes down. When cable goes down during an emergency (black out, storm, flooding) that is when a TV and Radio are a life saver.
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMETHING. I BELEIVE THE BEST TV ANTENNA IS AT LEAST A 15 ELEMENT YAGI ON A ROOF MAST WITH A ROTOR. I STILL HAVE MY 35 YEAR OLD 25 ELEMENT ANTENNA AND GET 147 CLEAR CHANNELS IN SFO AREA OF WHICH 14 HAVE PROGRAMING THAT IS INTERESTING FOR ME.
Thanks for your input. As always, it is greatly appreciated. I’m in a vacuum of sorts at Mom’s old house. An 80 ft oak blocks many signals here to the south. East, west and north directions are clear, but few to no stations in those directions.
Have you ever checked out the HD Stacker from Denny’s Antenna Service, based in Michigan? I’ve read great reviews about it. Unfortunately, Denny’s Antenna Service no longer delivers outside of Michigan since January 2022.
I recently bought the Antop Antenna Model AT - 800BS because my old antenna wasn’t working properly and I only got 30 Channels with it and this one Added 18 more channels giving me a total of 48 channels and I’m receiving some ATSC 3.0 Channels and some ATSC 1.0 Channels one the channels is WBRC FOX 6 Birmingham and I’m getting its ATSC 1.0 channel on VHF LO and I’m also receiving WBRC on its ATSC 3.0 Channel on 24.2 in Birmingham
After installing a lava brand antenna, realized how difficult it was to direct. Either it turns counter or clockwise as there is only one button. One would need to call a friend to see what direction it is pointing. After some thought, tried an idea and problem solved.
I hooked up a antenna inside my apartment and I got around 35 channels, Dayton Ohio is 8o miles from here, Lima is 28 and fort Wayne is 25 miles. I was getting my tv, antenna tv, grit and more then they went away I get the network stations in Lima and Fort Wayne but not any other stations. Tell me why those channels disappeared
Well I’m about 70-80 mile from my local channel stations . It’s mostly flat with no mountains between us. I mean there are trees, but I was considering getting a tower or something to kind of shoot over the trees when I was a kid my dad had about a 30 foot tower and an old tammy and tan on top of it this is back in the 70s and we can pick up the at that time 3 to 4 local channels. We had CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox although there’s lots and lots of more channels now to pick up that’s what I’m looking at trying to find the antenna to do because I have DIRECTV and it seems like every other week, they’re in dispute with the local channel so you can’t pick them up even though you’re paying for them so I was just looking for the right antenna. Tried several 30 $40 antenna you get it Walmart and I’ll pick up nothing. Of course I can’t get them no higher than maybe 10 feet, any ideas thanks
You have tested hundreds of TV antennas so I was wondering if you had to design a universal antenna what would it look like ? How about taking a shot of drawing up what you think the "best" antenna should look like ?
Because of all the changes lately with the demise of low definition broadcasting, I have gone from 6 stations with strong signals to four stations with moderate signals. When low definition ends in a few weeks, will be down to three stations with moderate signals and a dozen with weak signals. Essentially, broadcast is coming to an end for me and will be streaming everything very soon.
I am in an area..I can recieve 80ish OTA free TV channels So Obviously I cut the cable cord many years ago... Yet..it is Easier to stream those Very same channels through use of a Single and Free App.. Plus then the other Huge Streaming Apps So I cut the Antenna cord a couple years ago. Though...Even if you are in a rural area.. You can easily Access TV channel apps and enter a service area of a Calif or NYC zip code for free over the air tv.. Then also instead of DVD Use Amazon prime..Netflix and or countless others. Then there are Apps you can load far more..but indeed should use a VPM to best utilise it ( & is useful for Netflix as well ) So now.. Your High speed ISP and maximising your WiFi And you will find TONs of channels and video streams
@@MrBOB39 I stream much but the issue is when we get hit by a snowstorm, high winds, a tropical storm (like Elsa this past week in rural CT we lost it again for two days) we always lose our power - and our internet. The TV was for when we lose power and on a generator when there is no streaming what so ever. This past winter, we even lost our cell tower in the snow storm (it was knocked out as well). So without the antenna in those situations, we are just cut off - plain and simple.
@@Buc_Stops_Here Yes.. I Fully understand. Though I Stream Mostly.. I Easily can go to my back up outdoor Roof antennas. Though snow can inhibit reception..I am within easy reach of 8 to 12 towers at 3 miles or less from me. Though I have an Extensive antenna farm.. With HF,VHF & VHF Omni directional as well as Yagi beams ( including giga range transceiver) Though mostly I Stram now
I don’t know if I need a new antenna or if I have a bad connection in my wire or the station itself , we’re do I start my existing antenna is 12 years old , my tv keeps telling me no signal or a week ☝️ one, I have the antenna in my attic.
I noticed the old style antenna wire in my house but no antenna on the roof at the top of the chimney I'm guessing somebody snipped it off up there a long time ago. I don't want to climb up there very dangerous I do have an old satellite dish on my garage that's pretty high can I take the dish off of the post mount air antenna there and use the same coax cable ? I just have to find where the cable comes into my house it must be somewhere inside. it goes to my garage and then behind the wall.
