Hi Def Off Air Antenna

[ProfessorFate]

Looking for something to pair up with my Dish Network to use with my Sony KV-32HS510.
Local Hi Def feeds in 93004 area. Prefrably not too big as I need to sneak it past the HOA.

 

[Heisenberg]

Zenith Silver Sensor

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Zenith Silver Sensor

 

[OutHouse]

ALL TV antenas can reveive HDTV. A TV signal is a TV signal, you do not need a *Special* antenna. Its after you receive the signal is where you need to spend your money. IE. HDTV TV.

 

[Apex]

First off, plug your address into this site:

http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

Look for the digital channels. Look at the Frequency Assignment. See if you need UHF (14-69) or VHF (2-13), or both.

See what kind of distances we're talking about, and compass orientation.

The farther you are, the bigger the antenna you need.

If you have a relatively narrow compass orientation, and need only UHF, this is one of the best:

Antennas Direct DB8

I have one, it's awesome.

This one is good as well, though not quite as good (at least in my experience, in my setup, in my location):

ChannelMaster 4228

If you want something smaller, and can mount right on top of your dish, you can get one of these:

Winegard Square Shooter

Put the antenna up first. Then, print this out:

FCC OTA Antenna Regulations

If your HOA comes to you about the antenna, give them a copy.

 

[conjur]

Radio Shack has brought back their double bowtie antenna:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F003%5F001%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=930%2D0998

 

[jcuadrado]

Silver Sensor is good....I used it and happen to have it put away because this is working better for me.

Terk TV4

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Apex
First off, plug your address into this site:

http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

Look for the digital channels. Look at the Frequency Assignment. See if you need UHF (14-69) or VHF (2-13), or both.

See what kind of distances we're talking about, and compass orientation.

The farther you are, the bigger the antenna you need.

Funny thing about that site. When I moved to zip code 62629 that site told me I would need a huge directional antenna for most of the digital channels in my area. When I got here, I hooked up my Silver Sensor and just set it on top of the TV to see what happened. It picked up every last channel, most with excellent signal strength, one with just above marginal strength. In fact, I pick up more channels with high signal strength here than I did at my last zip code of 61822... and that site says I needed a much smaller antenna back there.

Pretty impressive, huh?

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Apex
First off, plug your address into this site:

http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

Look for the digital channels. Look at the Frequency Assignment. See if you need UHF (14-69) or VHF (2-13), or both.

See what kind of distances we're talking about, and compass orientation.

The farther you are, the bigger the antenna you need.

Funny thing about that site. When I moved to zip code 62629 that site told me I would need a huge directional antenna for most of the digital channels in my area. When I got here, I hooked up my Silver Sensor and just set it on top of the TV to see what happened. It picked up every last channel, most with excellent signal strength, one with just above marginal strength. In fact, I pick up more channels with high signal strength here than I did at my last zip code of 61822... and that site says I needed a much smaller antenna back there.

Pretty impressive, huh?

Yeah, I find it most useful just for the direction(s), and frequencies, then perhaps the distance. Those 3 things are the best indicators for what you'll need.

 

[ProfessorFate]

any more????

 

[Apex]

Most of the stations are 79-80 degrees, so that's a huge plus for you. You can pick a narrow beam antenna with no rotator. All of the digitals are UHF, another big plus. Everything is 62-63 miles from you, which is far, but not too bad.

If you want small, I'd suggest the Winegard Square Shooter and a ChannelMaster 7777 Pre-amp.

 

[Jeraden]

I also recommend just trying the Radio Shack double bow tie. Cheap and works great. Works better for me than the Silver Sensor. I have my double bowtie sitting outside on my back porch. I tried some channelmaster UHF antenna recently (to get the thing off my porch), but despite it being 4x bigger than the double bowtie, I can't get all my channels without repositioning it constantly. So I went back to my double bowtie.