I have built a good antenna for my HDTV that works great the TV signal strength meter reads 95% to 98% most of the time. I use to receive 6 channels with the factory antennas now I receive 24 channels with my antenna. I have noticed Digital TV is affected a lot by strong gusty wind. Also every day when the sun is on the horizon TV signals are poor. We have been having gusty 30 mph winds for 3 days so TV signals have been very poor for 3 days. My antenna is outside on a tripod in the back yard about 20 ft up, house and yard are on a slight hill above other houses in neighbor hood. Antenna is adjustable through 150 degrees for all the TV stations located within 60 miles and the antenna is mounted ridged top and bottom so it does not wobble or shake in the wind. I bought a Radio Shack antenna amplifier and it helps, it boosts my signal about 25% but I need more. The antenna that I built is a quad screen bow tie, 4 antennas 20" x 30" each connected together. Antenna was built exactly like the antenna is Amature Radio Antenna Handbook.
I need a solid state amplifier circuit for HDTV to boost my antenna signal.
I had cable TV once the rates kept going higher and higher when it got to $60 a month for basic service with 30 channels of advertisements I cancelled it.
I had Direct TV once problem was about 45 channels of worthless advertisements and the pay channels had advertisements too. They plays the same movies over and over and over and over and over I got tired of paying $60 a month to watch the same movies they have been showing over and over for 2 years so I cancelled. I cancelled my service and the single went off. I disconnected the converter box and hooked up my antenna. 3 days after the signal was turned off Direct TV turned it on again but I didn't know that I was using an antenna. 6 weeks later I got a bill for another month of service. I refused to pay for 2 years finally a collection agency took it out of my pay check. Hell will freeze over before I every have Direct TV again.
I am getting some very good TV channels with my antenna, movies, NPT, nature channel, travel channel, local channels, I'm just having a problem sometimes when it is windy and when the sun is on the horizon.
I need a solid state amplifier circuit for HDTV to boost my antenna signal.
I had cable TV once the rates kept going higher and higher when it got to $60 a month for basic service with 30 channels of advertisements I cancelled it.
I had Direct TV once problem was about 45 channels of worthless advertisements and the pay channels had advertisements too. They plays the same movies over and over and over and over and over I got tired of paying $60 a month to watch the same movies they have been showing over and over for 2 years so I cancelled. I cancelled my service and the single went off. I disconnected the converter box and hooked up my antenna. 3 days after the signal was turned off Direct TV turned it on again but I didn't know that I was using an antenna. 6 weeks later I got a bill for another month of service. I refused to pay for 2 years finally a collection agency took it out of my pay check. Hell will freeze over before I every have Direct TV again.
I am getting some very good TV channels with my antenna, movies, NPT, nature channel, travel channel, local channels, I'm just having a problem sometimes when it is windy and when the sun is on the horizon.
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