specifically in cary.

what channels do you get and why can't i get any.

1/7/2010 8:33:08 PM

bump

1/7/2010 8:39:26 PM

jiggle the handle.

1/7/2010 8:43:05 PM

you should get all the network channels. Put your address here and point it in the right direction
http://antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx

this is assuming you have a digital tuner in your TV (all TVs after i think 2006 have them and many before then do too).
And I hope you didn't spend extra money on something touted as an "HDTV antenna". Any directional VHF antenna will work fine, and even normal bunny ears are find in most cities.

1/7/2010 8:44:58 PM

i just meant an antenna for an hd tv. i know it has a digital tuner, the tv is brand new.

all i get is univision.

1/7/2010 8:53:54 PM

I hope you didn't buy one of those "hd antennas" from wal-mart.

1/7/2010 9:01:26 PM

yeah because poor people use walmart

1/7/2010 9:03:03 PM

Who the fuck said anything about being poor?

1/7/2010 9:03:51 PM

You don't need an hd antenna. Just get the front (UHF) part off of one of these old antennas:


Mount it on a pole if you can or just run it in your attic. Attach an amplifier as close to the antenna as possible. The strongest towers are south east of raleigh. PBS is towards chapel hill.

1/7/2010 9:10:00 PM

Quote :

"i just meant an antenna for an hd tv."

1/7/2010 9:11:19 PM

http://www.antennasdirect.com/DB2_Indoor_antenna.html

1/7/2010 9:11:48 PM

I built a variation of a Hoverman antenna...http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/01/maker_workshop_dtv_antenna_steadyca.html <= this is a link to a basic model that you can build yourself. I guarantee it will outperform any of the "HD antennas" you can get in stores like wal-mart. But what I did was build two of these and link them together into one big array. I'm watching the BCS championship on ABC right now crystal clear. I live in Walnut Creek. I get all the channels (digital) that antennaweb.org lists available for the 27606 zip. I will post pics of the antenna once camera charges if interested.

1/7/2010 9:27:51 PM

^first thing i thought of

1/7/2010 9:35:15 PM

I do


I get these channels:

4.1
4.2
4.3 all PBS

5.1
5.2 CBS

11.1
11.2
11.3 ABC (sometimes, gotta move shit around and stand in awkward positions tho)

17.3
17.4
17.5 NBC

22.1 WLFL

28.1 WRDC

40.1
40.2 UNIVISION

50.1
50.2 FOX

basically I just move shit around when I cant get signal

1/7/2010 9:51:34 PM

moving it around is the best option

i've got tvs in my living room and bedroom both using different hd antennas....oddly enough the living room get nbc and fox....the bedroom gets abc and cbs.

fiddling with it i have around 15 channels (networks, pbs, ion, wgn, etc.)

1/7/2010 9:58:19 PM

guess i'll just play with it some more.

1/7/2010 10:13:34 PM

is it indoor or outdoor? where do you have it located? It's best if you can put it near a window facing the direction of the tower you want to pick up.. however depending on where you live shielding may not be that big of a deal. When I lived in the fraternity house I would get perfect signal beside the window but if you moved it 4 feet away (along the wall) i'd all but lose it.

1/7/2010 10:23:24 PM

I never have to move the antenna, and if you build it well, it almost looks like some sort of weird art. Oh and it picks up ION which is 37 miles away from my location. Build one! it's a bunch of coat hangers and wood.

1/7/2010 10:33:25 PM

Want to post a guide for making one?

1/7/2010 11:13:30 PM

I get everything Nick posted.

and trees might be an issue there, Cody.

1/7/2010 11:14:41 PM

^^

1/7/2010 11:15:54 PM

Sure, I wouldn't mind making a guide for what I did. The link I posted above though has a detailed .pdf outlining dimensions, assembly, and necessary parts for building the basic antenna which works great anyway. I'll get something up here in a few days or something though.

1/8/2010 12:04:59 AM

on the off-chance that you have Time Warner internet, you can probably the networks and a couple other channels by simply connecting your tv up

1/8/2010 12:09:00 AM

yeah it doesn't work like that...

1/8/2010 12:17:41 AM

I use one in Raleigh, off Gorman Street, barely a few miles from Cary. Cheap little indoor thing.

Works decent, gets most local networks perfectly fine... though we did end up wrapping a sheet of tinfoil around the top of it, which helps.

The only ones that tend to be scattered sometimes are 4.1-4.3

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 12:21 AM. Reason : .]

1/8/2010 12:20:24 AM

Quote :

"is it indoor or outdoor? where do you have it located? It's best if you can put it near a window facing the direction of the tower you want to pick up.. however depending on where you live shielding may not be that big of a deal. When I lived in the fraternity house I would get perfect signal beside the window but if you moved it 4 feet away (along the wall) i'd all but lose it."

it's indoor, next to a window. i used that antennaweb site to position it for the channel i wanted, and i got nothing.

