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Floyd R. Turbo

(29,405 posts) Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:23 PM Dec 23

Anyone using an OTA receiver/DVR with an indoor antenna?

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Anyone using an OTA receiver/DVR with an indoor antenna? (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 23 OP

I have 2 dtv TVs dweller Dec 23 #1

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 24 #4

I do but rarely use it happybird Dec 23 #2

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 24 #5

Indoor, home made Gray-Hoverman antenna Hermit-The-Prog Dec 23 #3

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 24 #6

Well isn't this interesting. Thank you for sharing. nt Hotler Dec 24 #7

1 in garage loft, 1 in the house Hermit-The-Prog Dec 24 #12

Thanks again. Hotler Dec 25 #13

I have an indoor antenna (a Terk) boonecreek Dec 24 #8

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 24 #9

I use one of those square HDTV antennas jmowreader Dec 24 #10

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 24 #11

my humble setup justaprogressive Dec 25 #14

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 25 #15

dweller

(25,418 posts)

1. I have 2 dtv TVs

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:39 PM

Dec 23

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

✌🏻

Floyd R. Turbo

(29,405 posts)

4. Thanks!

Reply to dweller (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:15 AM

Dec 24

happybird

(5,314 posts)

2. I do but rarely use it

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 10:21 PM

Dec 23

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 ???

Floyd R. Turbo

(29,405 posts)

5. Thanks!

Reply to happybird (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:16 AM

Dec 24

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

3. Indoor, home made Gray-Hoverman antenna

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 11:54 PM

Dec 23

https://www.digitalhome.ca/d1/ota/superantenna/index.htm

Floyd R. Turbo

(29,405 posts)

6. Thanks!

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:17 AM

Dec 24

Hotler

(12,588 posts)

7. Well isn't this interesting. Thank you for sharing. nt

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:59 AM

Dec 24

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

12. 1 in garage loft, 1 in the house

Reply to Hotler (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:41 PM

Dec 24

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.