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@appalachiafishingclub4 жыл бұрын
We own a farm in the mountains of Tennessee. When I was a kid our antenna picked up three channels (ABC, NBC and PBS). To change channels I would go outside and rotate the antenna until my mom shouted "right there". Funny how life changes...
@ClassicGuy574 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tyler for making my day! I was getting really bored and checked my email for the heck of it. My face lit up when I saw these words “Antenna Man has uploaded a new video”. Thank you for all you do and keep it up!
@ClassicGuy574 жыл бұрын
0:33 Tyler’s subscriber count in this video says 79.4K. That was a while ago. I’m glad Tyler’s subscriber count is increasing and I hope he makes it to 100K. Also, another sponsor? Good for you, Tyler!
@joelchoquette56744 жыл бұрын
Very helpful Tyler. Good to hear you dispel the thinking that an omnidirectional would be better then directional, which you would assume would be the case.
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
You’re 💯 right about getting stations clearly from the backside, i have great reception on the stations that are close to 180°, but I have a few at 270° that don’t work, I’ve been trying a second antenna aimed at those but it knocks out the others if I combine all the signals so now I’m looking at switches.... it’s a work in progress 🤞
@jeffreyd3994 жыл бұрын
My antennas, the Clearstream 4v, and Danny Hodges ultimate antenna are 'directional antennas' but they pick up stations from the back.
@TEA-fj3ut4 жыл бұрын
Does one preform better than the other or you do use them in unison?
@jeffreyd3994 жыл бұрын
@@TEA-fj3ut They work together in different directions.
@wesmckean14434 жыл бұрын
@@TEA-fj3ut I can tell you hands down that the ultimate antenna has beaten out every other antenna I tried, and I tried a bunch....
@patrickmartin49964 жыл бұрын
The Antenna Direct 91XG is probably the most directional UHF antenna I have ever used. Fortunately all of the translators I receive all come from the same direction. There are two towers spaced 1/10th of a degree apart, so the 91XG works very well.
@Nicholas_Chris4 жыл бұрын
Great explanation Tyler. Yes for VAN omni directional antennas are best. But for people who live at home I recommend an directional antenna (preferably YAGI) with a rotor or a triplexer to get the best reception.
@aaronsmith205410 ай бұрын
What an in depth and awesome explanation. Thanks!
@bricknboxer4 жыл бұрын
For people with RVs who like to play with OTA TV, the Clearstream 2RV is a great upgrade to the Winegard batwing. It comes with hardware to mount it to the lift boom on most older RVs. Unfortunately newer RVs with omni directional fixed mounted antennas would require installation of the Winegard rotating boom. The kit also includes a PA-18 low noise preamp and uses the existing pre amp power inserter located in the wall of your RV. While aimed at and receiving a UHF rf23 station 70 miles away, I was also able to pick up UHF rf39, 90 degrees to the side. The VHF elements require 14 inches clearance to the side of the antenna in the stowed position. Antennas Direct said it was OK to move the VHF elements over a few inches to clear an obstacle like a roof air conditioner.
@kensmith56944 жыл бұрын
You can also use two antennas and a switch. You end up having to manually add channels and remembering to flip the switch but is is a good option for those with two groups of stations both at some distance.
@raymondmartin67374 жыл бұрын
Years ago I tried an omnidirectional antenna on the roof of my apartment, somewhat like for an RV. Being near NYC stations, but receiving some CT stations such as analog Ch 8 from New Haven, WTNH, and Ch 49, PBS from Bridgeport, WEDW, which are pretty strong NE of NYC, I did not need to rotate a directional antenna for these and other CT, and sometimes Rhode Island and Massachusetts stations when conditions allowed it. I think some omnidirectional TV style antennas have amplifiers too.
@writerpatrick4 жыл бұрын
Just noticed today some local channels changed to their new frequencies ahead of the deadline this Friday and they have nice strong signals. I hope that will be standard. I'm also waiting to see what US channels get stronger.
@druliefw4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've been looking for a good video converter program. I downloaded the trial version of Wondershare UniConverter Video Converter Software. After verifying that it would work on my computer I purchased the full version. One real plus is that I can now convert the files on my $30 OTA DVR to MP4 for general use with either my TV or computer.
@wildwestunlimited4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tyler! Another great educational video!