Quote :

"and trees might be an issue there, Cody."

must be.

guess i'll try and make one of these coat hanger/wood things.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 12:21 AM. Reason : ^ what does yours look like?]

1/8/2010 12:20:59 AM

there was much disappointment to be had tonight

1/8/2010 12:21:30 AM

Quote :

"^ what does yours look like?"

It's a bit shitty, but I got it as a gift so I'm not going to complain about it.

1/8/2010 12:25:19 AM

how did you put foil over the top of that?

1/8/2010 12:25:50 AM

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"yeah it doesn't work like that..."

The fuck it doesnt. I did that for months at my current house, did it at my old townhouse, and just hooked it up for my friend tonight... she got pretty much every basic cable channel (not always the case, depends ont he filter they use). So don't tell me it doesnt work like that, faggot.



[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 12:30 AM. Reason : note: I'm just practicing being mean... I don't actually think you're a bundle of sticks]

1/8/2010 12:28:30 AM

^^The antenna part sticks way up... telescopes at least 4 times (or whatever you call it... "extends", maybe). Just wrapped a sheet around the top bit of it.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 12:29 AM. Reason : .]

1/8/2010 12:28:50 AM

I use one that looks similar to this:



It doesn't work all that well. I think I'll try to build one similar to the one gentry posted.

1/8/2010 12:29:37 AM

^^ cool.

^yeah, i think i might try building one as well.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 12:31 AM. Reason : k]

1/8/2010 12:31:16 AM

I mean, I'm just saying ya I got lucky a while back and had free cable tv because of a screw up in their system. I'm not saying it won't work. I'm just saying in general, one shouldn't expect that because of a Road Runner subscription. I have RR now. Hulu.com is awesome isn't it?

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 12:40 AM. Reason : used there instead of their]

1/8/2010 12:37:39 AM

hey that looks similar to my DIY creation. roommate wants it out in the shed though.

1/8/2010 12:38:03 AM

yeah, i'm wondering how well this creation will go over with the lady of the house.

1/8/2010 12:41:13 AM

^? I have a D2. It's AWESOME. Got 7-10 more channels than I did with the $50 wally world deal.

1/8/2010 3:30:49 AM

I built an antenna like the one posted earlier, it works so well we can hide it in the coat closet in the middle of the apartment. The only thing that gets bad is 17.3 occasionally.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 4:44 AM. Reason : cost $5 to build]

1/8/2010 4:42:38 AM

Well, the fact that it's worked for me on more than one occasion and when I know I've had a new TWC filter put on my house, at least, the network channels you can get over broadcast. The internet comes over the lines at a higher frequency range, and that of course comes along with the lower frequency range cable. Often times they do put filters on, but those filters don't simply block out every lower frequency range, they're designed to keep the lower network cable channels non-filtered. I just figured if the guy was getting no channels at all on his TV, might be worth at least trying to hook the coax up to the wall. Most people never even think to try.

Did hulu ever start charging for content? I thought they were going to sometime soon?

1/8/2010 9:17:09 AM

^I came here to basically post this.

1/8/2010 9:19:44 AM

as did I.

Quote :

"yeah it doesn't work like that..."

you're an idiot

1/8/2010 9:43:46 AM

I get these channels, and I live about 10 miles south of Crossroads Shopping Center.

4.1 UNC-TV (PBS)
4.2 PBS Kids Channel
4.3 UNC-Ex (Explorer)

5.1 WRAL (CBS)
5.2 This! Movie Network

11.1 WTVD (ABC)
11.2
11.3

17.1 WNCN (NBC)
17.2
17.3

20.1 Greensboro CW
20.2 Music Video Channel

22.1 WLFL (Raleigh/Durham CW)

28.1 WRDC

40.1
40.2 UNIVISION

47.1 ION
47.2 QUBO
47.3 ION Life
47.4 Gospel/Religion

50.1 Fox50 HD
50.2 RTV
50.3 Fox50 SD

1/8/2010 9:52:34 AM

well i'll be damned. i made one of those antennas from that video and i've got 28 channels now.

1/8/2010 6:55:40 PM

haha really?

1/8/2010 6:56:20 PM

yeah, no shit.

it's ugly as all get out, but the damn thing works.

1/8/2010 6:56:46 PM

I use http://www.amazon.com/Terk-Technology-HDTVi-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B0001FV36E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1262995140&sr=8-2


it works great

1/8/2010 6:59:31 PM

get cable you broke motherfucker

1/8/2010 6:59:34 PM

that's good to know. i'm not planning on paying for cable after i move.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 7:01 PM. Reason : seems i cuss about nothing being on more than i watch shows on cable channels]

1/8/2010 7:00:26 PM

i haven't had cable for quite a while now and i haven't missed it.

it will be nice to see the weather and some sports though. i'm kind of tired of internet feeds.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 7:07 PM. Reason : but i'm not paying 80 bucks for basic cable.]

1/8/2010 7:06:52 PM

paying for cable is for suckers

1/8/2010 8:25:03 PM