09-14-2011, 09:13 PM
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#122
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Out West
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Getting fed up with Shaw's constant increases of 2 or 5 bucks every six month's and ran across this OTA thread, so I wondering what I should get to get the best reception without cable.What antenna have you guys found works best on UHF/VHF HD etc
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09-20-2011, 03:41 PM
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#123
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Anyone here got a recommendation for an indoor and/or attic based antenna their having good results with in the city?
I just moved to Canyon Meadows and my old "string a 10' coaxial cable from the ceiling" trick isn't working for me like it did in Killarney, so I'm looking to get a cheap/effective antenna for indoor use.
My preference would be for a smaller indoor/set top type but I'm not oppose to climbing into the attic for a more permanent solution.
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09-20-2011, 05:31 PM
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#124
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
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IN this thread somewhere there is a very reasonably priced set top antenna
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09-20-2011, 05:39 PM
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#125
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Lifetime Suspension
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If your line of sight is good a $10 set of bunny ears is all you need.
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09-20-2011, 07:29 PM
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#126
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathji
IN this thread somewhere there is a very reasonably priced set top antenna
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I'm really glad I helped you with that lightbox/image gallery question you had last week.
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09-20-2011, 09:39 PM
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#128
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinordi
If your line of sight is good a $10 set of bunny ears is all you need.
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Here's the problem (and it's not just you)- but comments like this are a little vague. We live in a pretty big city, with lots of obsticles, and all our transmitters are on one side of town. I have line of sight, but with the transmitters 25 km away rabbit ears only bring in 2 channels. And that involves very careful tuning.
What would be helpful is if people have an antenna that works for them; also let us know what neighbourhood you live in.
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09-20-2011, 10:43 PM
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#129
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First Line Centre
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I have three of this model and it works great: http://www.walmart.ca/Electronics/TV...927-TV-antenna
I have two set up in in my condo in Spruce Cliff and one at my fiancee's house in Charleswood. Both pick up 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 21.3, 36.1 and I think 38 (Global, CTV, CITY, CBC, duplicate CTV, and CTS respectively.)
CBC seems to bounce around a lot. First it was 6.1, then 9.1, and now 21.3.
Someone can correct me if I got some of the numbers mixed up, I'm not at my TV.
Last edited by Sr. Mints; 09-20-2011 at 10:46 PM.
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09-21-2011, 01:37 PM
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#130
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Here's the problem (and it's not just you)- but comments like this are a little vague. We live in a pretty big city, with lots of obsticles, and all our transmitters are on one side of town. I have line of sight, but with the transmitters 25 km away rabbit ears only bring in 2 channels. And that involves very careful tuning.
What would be helpful is if people have an antenna that works for them; also let us know what neighbourhood you live in.
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Here is the one I am using: http://www.tvantennaplans.com/
And I'm up in Taradale.
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09-21-2011, 01:40 PM
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#131
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sr. Mints
I have three of this model and it works great: http://www.walmart.ca/Electronics/TV...927-TV-antenna
I have two set up in in my condo in Spruce Cliff and one at my fiancee's house in Charleswood. Both pick up 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 21.3, 36.1 and I think 38 (Global, CTV, CITY, CBC, duplicate CTV, and CTS respectively.)
CBC seems to bounce around a lot. First it was 6.1, then 9.1, and now 21.3.
Someone can correct me if I got some of the numbers mixed up, I'm not at my TV. |
You are correct, there have been a few that have jumped around. And one of the 36 or 38 channels is Omni (I think it is 38.1 AND 38.3) with the other CTS.
Plus I'm noticing a couple of them are also broadcasting some of their guide data OTA.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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09-21-2011, 03:03 PM
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#132
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
The one I made is hanging on the wall over the TV.
It is fairly directional. Mine is flat against the wall which is close enough, but I know if I take it down and turn it that there is a better angle. I just haven't figured out a good way to do that yet (some sort of wall offsets for a few degrees).
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Do you need an antenna for every tv?
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09-21-2011, 03:35 PM
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#133
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Good question- for analog a regular cable splitter worked just fine. I can't see digital not working the same way; I will have to try at some point.
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09-21-2011, 03:42 PM
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#134
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wormius
Do you need an antenna for every tv?
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I only have one HDTV, so I can't test.
I can't see why it wouldn't split - it isn't like there is any active electronics in it to have any issues with multiple signals.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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09-21-2011, 04:40 PM
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#135
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Voted for Kodos
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Splitting should be fine, you may need to amplify the signal.
With all OTA being digital now, the need for a fancy antenna is far less than it was before. In Calgary, it probably doesn't make a difference. There's no further away stations that one could receive anyway.
I should try out my antenna again, to see what I get. Tried it last summer for a while, but only having Global come through clearly was annoying.
It shouldn't be hard to get 6 channels pretty clearly now.
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09-21-2011, 08:37 PM
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#136
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First Line Centre
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I meant to mention last night, both antennas in Spruce Cliff work great even though all my windows face east and I am in a concrete building. The antenna at my fiancee's home in Charleswood seems to have trouble picking up 2.1, even though it's in a west facing window, and is obviously a wood structure.
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09-21-2011, 09:07 PM
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#137
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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I'm down in Canyon Meadows and thus far I'm unable to get much of anything, CTV will occasionally come in but it's spotty at best, but having said that I don't have a long enough cable to test near my upstairs windows or attic, so this is just from the ground level.
But as I mentioned before in my basement in Killarny/Glenbrook I was able to pick up 4 of the local channels pretty clearly with just a cable hanging from the drop ceiling, but obviously pretty close to the towers there.
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09-28-2011, 09:04 PM
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#138
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Just to follow up on this, I purchased one of these Terk HDTVa Antennas from Tiger Direct and I'm getting pretty decent results, pulling in 5/6 down here in Canyon Meadows from my living room.
I need to get an adapter to string a longer coaxial cable and try this antenna on the second floor or attic, but given the results in the living room on the ground level I'd expect to get all 6 OTA HD channels with the right positioning.
Update #2
Alright one more update for those who google Over The Air HDTV in Canyon Meadows, mounted the Terk HDTVa in the attic and I'm now pulling in all 6 OTA digital channels in Calgary.
Last edited by Regular_John; 09-29-2011 at 09:34 PM.
Reason: Further update
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09-28-2011, 10:55 PM
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#139
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Now that CBC isn't in 1080, why bother with antennas?  I enjoyed hockey in uncompressed 1080 quite a bit last year.
It's not like there is anything else worth receiving in this HD OTA craphole of ours.
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09-29-2011, 07:07 AM
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#140
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Now that CBC isn't in 1080, why bother with antennas? I enjoyed hockey in uncompressed 1080 quite a bit last year.
It's not like there is anything else worth receiving in this HD OTA craphole of ours. |
Well not to re-enter the tired 1080 VS 720 debate, but on my TV in my living room 720 still looks fantastic, so at 720 hockey is still a worthwhile persuit. But independent of that the value of OTA tv is still the local news. I've got Boxee/Netflix for everything else, live sports & news are covered by the OTA offerings.
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