@anthonykiszka4976 Жыл бұрын
Tyler, great info on your channel. I have an 22 year old Radio Shack 24' omni which is mounted in the attic on a truss cross tie a few feet from the peak, 30' off the ground, wood and vinyl siding walls. The antenna has worked fine for decades, the RG6 comes down to a powered Channel Plus distribution block with eight rooms connected all with RG6 cables. This omni got decent reception for the major markets surrounding my home in rural 49201 zip code. I had no trouble getting all the major stations, FOX, PBS, NBC, CBS, ABC. Over the last month my reception has gone down hill, now I can only receive the strongest station. Stations that were clear now have a lot of digital noise. My newer TV will display the noisy picture with no sound, my older TV display nothing, both TV's detect them as channels. I know that 5G has just been rolled out in my area. Have you seen 5G cause any issues like this? I will be bypassing the distribution block tonight and going direct to one TV. If this helps I plan unplugging and capping all the unused coax runs next. I would be grateful for any ideas or comments. Thanks.
@robertogalvez38654 жыл бұрын
Tyler, one of these days you should do a video on some of the tools and techniques you use to analyze OTA reception in an area. I see you now are using the signal meter from a small portable TV, but there many more useful techniques out there. Maybe someday I will share the ones I use with the OTA community. It is all about LOS! Cheers!
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
Fresh trim. Just in time for summer ! 💪💪
@gamemaster82514 жыл бұрын
We have an indoor directional. My room is on the second floor and put the antenna in my window and hooked it up to both my moms and my tv using the old satellite cable that got left behind. We get every station offered to us in this area clear as a bell.
@Jack-gu7rr4 жыл бұрын
As always great video! Thank you Tyler!
@jjcoolaus4 жыл бұрын
Great video. The link to the 40% off sale from your sponsor has expired :(
@unclefester60334 жыл бұрын
Something else is that if you have channels outside your local market is to point the antenna in that general direction & your local stations if strong enough should come in but no low powered signals!
@Carman17444 жыл бұрын
CBS in my area is in a different direction then the other networks and with my indoor antenna I can’t get ABC.
@letsgomicroliving_1993_4 жыл бұрын
Do a video on how to combine 2 directional antennas
@davidburton45824 жыл бұрын
He did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqDIi4qMas6ZoKM
@Nicholas_Chris4 жыл бұрын
@@davidburton4582 That is the best method
@letsgomicroliving_1993_4 жыл бұрын
@@davidburton4582 thank you
@danbasta36774 жыл бұрын
Just use a two way splitter reversed. One peg pointed toward the tv antenna, the other peg to the other tv antenna, which goes into the one output line, thus combining two tv antennas in two different directions going down to a ground block, then into a signal amplifier.
@MrMichael485 ай бұрын
🤔Now is a Flywing RC helicopter H1 V2 with omnidirectional GPS connection and tracking really good?
@danpete66234 жыл бұрын
Right now I pick up channels from 3 bigger towns. And someone I know that has satellite thy charge $5 extra a month for other markets
@Madness8324 жыл бұрын
2:03 looks like a flip-of-the-bird! :D
@daveb88984 жыл бұрын
Hey Tyler, I recently moved to house that sits in a valley about 9 miles from the broadcast towers which are obscured by hills. I attic mounted a directional antenna and pointed it toward the tower at a slight upward angle (like it would be pointed toward the top of the hills, if that makes sense) All of the major broadcasts are coming from the same direction and cluster of towers, but for some reason all broadcasts are crystal clear except NBC. Could this be an issue with the tuner? I’ve double checked all the recommended websites and have confirmed that all broadcast are the same distance and same direction, so I’m at a loss as to why only one channel is not being received. Any advice?
@psa1104 жыл бұрын
Tyler, do you ever use a relief map when assessing signal strength/loss?
@rjonzun58284 жыл бұрын
Good question
@bricknboxer4 жыл бұрын
@@rjonzun5828 If you dig into tvfool.com and input your address you'll find maps for the signal path between the broadcast tower and your location. Line of sight, one or two edge paths will be shown. Also maps showing signal strength over topography will show how a signal is lost on the back side of a large hill or ridge.
@markurbanetti61954 жыл бұрын
I have a clear stream 2max and receive stations from 227 degrees and stations from 332 degrees
@chickenboy1014 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that video, it was very informative. You mentioned in the video it might be a better idea to combine antennas. Where can I find information on how to combine antennas?
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
I have a video on this topic. Check out my KZbin channel.
@Resist44 жыл бұрын
I like your videos but hate the pushing of products on it now and won't be subscribe anymore because of it, but I will still watch them and recommend them to friends. I hate commercials on TV, had them even more on KZbin. For my area there are two basic directions to get all my channels and for me, an omni directional indoor antenna has proved best. The downside is that this antenna only gets all those channels in one location, directly on top of my TV pointing straight ahead. So I guess I lucked out there. lol
@domcizek Жыл бұрын
GOOD INFO, THANK YOU
@monstrok4 жыл бұрын
Great discussion! Would it be worth considering another situation where someone is between two major markets? For instance, Seattle-Vancouver/Victoria (like me), Fort Worth-Dallas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, San Jose-Oakland/San Francisco and others? In my case, I need a bi-directional antenna which I've solved with both the Clearstream 2MAX and two directional antennas pointing in opposite directions.
