Southern Country Living note that even with trees and buildings in line of sight and only an estimated direction, this antenna recieves all the channels available in this area. Granted the transmitter is only about 40 miles away, but it is not set high on my roof, and has obstacles in front of it.
Here in the hi desert I get 39 channels, but I am not a couch potato, so that's way more than I need. The TV is off all day, and I turn it on for news at 5, watch a few shows until 9, then it goes off again. I use it to keep track of what's happening in the world.
@@GBear Trust me G Bear, I do not presume you are a couch potato. I totally agree one should know what is going on in the world around all of us. Also, Thanks for keeping the information about antenna stuff coming my way. Peace vf
I know you weren't calling me a couch potato, 🤣 sorry it sounded like I thought that. I was just offering general information about myself. Feel free to keep requesting info I can provide.
@@GBear You are so lucky to have a clear path for the signals. I remember traveling on Route 66 years ago and seeing bed spring antennas in towns that had really sucky signals. The only way they got TV was with a bed spring tenna. Now we have G Bear with a homemade gadget and the TV signals come in strong and clear. Nice job fella. vf
Well mostly clear. Sometimes, like now, I've been getting winds up to 45mph and that causes the antenna to move resulting in some channels fading in and out. A few times the wind gusts got so strong they moved the antenna from optimal angle and after the winds subsided I had to get up there and reset it. One of the quirks living in the high desert.
I have 2 questions. 1) About what distance were you pulling these channels in? Say, minimum and maximum range, and 2) does the deflector have to have a specific grid size/ measurements?
charles boyette in Orange County they pick up off of Mt. Wilson about 40 miles away. I now have it mounted in the high desert and pick up San Diego channels, about 160 miles away.
charles boyette the grid size doesn't seem to make a difference as I have seen hoverman antennas with just straight bars about 4 inches apart for a deflector.
the poster must live in a very good reception area. I have mine [a Channel Master "deep fringe" 4-bay antenna] 100' up in a tree, and barely get any steady reception despite careful aim and an in-line signal amplifier.
middle of Mason county, Washington. nothin' but tall old fir trees [most over 100'] and numerous hills. it is a notorious reception "hole" along with the west side of lake Spanaway up north, south of Tacoma WA where I lived before. only there, back then, in the 00s, there was still analog-broadcasting going on, and the tree-mounted VHF deep-fringe antenna without an amplifier was sensitive enough to pick up Canadian TV. ah, those were the days. our present ATSC system delivers [compared to the old NTSC analog system] a non-robust signal in which reception is more often than not a challenge anywhere outside of urban areas closer to broadcast facilities/antenna towers.
no high speed internet here either, borderline dsl-lite available which I have, ranges between 256kb/s-1.3 mb/s, [with many service drop-outs] not quite high enough throughput for reliable Roku/Netflix at any resolution above fuzzy. but the cost of living is relatively cheap out here :)
I'm in Hemet. The antenna locater shows towers both north and south. Do you know which direction would be best to aim the antenna from here? I plan to build one like yours.
At the time of that video I was metro. I and now remote in the CA high Desert. You can see my new location and reception in my playlist titled homesteading the Desert.
Orange County for the video, but I have moved the antenna to the High Desert and am getting 30 channels from there. The mountains block my direct line to Mount Wilson from up there.
Shaunos Morrison hopefully you have somebody broadcasting within 180 miles. Good luck! I have mine installed at my high desert homestead and watch San Diego channels.
Our nearest tower (UHF) is only just under 22 miles away (35.1km), there's a broadcast tower (VHF) just under 84 miles away (135km) (not much hilly terrain) that broadcast certain stations we don't get in this area. Heaps of other towers 90-100+ miles away but with some hilly terrain inbetween
yeah was thinking of bldg one for my RV can't afford internet , but just 2 minutes of T V makes me wonder if there's anything on that doesn't hurt my head back to books , i suppose
Welcome aboard. I am off grid in the California high desert, and I get channels from cities 3 hours drive from herr on the freeway. I have been off grid for going on 8 years, and it is still working.
