[Cialug] [OT] Digital TV

[Daniel E Sloan]

If you'd prefer a pdf on this particular antenna, you can find it here:

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/01/maker_workshop_pdf_dtv_antenna.ht
ml

I've got one in my house  (Nevada) and am currently pulling 14 channels.

It's not mounted or oriented very carefully, I just set it in a window
facing south.  If you're looking for proper orientation www.antennaweb.org
is pretty handy.

-- dsloan

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf Of Morris Dovey
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:32 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] [OT] Digital TV

Daniel A Ramaley wrote:

> So i'm thinking of switching to broadcast. I live in an apartment, so 
> indoor antennas would be easiest. Any suggestions on how to choose an 
> antenna? Would any old rabbit ears be OK as they were for the analog 
> signals?

At least one of the broadcast channels will be moving from VHF to UHF,
which means that your old rabbit ear antenna may not work.

I've heard good reports about the DIY UHF antenna in this how-to video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw

But I haven't built/tested it myself.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/