Having a stucco exterior and being on the opposite side in my house from Shoreview I had to go outside (highly recommend checking out <a href="http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx">http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx</a> for any directional antenna solutions). Some of the full power stations I could get fairly consistently (channels 9 and 23 were always strongest with the omnidirectional indoor antennas). I have not tried the bow tie options (which do look and sound promising), but settled for an amplifier and Radio Shack outdoor rectangular directional antenna for $40 and I'm happy. <br>
<br>I live in South Minneapolis, so I was surprised I had to invest this much energy and time into tuning HD signals.<br><br>Hope that helps,<br><br clear="all">--<br>Jeremy MountainJohnson<br><a href="mailto:Jeremy.MountainJohnson@gmail.com" target="_blank">Jeremy.MountainJohnson@gmail.com</a><br>
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I've been noticing that about 90% of what I watch comes from local channels that I think all have digital broadcasts. These would be the local PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox stations. It seems like a bad idea to pay $80/mo for DirecTV (HD) if I can get the HD on those stations for free over the airwaves and record the content to my computer (which is already connected by HDMI to the HDTV)<br>
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So I'm wondering if any of you are doing this -- can you get good signals over the airwaves with no antenna outside the home?<br>
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I'm also wondering about using the Ubuntu box as a DVR. Apparently there is this thing called MythTV, but I don't know much about it, yet. Is it possible to add DVR capability to an ordinary Ubuntu 10.10 installation?<br>
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Yes. An outside is best, but and indoor antenna can work well. Antenna orientation can be quite important; you may have to rotate it to test for best reception. A window will present the least obstruction.<br>
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I've had very good success with a variation of the coat hanger antenna:<br>
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<a href="http://makeprojects.com/Project/Digital-TV-Coat-Hanger-Antenna/722/1" target="_blank">http://makeprojects.com/<u></u>Project/Digital-TV-Coat-<u></u>Hanger-Antenna/722/1</a><br>
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Instead of coat hangers, I bought four Radio Shack bow-tie antennas and clipped them to an aluminum tube. I also built a modified Gray-Hoverman antenna for a friend who was considering cable:<br>
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<a href="http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/superantenna/design.htm" target="_blank">http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/<u></u>superantenna/design.htm</a><br>
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She wasn't keen on a geeky-looking antenna. So I formed the antenna using fine-gauge wire (no reflector arms) and taped it on her window with transparent tape. It's almost invisible and her reception is quite good.<div class="HOEnZb">
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