When I was a kid (before cable) you just bought as big an antenna as you were willing to mount. Why do they have to f everything up and make it complicated to watch Leave it to Beaver reruns?
We are trying to cut the cord. The only problem is, we don't know what indoor antenna we should purchase. Our zip code is 02895. Also, we have 3 TVs so do we need 3 antennas? Thanks
The majority of our channels are UHF with a Strong signal however we have one channel that is moderate strength that is hi-v. We live in a rural area with lots of trees. Suggestions on an antenna? TIA
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Ahh.. Not once have I seen others watching this channel speak of VPN's ... Good call Not Only did i cut the Cable cord many years ago ( i understand and design antenna systems well beyond what is spoken of on this channels vids ) But also have Cut the Antenna cord.. Optimising watching TV through Optimised High speed ISP and WiFi use..plus the types of Apps and Devices needed to Maximise it All
This style of a tv antenna is what I'm planning on using to put on my tv tower hopefully in the future. They are RCA type tv antennas and are suppose to be a 70 mile radius tv antenna.
@@playerroku4412 I will first test this tv antenna before putting it up as I have two of them. One for the Pittsburgh tv channels, and an exact same one for Wheeling, West Virginia and Stubenville, Ohio. If the come in satisfactory, they will be used.
Is there a way to boost the signal of an outdoor open air antenna to amplify or increase the signal in a hilly or unlevel area? I live around 65 miles from the nearest city that all the local networks such as ABC,CBS,NBC, and Fox network are coming from! I would really appreciate it if you would inform me of what you would do if you were my neighbor to get most of your television viewing via a open air outdoor antenna? Please respond! Thanks Antenna Man!!🙂
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Okay, I'm reading the comments and yes we agree he knows his stuff. But my questions aren't being answered. I live in Wisconsin. I'm in the inner city. I live in an apartment. What can I do for better reception. Yes, I have indoor antenna., but for some reason lately I'm getting poor reception.
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Thank you for your knowledge. Recently my outdoor Aluminum antenna was losing signal strength. I noticed were the coax connects there is a bow like and two swivel wings ( looks like sink faucet handles) i played with them and it seemes to have improved. Any suggestions on the proper adjustments and gaps?
Your cheapest suggestion for an outdoor antenna is $87. I have a $25 indoor antenna that when I set outside on my patio table it works perfectly. It's just not built to stand the outside conditions and constantly gets blown around and the connection is starting to rust from getting wet. I just want something that I can mount outside that works as good as that. I'm not trying to pick up the space station. Any suggestions for us cheapos?
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almost every time I watch the Antenna Mans vids he always makes the statement about there's no such thing as an "HD antenna or digital antenna". He is absolutely correct on this point. digital anything cannot get from point A to point B without an analog frequency. the digital signal cannot move itself it has to have something that can transport it and that is an analog frequency. THAT is what an antenna is designed to receive, the equipment (in this case a TV) on the other end of the antenna is what reads the digital signal delivered by the antenna. It is the same for all digital media including fiber (yes, light is an analog frequency), coax, twisted pair. all are designed to deliver the analog frequency that is carrying the digital signal.
Best antenna for space coast (Cocoa, Fl ) is Winegard sensar IV. Installed out side 4-5ft above roof. I have been installing satellite dish’s since the big dish days. For every big dish we installed a local antenna also. So I have been installing antennas for 35 years. Winegard stoped making the Sensar for homes 6 months ago. So you have to buy there RV replacement instead.(now I install satellites for RV,s by the way).the Sensar replacement is an amplified antenna, so you need a power supply to power it up. I use a Directv PI 21 to do that. Also you have to retrofit it to your pole. My total cost is under $100. There is no other antenna on the market that beats the price and quality of this antenna that’s been around in RVs for 30 years. My towers are about 30 miles away
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You get a kickback from every antenna you sell and you are not being truthful. I hope no one is taking your self serving recommendations seriously.
People like you have ruined the credibility of true reviewers and are bottom feeders in the scheme of life.
@@angelt2709 I have had over 4,000 people sign up for my antenna recommendation service. Using affiliate links doesn't affect my credibility since I can use affiliate links with literally ANY antenna on amazon. In fact, when someone's situation calls for a Televes antenna I'll still recommend it even though they aren't on Amazon.
@@angelt2709 how can a guy who looks like this...... possibly be a "bottom feeder"?
@@JohnstonPettigrew most people on RUclips get money through the service the ads they have interrupting during their video. You don't have to support anyone on youtube the choice is yours. As for doing a channel search you can do that yourself. You can do your own antenna signal survey yourself as well. There are tools online for helping the DIY do these tasks. I live close enough to tv stations so I can just scan and let the antenna find the direction by turning it. Antenna rotaters work great for finding the direction then you can change the direction on the spot for best signal.
I'm beginning to think that the cord that I need to cut is the power cord to my TV set.
You may be right. If one is not interested in sports, there isn't a compelling reason to look at TVs at all, except for local news and weather that you can get with a $50 antenna.
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@@robertcoups3918 The 'news' is mostly lies, the weather report is usually wrong and the only thing offensive about the Washington 'Redskins' is how they play ball (and I'm Cherokee and Not offended by the Redskins name).
