PSA: Cable TV is a money pit

[sourceninja]

I pay $149.00 for 24mb internet and 300 channels. I'm dropping it down to 100 channels at the end of this month.

 

[AstroManLuca]

It sounds like you are using some sort of hdtv antenna... but have you heard of the coat hanger antenna? I built one and it works fabulously. It is this:

http://lukewisdom.com/weblog/uploads/coathanger-small.JPG

I built mine using copper wire, screws, and washers from the hardware store. Only cost about $30 bucks but you could do it alot less if you had some of the parts already. No more messing with rabbit ears for me.

Yeah, I have a Silver Sensor:

Picks up UHF really well but only high VHF (barely picks up 11).

An attic antenna would be perfect but I don't want to mess too much with the house since we're renting it. And it just seems like a pain in the ass. But it would clean things up nicely. We do have a north-facing window in the attic, and all the broadcast towers are to the north.

 

[Ksyder]

Yeah, I have a Silver Sensor:

Picks up UHF really well but only high VHF (barely picks up 11).

An attic antenna would be perfect but I don't want to mess too much with the house since we're renting it. And it just seems like a pain in the ass. But it would clean things up nicely. We do have a north-facing window in the attic, and all the broadcast towers are to the north.

Hmmm. It looks like the coat hanger is using basically the same design as your antenna. I have the same problem as well, IIRC, the coat hanger is better suited to UHF rather than VHF.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I was thinking of getting a set of bunny ears and just hooking it up alongside the existing antenna using a coax diplexer (apparently you need a diplexer and not a simple splitter for this to work). All I'd need to do is get bunny ears since I already have the required cables and a diplexer.

 

[Ksyder]

I was thinking of getting a set of bunny ears and just hooking it up alongside the existing antenna using a coax diplexer (apparently you need a diplexer and not a simple splitter for this to work). All I'd need to do is get bunny ears since I already have the required cables and a diplexer.

That's a good idea. Might have to try that. The bit about the diplexer is interesting.