Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-10 Thread Lisa Kachold
Again MythTV officiados swear by the cheap "bowtie" models. Whatever you get, you have to keep it away from metal and other wiring -- at least twice the width of the line. This is because the electromagnetic field extends into the air around the conductors, whereas with coax it's contained within

Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-09 Thread mike Enriquez
Try an $8.00 antenna! Search the internet and you will find instructions on building an HD antenna for $8.00. I live in the west valley and gave up cable t.v. about 3 years ago. I have rabbit ears made by Phillips which cost me about $70.00. I purchase all the parts for my $8.00 antenna but I ha

Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread fouldragon
antenna around til you get the best match. -Original Message- From: Josef Lowder To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Sent: Mon, Sep 7, 2009 3:26 pm Subject: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels? What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV

Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread fouldragon
antenna around til you get the best match. -Original Message- From: Josef Lowder To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Sent: Mon, Sep 7, 2009 3:26 pm Subject: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels? What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV

Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread Eric Shubert
Right. And that's 75 Ohm, not 750 hm (whatever an hm would be!). :) Eric Cope wrote: > Two important things > 1) Where are you located? Many TV channels broadcast from South Mountain > (east side). If you have a directional antenna, make sure its pointed in > the correct direction. > 2) Make sur

Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread Eric Cope
Two important things 1) Where are you located? Many TV channels broadcast from South Mountain (east side). If you have a directional antenna, make sure its pointed in the correct direction. 2) Make sure you are using the correect cable. Improper matching will kill you signal. If your antenna requir

Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread Jim March
hulu.com ? :) Jim On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Josef Lowder wrote: > What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels? > > I gave up cable years ago (too much money for too little worth > watching).  Tried dish and it was no better.  For a long time, we were > getting excellent

Re: OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread Eric Shubert
Josef Lowder wrote: > What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels? > > I gave up cable years ago (too much money for too little worth > watching). Tried dish and it was no better. For a long time, we were > getting excellent reception from a simple $4.95 top-of-set antenna, > e

OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread Josef Lowder
What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels? I gave up cable years ago (too much money for too little worth watching). Tried dish and it was no better. For a long time, we were getting excellent reception from a simple $4.95 top-of-set antenna, even when we got a new Vizio HD T