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Originally Posted by WhiskeyRebel
We don't view OTA. Our reception with an indoor passive antenna is awful. Dunno if boosting would help or just provide stronger noise. I think I'd need an attic or rooftop antenna to pull in stations clearly.
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Digital TV is not always easy, but there are often workarounds.
If you're within 30 miles of your local full-power stations (15 from LPTV stations), you are less likely to have a problem with weak signals than with multipath.
Go to a website that shows the locations of TV transmitter sites (e.g. tvfool.com) to find out where the TV stations are (in relation to where you are). If you find that your main TV is in a room that faces AWAY from the local stations, and you want to use an indoor antenna, consider placing an antenna in a window
facing the stations, install an amplifier, and drill a hole in the floor to lead the cable though the basement or the crawlspace, to a splitter, which will allow you to feed several sets. An attic antenna can feed such a system as well if not better.
Also pay attention to the actual (RF) channels all your local stations will be on. If the're all on actual channel 14 or above, a small antenna may be able to receive all of them. If any of them are 7 through 13, you'll want an antenna with High-VHF capability (you may still get the H-VHF stations, if you're VERY close). If any are on 2 through 6, you'll need an all-channel antenna, which
must be installed outdoors or in the attic.