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Turning old Rabbit Ears into an outdoor TV Antenna for Free OTA TV Channels Making a homemade indoor or outdoor TV antenna out of a pair of old rabbit ears. ...
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Cut the Cord for Local HDTV! This video shows you how to clean up and improve HDTV reception with a pre-HDTV rabbit ear antenna.
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This trick will only work on digital TV sets, all others will still need the converter box. Enjoy this very simple but highly effective, cheap, homemade antenna. Remember that the lengths...
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Nov 1, 2014 · IF you NEED an Antenna to receive Ch5, there aren't very many GOOD indoor alternatives, other than using simple Rabbit-Ears connected to the UHF Antennas' Coax via a "HLSJ" Lo-VHF/Hi-VHF Combiner....or a higher Gain DIY Project, such as the very simple Lo-VHF Hourglass-Loop with or without Reflector Rods:
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- Positioning and Hooking Up Your Mad Max Antenna
Supplies 1. A single wood board. At least 3 feet long, and more than 1.5 inches wide. It can be anything, really, so long as it’s deep enough to drill short screws into. Our video host uses a 3 x 1 pine board. But a good old-fashioned 2×4 is likely the cheapest. 2. Copper, aluminum, or steel wire. Other metals would likely work, but make sure it is...
I learned how to make a DIY HDTV antenna from John O’Brien, who hosts occasional Cutting the Cord workshops at the University Heights Tool Library and aims to spread throughout Buffalo, NY. (A bit of disclosure: I’m a board member of Awesome Buffalo, which awarded a grant to O’Brien’s project). O’Brien had done a fair amount of research on how to m...
The best possible setup for your antenna would be as high as possible inside your home, while still being a short distance from your TV. Failing that, you’ll need to work out some compromises. The best bet for reception is higher in your house, because the signals this antenna is catching are line-of-sight. A higher position means fewer spots where...
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May 20, 2022 · This quick guide will help you tune and get the best reception from your TV set to the closest channels by making your rabbit ear antenna work to its maximum potential.
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Oct 17, 2010 · Build your own HDTV TV Antenna to cut the cord from your cable provider and save $1000 a year. This DIY antenna is very easy to build with just a few basic tools and a few supplies available from the hardware store.
