What kind of range can I expect to get from a digital TV Signal

[Jim Becker]

The bottom line will be what kind of transmission strength each station broadcasts at. There is no harm in trying out what you can get outside of the cost of the antenna and mounting it. But do that before you cancel your sat service...

[Bill Cunningham]

We don't go full digital in Canada until September, so I still have some time. I would imagine many of the major stations are already digital, I have not seen a standard 'tuner' on a new TV for quite some time..
If I can eventually get rid of the sat tv. which is pushing 1k bucks a year, I can buy some pretty fancy signal boosters and stuff for that kind of money anyway..

[Michael Conley]

Bill,

I don't think that antennaweb.org, which was already mentioned, covers Canada but tvfool.com does. That site will give you all the tools that you need to choose an antenna and point it in the right direction. You will probably need a good hi-gain directional antenna to get more than one channel.

Even though the antennaweb.org site does not cover Canada, it will also give you some good advice on selecting the right antenna.

[Bill Cunningham]

Bill,

I don't think that antennaweb.org, which was already mentioned, covers Canada but tvfool.com does. That site will give you all the tools that you need to choose an antenna and point it in the right direction. You will probably need a good hi-gain directional antenna to get more than one channel.

Even though the antennaweb.org site does not cover Canada, it will also give you some good advice on selecting the right antenna.

Hey!! Great Thanks Mike.. I was hoping there was a Canadian version someplace.. I'll check it out..

[Caspar Hauser]

I have no idea if this works or not, but there is wood involved and it will thin out the wire coat hanger herd a little, plus it reminds me of 'Blue Peter'.

http://cdn.makezine.com/make/televis...enna_FINAL.pdf

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