@cjpwolf2436 Welcome aboard! I now live off grid in the high desert. Mountains block my L.A. channels, but I receive San Diego channels through the pass in the southern mountains. I am 3 hour drive from San Diego by freeway.
All channels broadcast over the 'AIR', but it is digital now. Although there are at least 2 channels I can pick up from Mexico that broadcast in analog. Very grainy, nothing worth watching.
David Hicks I was referring to the antenna design capabilities, not the distance I was physically away from the tower at that location. If you check my Homesteading the Desert videos, i now have these 2 antennas on a cabin in the CA high desert and I pick up San Diego channels. I'm not sure of the exact location of their tower, but San Diego County line is at least 160 miles away.
David Hicks from San Diego County, yes. As I said, I don't know where their tower is, but I assume it is inside their county boundaries. I can tell you for sure, I watch multiple San Diego channels with these antennas. I didn't build them to patent them as scientific inventions, but instead as an attempt to be able to watch TV in the remote desert location of my homestead. Receiving San Diego channels was an added bonus.
That is pretty awesome. I've been watching Danny S Hodges videos on building them and he tests them on camera. His are also picking up at that range. Everything I have been seeing on all the store bought antennas, is that they are not getting much range at all.
David Hicks my understanding is antennas are "line of sight" technology. At the location I did the videos you watched, I was 38 miles from the tower and got loads of crystal clear channels, but here at my desert homestead that tower is on the other side of a mountain, and they have a relay tower to my southeast, but I only get 8 channels from that location. The Cajon Pass to the south has a break in the mountains that gives me a direct line of site towards San Diego, and I get 23 channels, sometimes with perfect weather conditions even 29 channels. I'm happy with them, but may work on modifying them in the future after my cabin and such are complete. Thanks for watching, and if you haven't already. Please subscribe to my channel. I am off the grid and RUclips helps finance my needs.
Gregg Hernandez I don't think I can pick up any more channels than are broadcast, and the reception is crystal clear as is. What in particular will I gain with an amplifier?
You will probably pick up 3 to 5 db gain with something like a Titan 2 Pre-amp. You don't need it in your current location which is 36.5 miles from the Mt Wilson antenna farm. But when you take it to the Mohave Desert location it will probably make a difference. So I think Gregg Hernandez is correct in his and my advice in adding the pre-amp. In your current Tustin address, a good indoor antenna like a powered Mohu Leaf would probably be all you need to get your channels. Please remember that out of those 159 channels, over 110 of them are in Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and religious channels. I don't know if you watch QVC and HSN but that is another 9 channels. If you want to aim your antenna, your bearing should be 326 degrees magnetically, (337 degrees true north). Hope this helps.
I like the test video results. I will watch some of the antenna build videos when I have some more spare time.
Southern Country Living note that even with trees and buildings in line of sight and only an estimated direction, this antenna recieves all the channels available in this area. Granted the transmitter is only about 40 miles away, but it is not set high on my roof, and has obstacles in front of it.
Must be real nice to have so many channels. What I am wondering is how well did the VHF work for you fella ??? thanks G bear.
Here in the hi desert I get 39 channels, but I am not a couch potato, so that's way more than I need. The TV is off all day, and I turn it on for news at 5, watch a few shows until 9, then it goes off again. I use it to keep track of what's happening in the world.
@@GBear Trust me G Bear, I do not presume you are a couch potato. I totally agree one should know what is going on in the world around all of us. Also, Thanks for keeping the information about antenna stuff coming my way. Peace vf
I know you weren't calling me a couch potato, 🤣 sorry it sounded like I thought that. I was just offering general information about myself.
Feel free to keep requesting info I can provide.
I am blown away how well this tenna works. How many miles from most station Sir ???
As far as I know, there is a relay tower about 130 miles south and I have a clear path through the pass to pick it up.
