OT: Antennas Rock

[11thEagleFan]

Just an update on a thread I posted the other day. I ordered an antenna from Walmart, it came in this morning, so I unboxed it and set it up. Holy cow. 30 crystal clear channels and I don't have to worry about the satellite going out when I'm watching the Saints game, or the SEC game on CBS. Also nice to know if bad weather is headed my way. We've come a long way since I was a kid and we picked up 3 channels, with one of them being fuzzy.

 

[Shmuley]

What brand and specs on the antenna?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

30 Clear channels, sounds like he could have hooked up a coat hanger.

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[11thEagleFan]

Antennas Direct DB8e antenna. I think I paid $120 for it? Claims to have a range of 70 miles, up to 125, but I'm picking up stations from Jackson, the Coast, New Orleans, and others. I'm in the Oak Grove area.

 

[Dawg1976]

Did you set it up outside or in an attic? I have just a cheapo $15 one and get all the local channels I'm suppose to(10), but would invest in a good one if I could pick up channels with a range as good as what you are getting.

 

[11thEagleFan]

I set it up outside. Thought about putting it in the attic, but it's literally 150 degrees up there right now. I had a 12 foot piece of galvanized pipe laying around, so I mounted it on that. Thought the wife would make me put it in the attic, but it doesn't actually look that bad, and it's out of the way on the side of the house. I thought about using a bracket that you'd mount a satellite dish on and just put it on the house, but that might actually look more tacky.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Grounded,

please be sure it is.

 

[WrapItDog]

How many of the 30 channels are religious channels? I installed a antenna for my sister. Out of the 22 channels received over half were religious channels and one Spanish language channel.

 

[DerHntr]

How many of the 30 channels are religious channels? I installed a antenna for my sister. Out of the 22 channels received over half were religious channels and one Spanish language channel.

Hugh Freeze has missed a recruiting opportunity!!!**

 

[11thEagleFan]

Only 3 or 4 religious channels, 1 Spanish language channel, and I think I've got 3-4 PBS duplicates. Still, around 20 original channels. Not a bad deal for $120. Especially during hurricane season.

 

[deanbar]

wonder how these work?

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[WrapItDog]

The one in the middle is a POS. The other two would do well for UHF. You really need to go to a site like tvfool.com and figure out what you need for your location. I live in N. MS and WTVA NBC is the most difficult channel to get because it's VHF. Most channels are UHF.

 

[RocketDawg]

Only 3 or 4 religious channels, 1 Spanish language channel, and I think I've got 3-4 PBS duplicates. Still, around 20 original channels. Not a bad deal for $120. Especially during hurricane season.

I assume the antenna is omnidirectional since you get stations from both north and south of you. Also, do the stations go away during heavy rain, or do you know yet? They might.

 

[was21]

Is that Oak Grove in Hattiesburg area or Louisiana? Seriously...I'm interested...thx

 

[11thEagleFan]

Hattiesburg area. I'm beyond thrilled with what I've got, although this is day one. I'm not a cord cutter, I plan on keeping DirecTV. Don't know if I'll lose some of these channels when it's rainy, but I know I'll still have some locals. Getting some channels I've never even heard of, like Bounce and MeTV. I really only wanted it for ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX. I probably overpaid, but I wanted a strong antenna. I've since looked and seen other antennas around what I paid that have slightly more range. And mine is omnidirectional. Didn't want to have to fool with changing directions.

 

[DerHntr]

Hattiesburg area. I'm beyond thrilled with what I've got, although this is day one. I'm not a cord cutter, I plan on keeping DirecTV. Don't know if I'll lose some of these channels when it's rainy, but I know I'll still have some locals. Getting some channels I've never even heard of, like Bounce and MeTV. I really only wanted it for ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX. I probably overpaid, but I wanted a strong antenna. I've since looked and seen other antennas around what I paid that have slightly more range. And mine is omnidirectional. Didn't want to have to fool with changing directions.

You will likely lose some channels in bad weather. I do. Although, if it is a bad storm and the cable goes out for other folks, all you will need is the storm to be nearly over to get your stations back.

 

[WrapItDog]

I don't lose OTA channels during bad weather but do occasionally get some pixilation. I'm about 40 miles from the broadcast towers. A signal pre-amplifier really boosted my signal strength. All channels have a signal strength of 85% -100%.

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