Cable, satellite and internet TV services compress the image and reduce quality in order to offer bunches of channels quickly. But the up side is that currently except for a very few 4k net and satellite offerings, the absolute best picture quality for your TV is over-the-air. The only negative we have is the occasional strong wind which causes some of the weaker channels (I mean you, 9) to stutter. Your success outside has got to be better than inside if you mount this on a roof. I put this on a rafter in our attic (which is high off the ground, say 3 stories) and with the amplification which came with it, and after aiming at Chocowinnity, I was able to get all the local channels without further fiddling. The reviews are on this antenna are good. So what did I find that would work for us? An older model Antennacraft HDX1000 VHF UHF HDTV Outdoor Antenna – which we have indoors in our attic. 20 miles for $20 gets you the Fox channel but caveat emptor. Mohu claims 50 miles for this model and 20 or 30 miles for the cheaper models. But if you only want a few TV channels you will get some channels depending upon the height of the antenna. Like I said, this Mohu option will give you some but not all of the local channels unless you hang it from a kite or a blimp. For antenna distance local advice check out Antennaweb. Remember, we are dealing with line of sight from that distance so the higher the better, the fewer trees the better. We are over 40 miles away from the most distant broadcast antennas and the cheaper models didn’t pull in as many channels. And the model 50 above likely won’t give you a signal from channel 9 which is the most difficult channel for we locals to get. ![]() I’ve hung those and this one in windows and waved them over my head with variable success. ![]() They sell cheaper antennas, most without amplification. Mohu is a North Carolina company – based in Raleigh. I’ve fiddled with a bunch of indoor antennas and the best I’ve found is the Mohu Leaf 50 amplified antenna which is currently selling on Amazon for $62.50. For instance in the digital age channel 12.1 also has channel 12.2 and channel 12.3. There are sub-channels to all of these so you get movie channels and old TV show channels as well as the major networks within these numbers. Our local channel options are 7, 8, 9, 12 and 19. For those of you that think the discussion of antennas is over your head, stay tuned. The second edition of this column is about getting local TV channels with or without an antenna and some new internet free and pay options.
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