If it wasn't for MeTV, I would have a yard-sale and sell the TV, Antennas, coax and amplifier(s)!
Ya'll Take Care and be safe, John
Remember to unplug the tv first before cutting the power cord.... 😆
If everyone was upfront, tell it like it is with no BS, like you do, the world would be a much better place. Thanks for the great videos.
All he did was direct the viewer somewhere else, no?
My 10 year old son made me a wood and copper antenna by watching you tube videos. It worked great! He learned more on You Tube than he did in school lol.
52 genders are all the schools teach or care about. My kid is getting pulled out of the public tard farm aka public school system.
Old amateur radio books had some good plans in there books 1970 era
The Antenna man is legit, purchased his offer to assist with correct antenna selection, best orientation for reception, correct way to run coax to multiple tv's, splitters etc. Found him to be vigilent with my followup questions, answering to the finest details, not the least bit put off either, very personable / helpful, he rocks! Highly recommend him to anyone who wants to do their own antenna setup and get it right the 1st time, Thank you Tyler...
When I need information on a antenna or anything related to the subject, this is my go to channel on RUclips 👍
Love the way you explain 101 antennas in a the way a average person ( with zip experience) like me can easily follow. Your videos are never boring. I appreciate your honesty, and to the point videos to help me in cutting the cord process. I subscribed so Thank YOU!!!!
Been watching your videos for over 2 years. Love it that your channel has grown so much. You deserve it!
Thanks for staying around for the last two years. I hope it continues to grow and doesn't plateau.
Back in the analog broadcast era, it was easier to get viewable if not great picture and sound using a "good enough" antenna. This was useful in areas where TV broadcast towers are in different directions. You might get some geometric distortion, snow or fading. With digital ATSC-1 broadcasting, antenna selection and placement is far more critical. Less-than-optimum reception is subject to a "digital cliff" effect, with a narrow range of pixillation followed by no signal. Now, in some areas there's also the co-channel interference caused by the FCC signal repack. Thanks so much for your excellent work on the topic of television antennas!
Man I think you are in to deep. Just buy a cheap square antenna from the home depot like I did. With Tax about 20 bills. You can watch metv,bounce, laff, & local channels all very good quality. Right now I am watching "the Adventures of Superman" on Heros channel. at 480i
I 100% agree, in analog time, it had ghosts or noise very often, but it was watchable, now with DVB-T/DVB-T2, when you have little worse signal, it just doesn't work at all, there are only 2 states - it works or it doesn't work. I think today digital TV standards still need some development, there should be at least some variable bitrate or resolution, like it is on youtube, when you have worse connection for some time, it just jumps to lower resolution which is better than now picture at all. Digital TV should work like that too, I don't understand why this is not in today DVB-T2 standard, I would say it works even worse than older DVB-T1 which could use 16 MHz modulation and wider frequency range. When we switched to DVB-2 cca 3 years ago, some people completely lost their signal and other problem are one frequency multiplexes with same frequency in half of country, you need very good directional antenna or you are losing signal all the time for like few seconds because of echo and pre-echo. I think DVB-T2 standard is like blu-ray, it's baby borned dead. Many peolpe I know just screw that and switched to IPTV or satelitte or to cable TV. Modern terestrial broadcasting should be spread in same way like mobile data - no giantic antennas. With today unlimited data mobile tarifs, many people have IPTV even in their summer cabin and it works better than terrestrial TV.
Also, what I hate about switching to DVB-T2 is that they used new capacity for more nonsense channels instead of better picture quality for standard channels. Here in Czech Republic, we have in full HD only our public TV, commercial TVs screw that, instead of better picture, they added 10 channels where they play 20 years old TV shows like SuperStar, X-Factor and such shits, I want full HD, not watching such shits. OMG, I want full HD, not watch US wife swap or some moron who trains dogs, that's ridiculous. :-D Also, those new channels have so ugly and tasteless graphics, they just copy what was popular in USA like 20 years ago. :-)
Only good thing about DVB-T2 is that there will be paid channels in the air, but there is still only one multiplex in testing mode from Prague, that can't be danger for satelitte or cable TV.
As a longtime viewer, I knew that would be the answer.
I followed his advice on which outdoor antenna to buy and it turned out great for me. After a hurricane NBC would not come in anymore and the other broadcast stations, would, every once in a while, have poor quality. I talked to the tech department of NBC and they said their equipment was functioning fine so it must be the antenna. I moved where it was pointing and it slightly improved the signal but still problems. Antenna Man recommended a Winegard preamp, so I bought one. After I hooked it up, the signal on all stations was about 25% better and all my problems were solved. I am pleased with his service. Looks like he knows what he is talking about.
Hey Antenna Man, your consultation and advice worked for me! I got 40 channels including free football games -Thank you so much! I hard a hard start, though, because I did not make the TV search for the channels -just in case anyone else is missing this step.
Get a Antenna recommendation from tyler.I did and have no complaints.👍👊
Same here. I got Tyler's antenna (plus which coaxial cable, etc) recommendation and no complaints either.
I agree. I got one for my parents' house, and it was the most thorough and detailed recommendation I've ever received.
