It's the TERK TV5 model. Whatever that is worth. Since dumping FiOS TV, I use netflix and this antenna to meet all of our TV needs. It's the RCA Model #: ANT751, and it's mounted in my attic.
Posted on 01/28/2012 2:05:41 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
Due to an ongoing dispute between Time-Warner and my local NBC affiliate KRIS, NBC is not currently carried on my cable system. It's pretty likely this dispute won't be resolved before the Super Bowl next weekend, so I want to find out what model of antennas, I should buy in order to watch the Super Bowl next week. I bought a Terk amplified antenna prior to the Houston Texan's game in the first round, and it didn't work at all. The clerk at the return desk at Best Buy said that lots of people were returning that model.
Ping!
The Super Bowl will be streamed (legally) this year.
You might check the NFL and NBC Sports websites for details.
You have to provide some information:
What is the channel of the station you are trying to receive?
How far away are you from the transmitter?
What kind of topology is around you? (Valley, hills, etc.)
How hign off the ground is your indoor antenna going t be placed?
Is the receiver a converter box or a late model digital TV?
Do you need the antenna for other channels, or just the one?
Why not an outdoor/attic antenna? Wife? Expense? Inconvenience?
It's the TERK TV5 model. Whatever that is worth. Since dumping FiOS TV, I use netflix and this antenna to meet all of our TV needs. It's the RCA Model #: ANT751, and it's mounted in my attic.
I got a Mohu Leaf on-line (www.gomohu.com) for a bedroom TV. Works great. You should also go to antennaweb.org and see how far and in what direction the broadcast tower is from your home so you can (a) ensure this would work for your location, and (b) how to best orient it toward the signal.
Get a DB4 antenna.
1-Do you have a digital TV?
2-Do you have a converter box?
I have a digital TV, and just use rabbit, ears they seem to be stronger than the new digital antennas.
I have an old analog tv that I put a converter box on and bought digital antenna and that works good also.
Just keep moving your antenna around til you get the right combination. PS signal strengths change alot after sundown.
What is the channel of the station you are trying to receive?
How far away are you from the transmitter?
What kind of topology is around you? (Valley, hills, etc.)
How hign off the ground is your indoor antenna going t be placed?
Is the receiver a converter box or a late model digital TV?
Do you need the antenna for other channels, or just the one?
Why not an outdoor/attic antenna? Wife? Expense? Inconvenience?
I'm trying to receive channel 6.
The transmitter is less than 20 miles away.
I'm in South Texas. There's hardly any terrain.
The TV is just 3.5 years old with a built in ATSC tuner and HDTV display.
I could put the antenna up to 12 feet high indoors.
Hopefully the dispute will be resolved and the station will be added back to the Time-Warner lineup.
I don't like walking around on the roof. My center of gravity is a bit higher than it was 15 years ago. Also I'm recovering from foot surgery that was done on December 30. I'm not supposed to walk without crutches, and I don't think it would be a good idea to try moving around on the roof with crutches.
I went to radio shack and bought a full sized roof antenna and put in the attic. Then I dropped a line to the basement and wired it into the cable system. Then Idropped cable. Life is much better and the picture is great .
ML/NJ
Keep in mind that none of those small antennas will do a good job on VHF channels (as KRIS appears to be).
What you need is one one those big, old-fashioned antennas. Do you by any chance still have one left over from the old analog days in your attic or on your roof? If so, hook that up, and you should be all set.
Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a “digital” antenna. The antennas are tuned for a range of frequencies, but they work just as well with digital signals as with analog signals.
Hope this helps.
A little aluminum foil and you'll be all set!
Go here http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx
It will help you choose the best antenna for your location .. I have a win guard metro.. And it’s great...
You shouldn’t need an amplifier/antenna. We have a fairly new flat-screen set more than 20 miles away from the station which gets great pictures from an old chimney antenna.
Any amplified antenna still has to receive a minimal signal for it to amplify.
If you are too far from the station’s transmission antenna, or if there are obstacles blocking your line-of-sight path to that antenna, no indoor antenna is going to help you.
Rule of thumb for VHF signals is 26 miles transmitter-receiver, for an outdoor receiving antenna under ideal circumstances.
An indoor antenna will probably have a considerably lesser range than a roof mounted antenna because of it being at a lower elevation and because of attenuation (reduction of signal strength) caused by the structure around it.
See if you can determine where your local NBC affiliate has their transmission tower. Note: often it is at a different location from their studios for topographical reasons (towers are often sited on hills or tall buildingsto increase coverage area).
Too bad you didn’t plan ahead. Monoprice.com has a couple of good ones dirt cheap.
Monoprice is the only place to buy that kind of stuff.
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