@lseddiki4 жыл бұрын
would u plz make videos about the 4G LTE best antenna, tnx
@tomcop6684 жыл бұрын
Do you ever talk about putting antennas on a rotator?
@cleorobinson926621 күн бұрын
Information needed
@hidyturl18393 жыл бұрын
Why dont we group 8 directional antenna into 1 superb directional antenna that pointing to all direction, does this make sense?
@owlpoodle3554 жыл бұрын
I put up an RCA Directional, Indoor/outdoor antenna. Aimed it at the best signals and right off I got over 70+ channels. Some were vhf too. After going through all of the channels, I determined all of the stations transmitting are crap. These channels must be for those that prefer not to pay for what they watch. They get what they pay for too. I think that I'll stay with the internet for my viewing.
@Bamaoutdoors3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@FursaFarfasha4 жыл бұрын
Do you have a spreadsheet of all of your testing results?
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
I do not. If you'd like to see how the results of the antennas I tested out you'll have to watch the videos. If you still aren't sure which one would work best for you consider a custom antenna recommendation at the following link: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
@gmackinnon6484 жыл бұрын
Great info Tyler, as a sub and FB follower can you please do a review of the eagle star pro antenna. Thanks m8😊✌️
@jeffkardosjr.38254 жыл бұрын
I'm getting better reception from WNEP since their frequency change.
@edwardlatz85244 жыл бұрын
my father had A rotary Antenna on his house , I think that is the best was to go for getting stations from different directions .
@danbasta36774 жыл бұрын
It is to a point. However if your TVs are connected to not just one, however three other TVs, someone on the other end or opposite end of the house could me watching a tv station. When turning the antenna to recoeve, a different station from the opposite end, you've just messed up the other individuals viewing of the station they were watching before you turned the antenna to a totally different tv station in another direction. To avoid this, best to put tv antennas in different locations Locke onto their friguencies, then using a splitter weather a two way or three way splitter, sometimes four way splitter depending upon how many stations you wish to receive and what locations they are at. Running the one line down to a ground block into the cellar of your home, grounded on a cold water line, to a signal 4 way amplifier to the individual TVs you have in your home. Best route.
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
Edward Latz I think they used to make really good rotors, but the three different ones I’ve had were junk. They would continuously lose their directional orientation and require constant re-synch’ing. I gave up.
@lonniewilliamson25694 жыл бұрын
Haircut tells me PA went green.
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
I can give myself that haircut in less than 4 mins 🍻
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
I actually cut my own hair.
@lonniewilliamson25694 жыл бұрын
@@AntennaMan You did a good job, looks nice.
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
It’s not that hard to cut and Feels great
@SIVASHANMUGAVADIVEL3 жыл бұрын
Hey #Antenna_Men, I am from India, i have a problem in signal strength is around 120dbi which is poor, for 4G LTE around 90dbi is excellent, my nearest Cell tower is around 6 Kilometers (6,000 Meters) the area is some want trees around but not a hills. In thui situation which antenna should i want preferred weather directional or Omni directional antenna?
@ceciljowers37952 жыл бұрын
I have an antenna with a tenna rotor. My problem is I live approximately equal distance from 3 tv markets here in Northern South Carolina. Those markets are Florence, SC and Columbia, SC and Charlotte North Carolina. I can get those stations but my problem is my tv (Samsung Qled)does not allow manual tuning. I can scan for Charlotte and sometimes get some Columbia channels but not always. The Florence channels don't come in unless antenna is aimed for them. Auto tuning does not pick up those other markets. Do you have any ideas other than adding a separate tuner?
@AntennaMan2 жыл бұрын
If your Samsung tv doesn't have manual tuning there's no way around it - you'll need an external tuner
@tron3entertainment4 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute. Is the haircut future Tyler or past Tyler? Now I am confused.
@bigdogtom554 жыл бұрын
I HOPE it's future Tyler...GREAT haircut for sure...
@KameraShy4 жыл бұрын
Flowbee went wild.
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
I did get a hair cut. Been 90 degrees daily here in eastern PA
@tron3entertainment4 жыл бұрын
@@AntennaMan - I sing this with all due respect... *"G. I. Joeeeeeeeeee!"*
@bigdogtom554 жыл бұрын
@@AntennaMan Those are the BEST haircuts....ALWAYS keep mine cut close...