Excellent video brother. You are the best unbiased source on period.
Sadly, many years ago before cable takeover, I owned a large ANALOG antenna. After a while, it became too much hassle to keep what I was not using. Now that we are back to TV really comes from the air (milk comes from cows, not factories), I wish I had it. I appreciate your dedication. Thank you for the debunk of HD or digital antenna. I have told many people this and the marketing craps wins.
I wish we had ours too. I'm sick of paying for TV.
Tyler is awesome....no b.s. videos on every type of antenna.... he knows what he is talking about......
I live in a rural location with lots of hills (foothills of NC) and recently purchased the Televes DAT Series BOSS and happily I receive channels as far as 70 miles with some getting up to 75 percent signal strength. My goal was to receive all 3 major networks for the upcoming college and pro football season and achieved success with this antenna. Your recommendations were a reason I went with the BOSS.
You said it there Antenna Man it all depends where you live at what type you need.
I have a clearstream antenna 60+ miles and does a good job indoors at my home im not complaining about it my home made antenna does a good job as well
How did you make homade
I don't know if mine is the top of the line indoor antenna but you have recommended this antenna. It is the Clearstream 2Max antenna. I didn't want to fuss with mounting an antenna on the roof and try to run a cable into the house. I use this indoor antenna pointing out my patio window. I also bought an amplifier for a little stronger signal. I get 60 channels in the Chicago area with this antenna. Weather does play a factor in picking up all the channels and if there is allot of wind, raining, or it is snowing, a few weaker channels will drop out. Low signal channels seem to pick up better in cold weather.
With all that said, I really like this antenna.
I could not get one of the local channels that was very close and there were two other transmitters on the same location that I had no problem with. Turns out that the problem was noise being induced into the down lead coax from my interrnet providers cable. Moved the down lead a few feet and that resolved the problem
I can tell you the best indoor antenna , Will bring you in all the sub channels that the cable company doesn't want you to have does UHF and VHF , that's freestanding and you don't have to move it around in your window .. It's the Phillips with telescoping little antennas , it doesn't come with a signal booster but you can buy one of those separate that you can hook up in the back of your TV to boost the signal up And that Phillips antenna in Canada cost me $17 , says right on the box for Gen 3 TVs , If you have an old plastic flat antenna that comes with a signal booster use that for the Phillips
When I tried to explain to people there are no HD or digital antennas they look at me like I'm crazy so I tell them to go watch your Channel and decide for themselves
I purchased a 360 degree omni directional antenna from radio shack 13 years ago and it works awesome. I am in Lake Mills WI which is 35-40 miles from Madison and 50-60 Miles from Milwaukee. I get all stations from both cities.
I built my own bowtie antenna for less than $5 of parts (copper wire, piece of wood, screws). I gave that one to my parents who live about 30 miles out of town. I then made a bowtie antenna using copper foil and laminating sheets. It's the same dimensions as the antenna with copper wire and wood support, but hides nicely behind the TV. Fortunately, I'm in a strong market area and it works great! Best antenna? The cheapest one that gets you the channels you want. ;)
How to build antenna like yours? Source please.
I built one
..works great....have lots of channels
I live in Las Vegas and, I used the Winegard Platinum Series HD7694P didn't do anything but take my direct tv dish off of its mast and, replace it with that antenna on the same mast and coax cable. Works AWESOME. as an edit, my co-worker did that same, and other than an issue he had with a specific brand tv... he has a similarly easy experience.
You able to get channel 21 (RF channel 2) with that antenna?
@@pblo702 tbh i get 85 channels... of which maybe 10 to 12 are useful to me... i am checking for you right now...yes, its 10:05 pm im watching the honeymooners on 21.2 looks just fine, well for black and white at the same time im watching I think Star trek DS9 on 21.1. my antenna is pointed twards black moutain on the outside of my home and, its not even elevated maybe 10 feet off the ground, im in summerlin if that helps. the antenna is not large, in fact quite compact. is an easy replacement for a direct tv or dish system. kinda glad you brought this to my attention, now im watching Get Smart... i love Get Smart. its 10:30pm
Yeah that's a great all around medium range antenna. I went to a larger UHF and separate VHF antenna for Dxing in SoCal.
Thank you and teneman I've been watching your videos for a long time and I decided to get myself a outdoor antenna based on your information and yes it does a big difference thank you very much
I got the HD Clear Vision (AS SEEN ON TV) on clearance from Burlington for $1.49 down from $9.99 and it works fine for my location mounted to my window facing directly south in North Central Connecticut. Very cheap quality but works due to very little interference. Channel scan comes up with 48 channels with a few repeats and only two channels coming in poorly (ION 26.1-6 & 35)
Thanks!
Thanks Allan!
So, I visited your Amazon store and clicked on the "RCA Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna" and wanted to make sure you indeed recommended it.
Thanks,
I still have an older TV that I've been using since the last electrical storm i had in Lawrence county... apparently a lot of people bought TVs that morning because by the time I got to Walmart they didn't have much in stock that was listed in stock just an hour earlier and the clerk said there had been a lot of tv sales that morning. And they did not have any Smart TVs that day. If you live in a rural area they don't deliver that day..or in a lot of cases even the day after that. So I still have that and it's the only thing plugged into an outside antenna. It's also used for the Onn Blu Ray... which for $30 less is far better than the Sony and Phillips i had before. I remember when those two sold products that lasted decades. +I use an A/B switch to quickly disconnect the antenna source.