@@GBear You are so lucky to have a clear path for the signals. I remember traveling on Route 66 years ago and seeing bed spring antennas in towns that had really sucky signals. The only way they got TV was with a bed spring tenna. Now we have G Bear with a homemade gadget and the TV signals come in strong and clear. Nice job fella. vf
Well mostly clear. Sometimes, like now, I've been getting winds up to 45mph and that causes the antenna to move resulting in some channels fading in and out. A few times the wind gusts got so strong they moved the antenna from optimal angle and after the winds subsided I had to get up there and reset it.
One of the quirks living in the high desert.
@@GBear LIving in the desert has challenges. I have seen the wind move rocks little by little. Aliens were not involved G Bear. Peace. vf
Nice build ... I just might have to make one of my own.
I have 2 questions. 1) About what distance were you pulling these channels in? Say, minimum and maximum range, and 2) does the deflector have to have a specific grid size/ measurements?
charles boyette in Orange County they pick up off of Mt. Wilson about 40 miles away. I now have it mounted in the high desert and pick up San Diego channels, about 160 miles away.
charles boyette the grid size doesn't seem to make a difference as I have seen hoverman antennas with just straight bars about 4 inches apart for a deflector.
Nice. Thanks.. I live in the middle of nowhere and want to build something similar.
the poster must live in a very good reception area. I have mine [a Channel Master "deep fringe" 4-bay antenna] 100' up in a tree, and barely get any steady reception despite careful aim and an in-line signal amplifier.
Wow! Where are you at? I left the place where I shot the video and live in the remote desert, off grid now. I still get 29 channels.
middle of Mason county, Washington. nothin' but tall old fir trees [most over 100'] and numerous hills. it is a notorious reception "hole" along with the west side of lake Spanaway up north, south of Tacoma WA where I lived before. only there, back then, in the 00s, there was still analog-broadcasting going on, and the tree-mounted VHF deep-fringe antenna without an amplifier was sensitive enough to pick up Canadian TV. ah, those were the days. our present ATSC system delivers [compared to the old NTSC analog system] a non-robust signal in which reception is more often than not a challenge anywhere outside of urban areas closer to broadcast facilities/antenna towers.
ivan washington well, you apparently have internet, so maybe an investment in a Roku? Thousands of free channels.
no high speed internet here either, borderline dsl-lite available which I have, ranges between 256kb/s-1.3 mb/s, [with many service drop-outs] not quite high enough throughput for reliable Roku/Netflix at any resolution above fuzzy. but the cost of living is relatively cheap out here :)
ivan washington well, if there was an EMP, you'd be better off than most! Live long and prosper!
I'm in Hemet. The antenna locater shows towers both north and south. Do you know which direction would be best to aim the antenna from here? I plan to build one like yours.
Welcome aboard! The best place to find out your optimum programming is at antennaweb.org
Are you how far are you from the towers are you remote rural, rural, metropolitan, or suburban?
At the time of that video I was metro. I and now remote in the CA high Desert. You can see my new location and reception in my playlist titled homesteading the Desert.
I have a small dipole antenna in SAN Diego and receive 54 channels on an indoor antenna it's not bad. What area are you located in?
Orange County for the video, but I have moved the antenna to the High Desert and am getting 30 channels from there. The mountains block my direct line to Mount Wilson from up there.
Currently in the process of building one like that, hoping it picks up signals from long distances
Shaunos Morrison hopefully you have somebody broadcasting within 180 miles. Good luck! I have mine installed at my high desert homestead and watch San Diego channels.
Our nearest tower (UHF) is only just under 22 miles away (35.1km), there's a broadcast tower (VHF) just under 84 miles away (135km) (not much hilly terrain) that broadcast certain stations we don't get in this area. Heaps of other towers 90-100+ miles away but with some hilly terrain inbetween
Shaunos Morrison you should be enjoying TV after your build.
Next time maybe, after noting that the audio is also nice and clear, the mute button could be tested.
