What is an attractive Indoor analog (VHF/UHF) antenna?

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dg wrote:
>
> There are a few stations in my area that don't broadcast digital signals yet
> but I still would like to watch them. Can anybody recommend a nice looking
> indoor antenna designed for analog TV signals? I already have a Zenith
> silver sensor for DTV but it just doesn't do the job when it comes to the
> analog stations.
>
> BTW, I used to have an amplified antenna from radio shack that worked great
> but it got too ugly from being repaired over the years.
>
> THANKS!
> --Dan


Dan they're a nice outdoor UHF antennas that can be used indoors.
i.e.: Channel Master 3021 4 bay bow tie....

UHF, ultra high frequency implies 'small in size'

VHF, Very high frequency implies 'huge in size'

Most Digital HD TV stations are UHF.. small antenna reqd.
Most Analog SD TV stations are VHF.. huge antenna reqd.

So for Analog TV, there are no small, nice indoor antennas.

See http://www.channelmaster.com under products available.

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"dg" <dan_gus@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> There are a few stations in my area that don't broadcast digital
> signals yet but I still would like to watch them. Can anybody
> recommend a nice looking indoor antenna designed for analog TV
> signals? I already have a Zenith silver sensor for DTV but it just
> doesn't do the job when it comes to the analog stations.

Any antenna that is good for digital should also be good for analog. Now
it may be that your analog signals are mostly VHF, while the digital are
UHF. UHF signals will penetrate a building better than analog (the
building wiring and pipes have more wavelengths of space between them at
the shorter wavelength of UHF). Aluminum siding is murder on all
signals, though!

> BTW, I used to have an amplified antenna from radio shack that worked
> great but it got too ugly from being repaired over the years.

If you haven't moved, then perhaps you can find a similar antenna that
does UHF as well and then you'll be able to use just one. I have a very
simple set of rabbit ears with a UHF loop (just so I can see what's out
there). It's probably better used for FM radio than for TV, as the only
channel I get with any real clarity is 14 (which is the French CBC for
Vancouver). For now, it's either satellite (which I'm using) from the
back balcony of my apartment, or cable for me.




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> Dan they're a nice outdoor UHF antennas that can be used indoors.
> i.e.: Channel Master 3021 4 bay bow tie....

This looks like a UHF antenna only

Could it possibly be used for VHF analog as well
anyway?