How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

In "Adam Corolla"
wrote:

I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i.
What kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

Try these guys:

http://www.checkhd.com

The info -looks reasonable, but I have no way to know.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

Adam Corolla wrote:
I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is
720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

Some good links:

http://www.winegard.com/offair/squareshooter.htm

http://www.channelmaster.com/home.htm

http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/issues/d...TVStations.asp

http://www.belden.com/

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

At 25 miles you shouldn't have too many problems unless you're hiding
behind a big hill or building.

GG

How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

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"Adam Corolla" wrote:

I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

Visit AntennaWeb.org at http://www.checkhd.com/, enter your zipcode,
and see what OTA stations are available and what type of antenna to use.

--
Tom Stiller

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How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

In article "Adam Corolla" writes:
I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?


As mentioned previously he http://www.antennaweb.org/


Alan

How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:12:02 -0500, Adam Corolla wrote:

I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

http://www.warrenelectronics.com/antennas/4228.htm

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How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

"Adam Corolla" wrote:

I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

Others have pointed you to several antenna sites - but, depending on
where your stations are, you might also want to consider an antenna
rotator.

Funny how old things come back even in todays high tech world -
rotators used to be very common in the 'old' days but then gradually
dissapeared except from the amateur radio (ham) market.
Now, with OTA, they seem to make a comeback at about 3x the prices
;-))

-=tom=-

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On 2006-09-13, Tom Orle wrote:

I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

Others have pointed you to several antenna sites - but, depending on
where your stations are, you might also want to consider an antenna
rotator.

All the stations in the twin cities broadcast from the same
spot in Shoreview. I doubt a rotor is worth it unless he
really wants to try to get the one station in Saint Cloud.

Funny how old things come back even in todays high tech world -
rotators used to be very common in the 'old' days but then gradually
dissapeared except from the amateur radio (ham) market.

I designed and built a two-axis rotor once for OSCAR usage, but
it never made it into production.

--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! I feel... JUGULAR...
at
visi.com

How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:16:13 -0400, Tom Orle
wrote:

"Adam Corolla" wrote:

I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i. What
kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?

Others have pointed you to several antenna sites - but, depending on
where your stations are, you might also want to consider an antenna
rotator.

It depends on how strong the stations.
The stations around here (I live just west of Midland MI) are about 20
to 50 miles with them being located from SE to nearly straight west.
5, 12, 14, 25 and 66 are SE. 6, 23, and 28 are pretty much south with
6 and 23 being about 70 miles. 19 is a bit over 20 miles nearly due
West. I am currently using a single UHF antenna pointed at 6 and 23
(Nearly due South) at roughly 90 feet It works very well on the
digital channels. 6 analog is snowy as I'd expect for the distance
and wrong antenna. There are strong ghosts on 12, and 19 analog which
I also expected. Then again, who watches the analog signals when
digital is available.

The only channels I do not receive with this arrangement are 9 and 33
which are NW at roughly 60 and 90 miles respectively. I have a second
UHF antenna pointed up there, but it's currently down as I'm doing
some tower work.


Funny how old things come back even in todays high tech world -
rotators used to be very common in the 'old' days but then gradually
dissapeared except from the amateur radio (ham) market.
Now, with OTA, they seem to make a comeback at about 3x the prices
;-))

True, but just about every thing else, with the exception of
electronics, is three times the price as well.


-=tom=-
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

How do I get HDTV through antenna?
 

"Adam Corolla" wrote in message
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I'm about 25 miles from the city (Minneapolis.) My TV is 720p/1080i.
What kind of antenna should I get in order to receive over-the-air HDTV?



You didn't say if your TV has an ATSC tuner or not. If it doesn't, then you
are going to need to add a set top box with such a tuner, in order to
connect to your antenna and receive (H)DTV.

Phil