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Topic	Indoor TV antennas
dancer62 12/26/18 6:38:19 PM #3:	rogerskg1979 posted... pedro45 posted... I'm seeing 200 mile ones on Ebay for like ten bucks. You tend to get what you pay for. A cheap $10 antenna is most likely going to perform like a cheap $10 antenna. In other words, it likely won't perform well at all. I don't use an antenna myself, but I have researched the subject a bit back when I was looking to cut the cable cord. From what I have read, Mohu makes the best antennas. Generally though, 50 miles is about the limit you will get with an indoor antenna. If you need a larger range, then you're probably going to need an outdoor antenna. (That's actually the reason why I never got an antenna since I live more than 50 miles from the closest towers, and I live in an apartment so I can't have an outdoor antenna.) It also depends on your height above terrain. VHF/UHF TV signals are pretty much line-of-sight. An indoor antenna, on the first floor, at ground level, in city clutter, is doing good to get signals from 10 miles away, and is still going to show flutter and ghosting in the rain or any other atmospheric disturbance. The best way to "cut the cable cord" is with streaming internet services. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less <cite>dancer62 posted [p:914745651] in Indoor TV ... [t:77335813]...</cite> <quote><cite>rogerskg1979 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>pedro45 posted...</cite> <quote>I'm seeing 200 mile ones on Ebay for like ten bucks.</quote> You tend to get what you pay for. A cheap $10 antenna is most likely going to perform like a cheap $10 antenna. In other words, it likely won't perform well at all. I don't use an antenna myself, but I have researched the subject a bit back when I was looking to cut the cable cord. From what I have read, Mohu makes the best antennas. Generally though, 50 miles is about the limit you will get with an indoor antenna. If you need a larger range, then you're probably going to need an outdoor antenna. (That's actually the reason why I never got an antenna since I live more than 50 miles from the closest towers, and I live in an apartment so I can't have an outdoor antenna.)</quote> It also depends on your height above terrain. VHF/UHF TV signals are pretty much line-of-sight. An indoor antenna, on the first floor, at ground level, in city clutter, is doing good to get signals from 10 miles away, and is still going to show flutter and ghosting in the rain or any other atmospheric disturbance. The best way to "cut the cable cord" is with streaming internet services. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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