Thanks for your reply. I ordered the flat antenna you mentioned. I will follow up and advise you of the results.
it used to be just Wineguard. now, i would put Televes in that category.
i just wish the Alliance tenna rotator with the directional labeled control box was still available.
Yes Televes is a good company. They're easy to brush off since they're just gaining traction in the US
As an antenna gets large.. most fail to properly take into account the rotor they use..
Mine is way over kill even for my ham antennas
But is for 40 sq ft antennas
I used to have 4 uhf beams on top..4 vhf beams in middle..and under those a steperir multibrand HF beam
Rotors indeed can make a big difference..even though the rotor itself doesnt recieve the signal..
Just another part of the link of an antenna system
The light bulbs were the culprit! Thank you so much.
Finally someone that gave a true answer with speed
I wish you would review the Zapper Box A1 antenna designed for ATSC 3.0 that came out in May 2023. I ordered it a couple days ago because in a previous video you said the maker/designer (televos) had good build quality, but would still be interested in hearing your opinion. I previously bought the Zapper Box ATSC 3.0 tuner you reviewed and it did make a decent improvement in reception. I’m anxious to see how the new antenna works out because I’m using it to replace a 20-year old amplified RCA indoor antenna that requires a lot of manual adjustments to pull in the main stations in my area (42 miles southwest of the transmitters all located together in Raleigh NC). I live in a heavily wooded area with marginal reception and should be able to detect a noticeable improvement in reception if this antenna is actually better than what I’ve been using.
Went with the channel master, Off grid, works great Thanks Dude
Thanks. I just installed the Televes Dat boss 149483 (outside ont the roof, dont listen to your wife). That thing kicks ass and i havent even adjusted it yet since it was raining and roof was getting slippery.
Hi it has been a while. The antenna you helped me set up has been working great until they had a big fire on the mountain where the broadcast towers were. So all Air channels went down. 3 main ones anyway. No big deal, but I was trying to trouble shoot the problem by useing my Tyler portable Tv. I got at your suggestion, to see if I could pick up any signals. When I first got the anntena and the Tyler I had good signals on all 3 major channels. Now 2 of the three are back on and will work through the roof antenna to my Tv. But the Tyler now for some reason picks up no signal at all for air TV. I get tons of radio channels, but no air signal. I tried the scan mode, but it just says no signal. So thought I would ask the expert. See if I am doing something wrong. First time I hooked the Tyler up and put the little antenna on it, started picking up channes inside of my house, used it to get a good direction for the big antenna. Anyway. Thanks, Randy in Silver Springs, Nevada....
I actually found a double bow tie antenna that is probably at least 50 years old. It had the two terminals and someone screwed it to an RF adapter. Anyway, I had one of these satellite dish looking antennas from Radio Shack with an amplifier attached to it. What I did was traced the cable wires in my house, took the path that was feeding the comcast internet box and connected the bowtie antenna to the radio shack antenna amplifier. Then put that line from the basement into the input of the RF amplifier that was down there and the other wire coming to one of the outputs that feeds the living room and one bedroom upstairs. I was able to pick up about 58 total off the air channels (10 plus their subchannels). There are stations that I was not supposed to be able to pick up that come in great. The antenna is actually inside a bedroom on top of a rack on the west wall of the house with no windows. We got rid of Cable on Monday and it's now great.
Thank you.
When I saw the title for this video I thought that you had done sold out. I was wrong. You are honest. I believe what you say and I have used your recommendations today to buy my antenae and equipment. God bless.
Antenna Man is absolutely correct in his analysis of pros and cons of antennas. I have been educating myself for years about antennas. It kills me to see and hear these advertisers out there claiming this and that and all the bull. I cut the cord 12 years ago. Comcast insisted that I needed them to get local TV and my roof antenna was not "HD." I laughed at the lie. My roof antenna was installed in 1966. Good old fashioned antenna gives me 100 channels and Comcast still tries to bug me to get the local service as they claim it is much superior....all lies. My advice, if you happen to have an old antenna from the old days still on your roof, plug it in. I guarantee you will be wonderfully surprised in what you get for channels and reception (if you are within 30 miles of a city or stations.
You may not expect us to watch all your antenna reviews but I think I have.
That's Cool..
Yet Learn what creates antenna gain.
What aides and or skills it...
Is Also a Strong part of the Equation.
Not just buying a supposed good antenna
Me too!!! I love everyone of his videos and ive learned a few things that have helped...if i could i would fly him out here to figure out what will work!!! Love this guy!!
could you please point out which antenna is best in general? I feel like I've seen all the videos as well (and even followed the instructions to verify signals in my exact area) but still fail to decide with all the extra "ground" rules and such
I also have the Clear Stream (the one with the 2 black circles) and have in the attic. It does a pretty decent job for what I Think I can get. Your advice was a Great help for me. Thanks.
Merci pour vos commentaires professionnels..et le Québec francophone sous salue!
