[XCSSA] OT: Built my own DTV antenna

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

OOH that attic would be awesome! Unfortunately, I only have one drop  
behind my TV and that's already reserved for cable. Let me know if it  
helps, though. Running another cable down from my attic might be well  
worth the increased reception!

I also found a variation on this that's a bit more fancy:

http://www.tvantennaplans.com/

Tim S.





On Apr 27, 2009, at 2:16 PM, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio  
wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:11 PM, X-otic Computer Systems of San
> Antonio <xcssa at xcssa.org> wrote:
>> Not bad, although I wonder if soldering the wires together might not
>> be a better option over screws. I'll have to give this a go sometime!
>> Actually, I have a friend that has one of those crappy powered
>> antennas that would love this thing!
>
> Tim, I was thinking the same thing after building it. I wonder how
> much resistance I'm increasing because of the sheet metal screws and
> washers. The next test will be to hang it up in the attic and see if
> there's any difference in signal gain.
>
>
>
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>
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