LOL, Sorry about that, I'm getting a little hard of hearing in my old age....
yeah was thinking of bldg one for my RV can't afford internet , but just 2 minutes of T V makes me wonder if there's anything on that doesn't hurt my head back to books , i suppose
Is this a ture 150 mile antenna or is this clickbait?
Welcome aboard. I am off grid in the California high desert, and I get channels from cities 3 hours drive from herr on the freeway. I have been off grid for going on 8 years, and it is still working.
@GBear how far are you from Los Angeles? In mile radius because I want to build one.
@cjpwolf2436 Welcome aboard! I now live off grid in the high desert. Mountains block my L.A. channels, but I receive San Diego channels through the pass in the southern mountains. I am 3 hour drive from San Diego by freeway.
159 channels. im jealous. i get 60, no repeat channels with slim change of 4 more. RF 2 Low VHF. again, nice build
"AIR" channels? Who broadcasts in analog?
mexican stations
All channels broadcast over the 'AIR', but it is digital now. Although there are at least 2 channels I can pick up from Mexico that broadcast in analog. Very grainy, nothing worth watching.
How many times are you going to say HERE??
John Lupo I don't know. Will somebody please keep count for John?😋
so after using your grill, how do you grill steaks now? Lol. JK. Great job. I will have to try this!
ironskilit I like them 'rare'...😉 it looks like a bbq grill, but this plastic dipped wire would ruin a good steak.
You are calling this the 150 mile antenna test. Are you 150 miles away from the towers? I'm not thinking so.
David Hicks I was referring to the antenna design capabilities, not the distance I was physically away from the tower at that location. If you check my Homesteading the Desert videos, i now have these 2 antennas on a cabin in the CA high desert and I pick up San Diego channels. I'm not sure of the exact location of their tower, but San Diego County line is at least 160 miles away.
So, am I understanding you right? You are over 160 miles away or further?
David Hicks from San Diego County, yes. As I said, I don't know where their tower is, but I assume it is inside their county boundaries.
I can tell you for sure, I watch multiple San Diego channels with these antennas. I didn't build them to patent them as scientific inventions, but instead as an attempt to be able to watch TV in the remote desert location of my homestead. Receiving San Diego channels was an added bonus.
That is pretty awesome. I've been watching Danny S Hodges videos on building them and he tests them on camera. His are also picking up at that range. Everything I have been seeing on all the store bought antennas, is that they are not getting much range at all.
David Hicks my understanding is antennas are "line of sight" technology. At the location I did the videos you watched, I was 38 miles from the tower and got loads of crystal clear channels, but here at my desert homestead that tower is on the other side of a mountain, and they have a relay tower to my southeast, but I only get 8 channels from that location. The Cajon Pass to the south has a break in the mountains that gives me a direct line of site towards San Diego, and I get 23 channels, sometimes with perfect weather conditions even 29 channels. I'm happy with them, but may work on modifying them in the future after my cabin and such are complete.
Thanks for watching, and if you haven't already. Please subscribe to my channel. I am off the grid and RUclips helps finance my needs.
Nice!
Kay Bennett thanks
110 channels?!? I get 21... :(
JJohn Hipp 110?? I get 159! 😁
G Bear boiiii 😂😂
You might want to get a antenna amplifier. I got one from Amazon, and it makes an incredible difference.
Gregg Hernandez I don't think I can pick up any more channels than are broadcast, and the reception is crystal clear as is. What in particular will I gain with an amplifier?
You will probably pick up 3 to 5 db gain with something like a Titan 2 Pre-amp. You don't need it in your current location which is 36.5 miles from the Mt Wilson antenna farm. But when you take it to the Mohave Desert location it will probably make a difference. So I think Gregg Hernandez is correct in his and my advice in adding the pre-amp. In your current Tustin address, a good indoor antenna like a powered Mohu Leaf would probably be all you need to get your channels. Please remember that out of those 159 channels, over 110 of them are in Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and religious channels. I don't know if you watch QVC and HSN but that is another 9 channels. If you want to aim your antenna, your bearing should be 326 degrees magnetically, (337 degrees true north). Hope this helps.