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Originally Posted by Electronic M
Vts1134, sandy's story seemed to be set in the late 40's (I may have mis-read it) when owning a TV was not exactly cheap.
Now a days TV's are so common and cheap I can see someone doing that for the heck of it.
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But it did happen! I remember reading about many installations 200-300 miles from the nearest TV station, where huge rhombic antennas were constructed, perhaps to just catch a few fleeting glimpses of TELEVISION, perhaps on a summer day! Not much ROI, but great fun!
Also, perhaps some set owners moved from cities where TV existed to areas without TV.
My wife grew up in a hilltop community* next door to the home of a local appliance dealer, who got TV signals from about 175 miles away, years before TV came to our town. As a child, she was not impressed, but years later, I added the little bakelite 7" Philco to my collection!
jr
Edit add: * About 1100 feet above average terrain.