Comments on: Homemade hdtv antenna

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:19:32 +0000

I never thought of making my own antenna. I think its cool.

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SACHIN — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:59:38 +0000

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By: Southern Woods Woman

Southern Woods Woman — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:31:58 +0000

Here’s a simple drawing I made with Paint Shop Pro.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SgXtwvHe1H0/SX5g7er3VSI/AAAAAAAAACo/RUVQNfDMywE/s1600-h/dtv-antenna.JPG

By: Southern Woods Woman

Southern Woods Woman — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:29:49 +0000

Basically, my homemade DTV antenna is two sections of #12 copper wire (no insulation and 10″ long each) bent at one end to be held in place by a wood screw and washer. The wires are attached to 3/4 ” PVC pipe (2 short sections and a T-fitting for longer piece secured as a base). I bought a $5 weather resistant connector from Radio shack to connect the ends of the bare wires and then connected this to the back of the DTV receiver with coax cable.

On the other side of the PVC pipe (behind the wires) is a piece of flexible tin (source: old metal shed) about 8″ tall and long enough to extend by one inch past the PVC holding the wires. Wood screws hold the metal sheet in place and the metal sheet (it’s a reflector) is not allowed to touch the copper wires.

At the bottom of the T-fitting, I put a ten foot section of PVC pipe and mounted the antenna to the exterior of my RV. Now I get all the DTV signals where I live whereas before I only got two signals (ABC network). Pictures are clear and sound is good. Noticed a little artifacting when the clouds were thick overhead late last night, but not enough to seriously hurt the viewing.

By: john bender

john bender — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:10:18 +0000

I would like a drawing of how I build good HDTV antenna my self. I have a standard antenna but I just bought a HDTV converter box.
I am 65 and will be retiring soon,can’t afford
cable tv.
Thank you for your time.
john bender