@tomyot774 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making it simple.
@jalexishercav4 жыл бұрын
Hi, I need an advice, I need a recomendation, I need to buy an antena for my ranch in Mexico but I need an antena capable to receive a signal 200 km away
@kensmith56944 жыл бұрын
How tall is the tower and how high is the stations tower? There are distance to the horizon calculators. Do the horizon for each tower. If the sum is less than the total distance, you have line of sight (assuming no hills). The the sum is short by about 20km it is still likely to work. If the sum is short by 100km there is nearly no chance of a signal unless you can catch a bounce of a mountain or something.
@mikeblank71654 жыл бұрын
Tyler, Can you make a omni directional antenna from a Hula Hoop ? (They typically come in different sizes, because of the chinese imported toys).
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
You can make an antenna from anything metal. The question is how well will it work if signals are weak.
@alanosborne19474 жыл бұрын
As I type this I'm on hold with Spectrum trying to cancel my basic tv that I pay $154.00 a month. This price does include my internet but I am only getting like 8-10 channels and I'm tired of paying this each month. My question for you is hooking up the HD antenna I have purchased. Can I hook the antenna cable directly to the cable box my internet cable is connected to. And if so do I need a splitter to separate the antenna cable and internet cable. If this will not work I'm guessing I will need to run the antenna cable directly to the TV. I live in Apex,NC and I'm within 15 miles of Raleigh,NC. Thanks for your help.
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
No antennas cannot be connected to a cable box. They need to be connected directly to the TV set. You CANNOT combine the antenna and internet feed on a single line. You will mess things up. If you are confused I do offer setup guidance services at the following link: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
@alanosborne19474 жыл бұрын
@@AntennaMan Thank You for your reply. I will check up your setup guide!
@alanosborne19474 жыл бұрын
@@AntennaMan Hey Tyler, I forgot to mention in my question about hooking an antenna cable to my cable box is I'm using my TV as a computer monitor and for watching television. What would be your suggestion to continue using my tv as a computer monitor and connecting to my HD antenna so I can watch my local stations? What can I do to separate the two?
@DyLemmaOG4 жыл бұрын
During certain times of the day I have one channel that has 40-60 strength during certain times of the day. The channel is being picked up by my VHF element but it's just barely not strong enough (extremely pixelated, image but not playing correctly). During the day the channel is generally watchable. Any ideas? Like a better signal booster or something? I have basically a super generic amplifier currently. Your channel has been amazing for me, I've learned a lot, bought a few antennas and understanding VHF and UHF, VHF low high etc lol.
@fwingebritson4 жыл бұрын
so, ideally, we would want a big mast with a few dozen directional antennas pointed in all locations, stacked and staggered in order to get everything.
@mikeblank71654 жыл бұрын
No, you do not need to do that. The cable company has already done that for you, in a commercial setting ! You need to pay them for the millions of dollars that they paid out for that service.
@EasyRiderGreg4 жыл бұрын
Where I am CBS, ABC, NBC, and FOX are all on a mountain top about 30 miles away. There are no mountains blocking the signal, I'm above all the other hills between me and the transmitters. I can not get ABC or NBC at all. Sometimes Fox and CBS come in and some times they just cut in and out. I don't understand how that can be. I should be able to get them all all the time but I can't. Cable and satellite are just too expensive. What can Be the problem? Can this type of reception be made to work reliably for all the channels?
@vollyman19624 жыл бұрын
what antenna are you using? Where is the antenna in your house located? What you are asking - you are not saying what the environment is in your home and the antenna you have. That makes trying to figure it out very difficult.
@skuttduck4 жыл бұрын
My dad setup a nice antenna up on a large mast with a rotor before he passed away, and I'm able to get more stations than that setup and I am 8 miles away. He did good to use RG6, but he used so much of it that I think he is losing signal due to the cable length. He also has no VHF element so he is missing a couple stations. I'm thinking about climbing up on the roof and installing a pre-amp for my mom as well as a VHF antenna to combine them. Just thought I would mention that.
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
The stations may be at reduced power. Check out my other videos for more information.
@glenjohnsonii31984 жыл бұрын
Do it "what is sign on and sign off?"
@johnham94542 жыл бұрын
Can you daisy chain antennas together
@AntennaMan2 жыл бұрын
No - it won't work well.
@henrytroll34394 жыл бұрын
Honestly, what a weak system we have, and I don't think think the ATSC 3 is going to be any better. Technologies in the States don't go hand in hand with each other. Have we noticed that the electrical posts in the the street go above instead of underground? That interferes with the the frequencies. Also, there are many ways to broadcast; horizontal, vertical, elyptic...