You're the man!!! This is great. I appreciate what you've done. Look forward to checking out some of your other videos
I live very rural with 3 towers between 3-15 miles away with the rest over 80 miles away. I just stuck with a indoor antenna.
Have you looked into "fractal antenna" designs for television reception? I'm curious because they are heavily used for wireless communications. I don't know, perhaps that's what is inside of those flat antennae like the Mohu Leaf.
If you have a good rooftop UHF/VHF antenna with a strong UHF section that worked well for your analog reception it will work fine now as well. Just keep it in service.
Our issue is we have two main channels in one direction, then the third is like 180 degrees from that (this one the closest and least obstructions). Not sure what antenna we need. I can get the two no problem, but can not get the third. We've even put this antenna on the roof and turned it in all different directions. They are all less than 50 miles and our antenna has a 70+ mile range. Even bought a indoor outdoor 150 mile antenna it didn't even pick up but one channel.
The best antenna is the one that works best for you. That's about the best answer.
I agree.
I have an antenna in the attic. On cloudless days I have trouble with channel 2 and channel 6. On overcast days I get all the channels fine. I sort of live over a hill from the broadcasting towers may 15 miles away. Would raising my antenna help?
Thanks.
Thanks Antenna Man!
This comment gives it away 🤣 🤣
@@friesareyummy Yep!
The CS5 is an under-rated VHF antenna.
The one that gets the best picture for the cheapest price.
Ase you prepared to buy 10 antennas install them and fiddle/ reinstall them then throw 9 of them out. Your theory is great but how to find it is the hard part.
You first find out the stations are broadcasting on UHF, Hi VHF or heaven forbid low VHF? If most of the channels are on UHF and Hi VHF your antenna will be smaller and most HOAs cannot stop you from putting up this type of antenna. But if you feel you need PBS and it's low VHF channel broadcast then you will need the large antenna and you will run into HOAs issues. Most UHF and Hi VHF will work with a 4 bay or Gray Hoverman antenna and these can be made yourself and saving yourself bundles of money. The large low VHF antenna is a hard one to make some amateur radio hobbyist can show you how to build these monster antennas.
Multiple antennas on one TV works well. Trying to find the "best one" is irritating. I've had 5 or 6 they were all similar
Not the Best answer.. Cheep Might get ok reception
How long before the cheep breaks or needs re- odifing or adjusting or tighting etc....
Penny wise and $$ foolish never works past short term
I bought a Mohu leaf antenna 2 or 3years ago and I get 135 channels + in Los Angeles . Very clean picture. I just put it in the window. 60 miles range. 35-40 dollars.
I ve been living without cable for a month. I have a cheap antenna and trying to find a better one lead me to your channel
Also it depends on what channels you are wanting to pick up. Like with me I wanted to be able to pick up nearly every channel possible for my market. At some point I wouldn't mind trying to pick up a 2nd Antenna for the other end of my house to see what channels I can pick up from the west end of the House since I have 2 antennas hooked up to the East end of the house.
Just buy a powered amp splitter. Works great for me in 4tvs
I dont even watch TV anymore for the ladt 3 years, But i still enjoy your vids :)
Outside antenna is the best but watch out for storms a lightning arestor is a must
My granparents had a wineguard antenna and a 39 foot tower VHF uhf fm 1970 era . It lasted for years till a ice storm destroyed it fm was great .
Thanks for all you help Tyler! I have learned so much from you.
I don't think you emphasize the advantage of roof-top antennas enough. Even though I'm in a fairly strong signal area I had constant problems with multi-path with a attic antenna. Air ducts, pipes, house wiring, all sorts of things would reflect and distort the signal. Downstairs in the house was even worse. This showed as "ghosts" in the analog days- and as intermittent and signal-dropouts in the digital days. Add to this- walls, shingles, nearly everything the signal passes through attenuates it and many electrical appliances generate interference at TV frequencies. Even a simple antenna mounted above the roof greatly reduces all these problems.
I've said in many of my videos that you'll get the best reception with an outdoor antenna.
I have been rolling my eyes at the “digital antenna” moniker since digital TV became a thing.
Even if one does not cut the cord, back up the cord.
Cable goes down. When cable goes down during an emergency (black out, storm, flooding) that is when a TV and Radio are a life saver.
Really like this channel and your honesty and anxiety . I have sent you out too many !
Can we have some sort of splitter up there and have two antennas mounted on the pole?
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMETHING. I BELEIVE THE BEST TV ANTENNA IS AT LEAST A 15 ELEMENT YAGI ON A ROOF MAST WITH A ROTOR. I STILL HAVE MY 35 YEAR OLD 25 ELEMENT ANTENNA AND GET 147 CLEAR CHANNELS IN SFO AREA OF WHICH 14 HAVE PROGRAMING THAT IS INTERESTING FOR ME.
Thanks for your input. As always, it is greatly appreciated. I’m in a vacuum of sorts at Mom’s old house. An 80 ft oak blocks many signals here to the south. East, west and north directions are clear, but few to no stations in those directions.
Build an antenna tower south of the tree and run low-loss coax to your house.
I have a 70 ft rohn tower with rotor and big antennas preamps good coax. Too bad there is not much to watch especially the big net works.
