TV Antenna

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Sharolyn
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TV Antenna

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Does anyone on the north end of the island use a tall outside antenna pole for "free" TV? If so what channels can you pull in and if you know what are the compass headings for those channels?
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Just got one in, haven't tested it yet.......
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good question

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i just bought a 150 mile hd antenna and it has a rotor to turn it with mounting pole for 41.00 bucks taking it to the island this Sun and will perform a test .
If it works as good as it does at my home in traverse city (really williamsburg )
Then its good bye dish i bought mine on ebay but walmart has them
http://www.walmart.com/ip/34176799?reviews_limit=9&
IS ANY ONE ELSE DOING THIS
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Thanks... keep us posted. We put ours up today, approx 20feet high. We are not getting any "strong" signals. We do have a rotor on it.
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Richie did antenna work

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I'm calling the TV repair man on you
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Three words: Rabbit Ears! :D :lol: :wink: They work. :roll:
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it works

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8 channels total
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Bow Ties are in!

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I built this super easy INDOOR antenna from coat hangers:
http://www.diytvantennas.com/BowtieDiagram.png

I can pull in 2 different CMU channels and 9 off air stations depending on cloud cover. With an amplifier $9 I can feed my whole house. Said good bye to DTV 2 years ago. Whatever else I need to watch is online. I works surprisingly well!
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Re: TV Antenna

Post by Vincent »

Sharolyn wrote:Does anyone on the north end of the island use a tall outside antenna pole for "free" TV? If so what channels can you pull in and if you know what are the compass headings for those channels?

I have a 40 year old fm/uhf antenna mounted ~ 25' above ground on Barneys lake rd. I receive 10-1,10-2, 8-1,8-2,8-3 and 2 (fm Canada)
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