@dlmfilms14 жыл бұрын
Should I use an Omni Directional antenna in Lords Valley?
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
No you won't get anything there
@dlmfilms14 жыл бұрын
@@AntennaMan Why? I get two channels with a 5 dollar antenna that looks like a bow tie?
@goldenboy55003 жыл бұрын
even though I have 1 television on a antenna I still stream reason is what little television are cable stations mainly MSNBC & CNN most of the time I watch Netflix yes I can live without advertising I have tried a few not all are compatible with all tv's and or add on devices like roku or Fire TV I have tried a few and I find the best service is KZbin-TV
@davidkurzdorfer64024 жыл бұрын
Sir in western ny big channel up date wbbz channel 67 currently has me tv on channel 67.1 and here's icon on channel 67.2 ..and me tv on channel 6.3..and day star religious on 67.4 and dbld on 67.5 ....they are adding 3 great new channels start tv on 67.6 and decades on channel 6.7 ...and movies on 67.8 ...3great new channels and in about a year day star religious channel 67.4 will be drop and better channel will replace it ....but getting 3 channels added is like yes ...lots of Canadian viewers watch channel 67....these channels will be added july 1
@andresmsuarez57184 жыл бұрын
i try one omni directional and sucks. at least in my area
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
Yeah omni’s suck where I am too, get a giant yagi directional type and you’ll pull in sooo many more stations
@JeffreyGroves4 жыл бұрын
Did you bonk your forehead during an antenna install? Also, are you in to Ren-Faires?
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
I actually bonked it on my car door.
@canadianmike7114 жыл бұрын
Direction
@marioescobedo11374 жыл бұрын
How about an antenna man red T shirt.
@jbeav39024 жыл бұрын
Any 4k tv atsc 3 out yet
@gogydm4 жыл бұрын
Sony X900H
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
There's a few. Look for a future video on this topic.
@jamesretired59794 жыл бұрын
how about in attic verse on roof
@alexkay18744 жыл бұрын
Height is Might , the higher the antenna is the better
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
Outside on roof is always better just don’t fall off! You lose signal going through shingles and rafters.
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
I have a video on this topic. Check out my other videos.
@vollyman19624 жыл бұрын
I built this and I was amazed at how well it performs. i.ibb.co/zGsxW3n/antenna2.jpg I have two of them up at my house. I can get towers 70 miles away with it. Total cost to make it was about $12.
@brianpercival18294 жыл бұрын
I have a 19 inch diameter flying saucer omni diectional up on a 45 ft tower and tower is 8 feet above the road. It is rated at 70 miles. My station direction map looks like spokes on a wheel. Buffalo is 35 miles away SE, CN Tower is 65 miles north, CHCH Hamilton is 30 miles NW. Erie Penn is 48 miles South and getting fringe stations that breakup from Ohio. Repeats from Buffalo. It picks up reliable stations without pixelation 99% of the time. Storm days I get break up but also had breakup from TV stations on cable going through storms in their regions too. It does the job fairly well. I don't have large ridges in the way to hamper reception. I really don't need to chase fring stations as mostly content I'm not interested in. Religious bible thumpers and Non stop sales stations. I have Shack TV and get IPTV that has cable content, and today I got Cobra Hosting at $10 a month. I found it has CRAVE TV and that is a $29 a month subscription. I have more TV stations that I can watch. The only problem is with Shack TV and in Series Tv shows it has Spanish subtitles that cannoy be turned off on 75% of the series they offer. It is annoying so trying out Cobra Hosting to see how stable that is. Always good info here and great advice.
@owlpoodle3554 жыл бұрын
Trees, trees, trees! Which antenna is best when the stations direction is blocked by trees? Tyler your videos are great but never get a haircut like that again.
@dxtv17844 жыл бұрын
Satellite dish is the best in your case.
@AntennaMan4 жыл бұрын
It varies depending on the frequencies in your area. Consider a custom antenna recommendation at the following link: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
@Toto47304 жыл бұрын
👍👊
@Peersoncasteell4 жыл бұрын
To some up for the people that dont want watch the vid Omny derectional intenas get signals from all derrections and tipicly do nto work as wel if near one market then the other If you have a derectional intena its the opasit Your welcome
@rjonzun58284 жыл бұрын
If you've going to be an expert then at least take the time to submit a reply that is legible. Dip$hit.
@mikeblank71654 жыл бұрын
@@rjonzun5828 Did you learn your vocabulary at church ?
@thadgiannetti7904 жыл бұрын
Who would be rude enough not to watch the entire video?!?! People who subscribe to this channel are civilised!