Have you ever checked out the HD Stacker from Denny’s Antenna Service, based in Michigan? I’ve read great reviews about it.
Unfortunately, Denny’s Antenna Service no longer delivers outside of Michigan since January 2022.
I can listen to you all day.
I recently bought the Antop Antenna Model AT - 800BS because my old antenna wasn’t working properly and I only got 30 Channels with it and this one Added 18 more channels giving me a total of 48 channels and I’m receiving some ATSC 3.0 Channels and some ATSC 1.0 Channels one the channels is WBRC FOX 6 Birmingham and I’m getting its ATSC 1.0 channel on VHF LO and I’m also receiving WBRC on its ATSC 3.0 Channel on 24.2 in Birmingham
finally someone who admits there is no such thing as a DTV antenna.
After installing a lava brand antenna, realized how difficult it was to direct. Either it turns counter or clockwise as there is only one button. One would need to call a friend to see what direction it is pointing. After some thought, tried an idea and problem solved.
I hooked up a antenna inside my apartment and I got around 35 channels, Dayton Ohio is 8o miles from here, Lima is 28 and fort Wayne is 25 miles. I was getting my tv, antenna tv, grit and more then they went away I get the network stations in Lima and Fort Wayne but not any other stations. Tell me why those channels disappeared
Well I’m about 70-80 mile from my local channel stations . It’s mostly flat with no mountains between us. I mean there are trees, but I was considering getting a tower or something to kind of shoot over the trees when I was a kid my dad had about a 30 foot tower and an old tammy and tan on top of it this is back in the 70s and we can pick up the at that time 3 to 4 local channels. We had CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox although there’s lots and lots of more channels now to pick up that’s what I’m looking at trying to find the antenna to do because I have DIRECTV and it seems like every other week, they’re in dispute with the local channel so you can’t pick them up even though you’re paying for them so I was just looking for the right antenna. Tried several 30 $40 antenna you get it Walmart and I’ll pick up nothing. Of course I can’t get them no higher than maybe 10 feet, any ideas thanks
You have tested hundreds of TV antennas so I was wondering if you had to design a universal antenna what would it look like ? How about taking a shot of drawing up what you think the "best" antenna should look like ?
I wish he would have answered this ... but he'd be outta business.
Because of all the changes lately with the demise of low definition broadcasting, I have gone from 6 stations with strong signals to four stations with moderate signals. When low definition ends in a few weeks, will be down to three stations with moderate signals and a dozen with weak signals. Essentially, broadcast is coming to an end for me and will be streaming everything very soon.
I am in an area..I can recieve 80ish OTA free TV channels
So Obviously I cut the cable cord many years ago...
Yet..it is Easier to stream those Very same channels through use of a Single and Free App..
Plus then the other Huge Streaming Apps
So I cut the Antenna cord a couple years ago.
Though...Even if you are in a rural area..
You can easily Access TV channel apps and enter a service area of a Calif or NYC zip code for free over the air tv..
Then also instead of DVD
Use Amazon prime..Netflix and or countless others.
Then there are Apps you can load far more..but indeed should use a VPM to best utilise it ( & is useful for Netflix as well )
So now..
Your High speed ISP and maximising your WiFi
And you will find TONs of channels and video streams
@@MrBOB39 I stream much but the issue is when we get hit by a snowstorm, high winds, a tropical storm (like Elsa this past week in rural CT we lost it again for two days) we always lose our power - and our internet. The TV was for when we lose power and on a generator when there is no streaming what so ever. This past winter, we even lost our cell tower in the snow storm (it was knocked out as well). So without the antenna in those situations, we are just cut off - plain and simple.
@@Buc_Stops_Here Yes.. I Fully understand.
Though I Stream Mostly..
I Easily can go to my back up outdoor Roof antennas.
Though snow can inhibit reception..I am within easy reach of 8 to 12 towers at 3 miles or less from me.
Though I have an Extensive antenna farm..
With HF,VHF & VHF Omni directional as well as Yagi beams ( including giga range transceiver)
Though mostly I Stram now
I don’t know if I need a new antenna or if I have a bad connection in my wire or the station itself , we’re do I start my existing antenna is 12 years old , my tv keeps telling me no signal or a week ☝️ one, I have the antenna in my attic.
RCA Ant751 is the best small outdoor antenna for uhf and hi vhf.
Great simple old school antenna, easy to buy directly and priced right. No ridiculous claims either. Just conservative standard.
Brother plz say 🙏whts is the your recommended bestly analog tv antnna??
I am looking for a recommendation for an omnidirectional TV antenna to put ontop of my sailboat mast 50 feet in the air.
I noticed the old style antenna wire in my house but no antenna on the roof at the top of the chimney I'm guessing somebody snipped it off up there a long time ago. I don't want to climb up there very dangerous I do have an old satellite dish on my garage that's pretty high can I take the dish off of the post mount air antenna there and use the same coax cable ? I just have to find where the cable comes into my house it must be somewhere inside. it goes to my garage and then behind the wall.
When I was a kid (before cable) you just bought as big an antenna as you were willing to mount. Why do they have to f everything up and make it complicated to watch Leave it to Beaver reruns?
