[dennisw]

Mediasonic Homeworx HW110AN Super Thin Indoor HDTV Antenna - 25 Miles Range
by Mediasonic
4,913 customer reviews | 353 answered questions
http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-Homeworx-HW110AN-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B008KVUAGU/ref=sr_1_3/183-1184495-8659132?ie=UTF8&qid=1439516905&sr=8-3&keywords=tv+antenna

********* I am inclined to get this one

[Pelham]

http://geosatelectronics.com/shop/ota/outdoor-antennas/45mi-70km/focus-4-bay

[yarddog]

Almost anything will work for 25 miles.

I have an ancient outside antenna maybe 25 feet high. It still seems to pull in the HD signal about as well as it did the old 1950s era broadcasts.

I have purchase a couple of indoor HD antennas and neither one works even close to as well as the old outdoor one.

I get signals from Panama City and Dothan, Alabama, clear as can be.

[Red Badger]

Coat hanger and tin foil works.......

[mrsmith]

I paid forty bucks for one from Walmart years ago.
Works fine and the towers are 40 miles away.

[bkopto]

go to:

www.tvfool.com

Also, I have a Winegard antenna and in-line RF amplifier and this combo works great.

[cardinal4]

When I was in Dallas for a short while I didn’t have cable or anything but antenna TV. I don’t remember what channel it was but it was freaking awesome. Old westerns on the weekends on the weekends were my favorite part but they focussed on old TV. I loved it..

[usconservative]

If you go to YouTube and google "how to make an HDTV Antenna" you'll find alot of video's showing you how to make one quite easily, typically with things that are already in your house, or require only a few $$ of hardware from your local hardware store.

My HDTV antenna is made out of a small length of 1"x2" furring strip, wire coat hangers I had in my house, a cheap $3 75ohm to 300ohm converter available at my local Ace Hardware, and a chunk of RG6 cable also available at my local Ace Hardware for about 20 cents a foot.

How's it work? Well, I'm 30 miles outside of Chicago and pick up over 72 OTA channels. I can turn it towards South Bend Indiana and watch the Notre Dame games easily. I've also picked up stations as far away as Rockford, IL and Champaign IL with it.

Here's one of the video's I referenced above. Used same materials I did. My antenna has a longer boom and more elements in it which extends the range.

Make Your Own HDTV Antenna!

[Cedar]

With a 25 mile or higher range antenna, you’ll get all the channels available in your area. Picture is clear HD. For some reason, NBC is always a little more stubborn to pick up here, have to adjust the antenna. But it’s better than paying $130 a month cable bill for so many channels I never watch.

With antenna, Netflix, Qello, and the ability to display my computer screen onto my TV with a HDMI cable (and watch sports, movies, etc., that way also), I have plenty of content to watch... only have to pay Charter for the internet fee. In fact, I have too much content. Too much of the virtual world. Real life is better always.

[stevio]

I have one similar to this one. It works very well.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Bundle bare-bones local channels with your cable provider with internet service. I spent months looking for a good antennae and came up with nothing. I decided just to get local channels and add it to my Internet service (since I have to get Internet anyway through cable), which costs just a few more dollars than buying stand-alone Internet.

[South40]

http://antennadeals.com/HD2805.html

[knarf]

They're all about the same except the advertized distances

Your biggest concern is placement in the home

I have NEVER (been using the things for about 7 or 8 years) gotten good recdeption except near ... or right at ... a window, and even THEN, moving it around will give you more or less stations

I have found ... no kidding, this is real .... by suspending my 40 mile deal about 2/3 of the way up my window, and over to the left of center AND draping two 6 ft extension cords from the suspended antenna ...

I AM NOT KIDDING ... if I take away one or both cords .... I lose stations)

I get 14 stations, 4 or 5 are dupes

bad weather will alter your reception and occasionally you have to re-set ... re-search ... for new settings/channels

For what I watch and use TV for, and the approx $100 monthly savings .... I'll put up with the bulljit

[cva66snipe]

The same rules of line of sight reception apply to digital as they did to analog. Your surrounding terrain means everything. If you are at the foot of a ridge and the towers are behind you no antenna will help. If you are higher up or in flat terrain an outdoor digital antenna can do wonders. Check for line of sight for issues before investing in an antenna. By line of sight I simply mean no terrain obstructions close by.

[Paladin2]

YMMV.

There are some homemade designs out there to try. Let the wind blow in your hair. Buy a signal amplifier (or 2) to put in line.

[reed13k]

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[PAR35]

There is no such thing as a ‘digital antenna’. It is just marketing hype. Rabbit ears indoor, or a standard outdoor or attic antenna works as well. If you find the signal too weak, put in an in-line amplifier (some rabbit ears come with them.) When I want over the air (I haven’t cut the cord - yet) the rabbit ears with the built in amp work fine for the Dallas stations, but Fort Worth is too far. Rabbit ears without an amp are iffy for some of the Dallas stations. (Most Dallas towers are probably about 25 miles). If I decide to cut the cable, I’d probably install a rooftop style antenna in the attic or strap it to the chimney.

The inline amp (built in or separate) will need to be plugged into a wall outlet.

[Daffynition]

Whatever you decide to get...make sure you have some aluminum foil handy

[bubman]

bump

[Jet Jaguar]

Leaf Amplified. Bought at Sam’s Club.