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Anyone using an OTA receiver/DVR with an indoor antenna? (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2024 OP
I have 2 dtv TVs dweller Dec 2024 #1
Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2024 #4
I do but rarely use it happybird Dec 2024 #2
Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2024 #5
Indoor, home made Gray-Hoverman antenna Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2024 #3
Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2024 #6
Well isn't this interesting. Thank you for sharing. nt Hotler Dec 2024 #7
1 in garage loft, 1 in the house Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2024 #12
Thanks again. Hotler Dec 2024 #13
I have an indoor antenna (a Terk) boonecreek Dec 2024 #8
Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2024 #9
I use one of those square HDTV antennas jmowreader Dec 2024 #10
🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2024 #11
my humble setup justaprogressive Dec 2024 #14
😁 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2024 #15

dweller

(26,832 posts)
1. I have 2 dtv TVs
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 10:39 PM
Dec 2024

One has an indoor digital antenna , the other has an outdoor digital antenna … both work about the same - iffy
Depends on the weather , surrounding trees , traffic etc . And have to regularly rescan at least once a month bc channels drop.
Wouldn’t try to record anything since so much screws with reception but on the whole I get enough channels to watch on a daily basis

I bet this doesn’t answer your question



✌🏻

happybird

(5,375 posts)
2. I do but rarely use it
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 11:21 PM
Dec 2024

The signal is weak no matter where I move the indoor antenna or how many times I scan. It only picks up the PBS stations out of DC/Md, but they freeze up a lot. Oh, and one home shopping channel that always seems to come in crystal clear.
:eyeroll:

The tv is a FireTV and the wifi here is also iffy (and it's a hotspot/monthly data limit), so I don't watch much TV. YouTube works great on the iPad, though. It's weird because it uses the same dang wifi so ???

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)
12. 1 in garage loft, 1 in the house
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:41 AM
Dec 2024

The original is what I use in the garage. Gets more channels than I need to watch football.

This is the one I built for the house.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110518064934/http://clients.teksavvy.com:80/~nickm/gh_n_uV/gh10n_6V9_14u65_r.html

If you can find nikiml's Antenna Pages somewhere ( Nikolay Mladenov ), they're excellent plans. The wayback link above is not as good as his original site, but hover over each line and it shows dimensions.

boonecreek

(1,130 posts)
8. I have an indoor antenna (a Terk)
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 12:36 PM
Dec 2024

and I get the Chicago channels crystal clear
and I'm about 50 miles northwest. No DVR though.

jmowreader

(52,527 posts)
10. I use one of those square HDTV antennas
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:02 PM
Dec 2024

The only thing I ever watch on broadcast TV is sports - baseball, football and auto racing - so just having an antenna works out well for me.

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