Just wanted to share with you there a New Radio Shack that Moved in to Petersburg, Indiana…. You might want to check out .
We are trying to cut the cord. The only problem is, we don't know what indoor antenna we should purchase. Our zip code is 02895. Also, we have 3 TVs so do we need 3 antennas? Thanks
Tinfoil is king. Okay I’m ready old . I’m looking for a attic antenna. My house is 120 years old and I’m happy with that look. Nice video young man
The majority of our channels are UHF with a Strong signal however we have one channel that is moderate strength that is hi-v. We live in a rural area with lots of trees. Suggestions on an antenna? TIA
I now offer antenna recommendations for a small fee at the link below. One from me can prevent you from spending hundreds of dollars and time wasted on setting up the wrong antenna for your area. antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
The best antenna for many locations is Locast and an IP Vanish subscription.
Ahh..
Not once have I seen others watching this channel speak of VPN's ... Good call
Not Only did i cut the Cable cord many years ago
( i understand and design antenna systems well beyond what is spoken of on this channels vids )
But also have Cut the Antenna cord..
Optimising watching TV through Optimised High speed ISP and WiFi use..plus the types of Apps and Devices needed to Maximise it All
This style of a tv antenna is what I'm planning on using to put on my tv tower hopefully in the future. They are RCA type tv antennas and are suppose to be a 70 mile radius tv antenna.
You should ignore any mileage claims considering they claim to go up to 340 miles
@@playerroku4412 I will first test this tv antenna before putting it up as I have two of them. One for the Pittsburgh tv channels, and an exact same one for Wheeling, West Virginia and Stubenville, Ohio. If the come in satisfactory, they will be used.
@@danbasta3677 most channels are fine but a few are right on the edge
Is there a way to boost the signal of an outdoor open air antenna to amplify or increase the signal in a hilly or unlevel area? I live around 65 miles from the nearest city that all the local networks such as ABC,CBS,NBC, and Fox network are coming from! I would really appreciate it if you would inform me of what you would do if you were my neighbor to get most of your television viewing via a open air outdoor antenna? Please respond! Thanks Antenna Man!!🙂
A preamp can help with reception if the issue is signal loss in a long coaxial cable but no antenna will magically bring in stations that aren't hitting the antenna in the first place. The most important part of any antenna is the antenna itself. Consider an antenna recommendation from me at the link below. antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
Okay, I'm reading the comments and yes we agree he knows his stuff. But my questions aren't being answered. I live in Wisconsin. I'm in the inner city. I live in an apartment. What can I do for better reception. Yes, I have indoor antenna., but for some reason lately I'm getting poor reception.
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I have wifi attached to cable inlet. I do not have cable. I have a smart tv. What antenna is best for me?
Thank you for your knowledge. Recently my outdoor Aluminum antenna was losing signal strength. I noticed were the coax connects there is a bow like and two swivel wings ( looks like sink faucet handles) i played with them and it seemes to have improved. Any suggestions on the proper adjustments and gaps?
I honestly binge watch all your antenna reviews sometimes lol
You'll probably see a huge difference in the first one versus the most recent one. I've improved my RUclips channel a lot over the years
How do I find out if my area signals are uhf, vhf, or just bsf?
Great content. Always looking for good information.
Your cheapest suggestion for an outdoor antenna is $87. I have a $25 indoor antenna that when I set outside on my patio table it works perfectly. It's just not built to stand the outside conditions and constantly gets blown around and the connection is starting to rust from getting wet. I just want something that I can mount outside that works as good as that. I'm not trying to pick up the space station. Any suggestions for us cheapos?
I only recommend the best antennas out there. While some "cheaper" antennas might work, I always tell people not to bargain hunt. You'll spend more money on junk that doesn't work as well than you would with a decent outdoor antenna. That being said, you can try the outdoor antenna below: amzn.to/425085G
in theory what antenna do you recommend for a navy soldier that lives in a nuclear submarine under the ocean an indoor or outdoor antenna
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almost every time I watch the Antenna Mans vids he always makes the statement about there's no such thing as an "HD antenna or digital antenna". He is absolutely correct on this point. digital anything cannot get from point A to point B without an analog frequency. the digital signal cannot move itself it has to have something that can transport it and that is an analog frequency. THAT is what an antenna is designed to receive, the equipment (in this case a TV) on the other end of the antenna is what reads the digital signal delivered by the antenna. It is the same for all digital media including fiber (yes, light is an analog frequency), coax, twisted pair. all are designed to deliver the analog frequency that is carrying the digital signal.
Best antenna for space coast (Cocoa, Fl ) is Winegard sensar IV. Installed out side 4-5ft above roof. I have been installing satellite dish’s since the big dish days. For every big dish we installed a local antenna also. So I have been installing antennas for 35 years. Winegard stoped making the Sensar for homes 6 months ago. So you have to buy there RV replacement instead.(now I install satellites for RV,s by the way).the Sensar replacement is an amplified antenna, so you need a power supply to power it up. I use a Directv PI 21 to do that. Also you have to retrofit it to your pole. My total cost is under $100. There is no other antenna on the market that beats the price and quality of this antenna that’s been around in RVs for 30 years. My towers are about 30 miles away
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