Tv Reception

[brainfreezy04]

can someone help me as to how to get better tv reception w/o getting cable and spending a whole lot.....and in a short ammount of time(tommarrow night)?

[tite-wad]

Do you have an antenna/aerial... outside the house?

If so, by a signal booster ($15-$25) and connect it.



Edit: typo

[balamm]

http://www.rst-engr.com/kitplanes/KP9912/KP9912.htm

http://www.pickatrail.com/jupiter/activities/backpacking/images/foil.jpg

[tite-wad]

Originally posted by balamm@15 July 2003 - 22:36
http://www.rst-engr.com/kitplanes/KP9912/KP9912.htm
http://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/wtf.gif

Airplane antennas???

You goofball!!! http://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/wedgie.gif

[HeavyMetalParkingLot]

i found back in the poor days that speaker wire can really get the job done as it's so flexible

[brainfreezy04]

Originally posted by HeavyMetalParkingLot@15 July 2003 - 20:47
i found back in the poor days that speaker wire can really get the job done as it's so flexible
please explain this........

[tite-wad]

brainfreezy04 needs to elaborate on his/her current setup. :unsure:

[HeavyMetalParkingLot]

Originally posted by brainfreezy04+16 July 2003 - 03:49--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (brainfreezy04 @ 16 July 2003 - 03:49)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-HeavyMetalParkingLot@15 July 2003 - 20:47
i found back in the poor days that speaker wire can really get the job done as it&#39;s so flexible
please explain this........ [/b][/quote]
just take some speaker wire, if it isn&#39;t already, strip one end, insert one of the wires (doesn&#39;t matter which side) into where you normally plug in your cable, and just move the wire around until you get good reeception. the benifit of this is you can tack the wire to the wall in those oddball positions a regular antennea can&#39;t achieve

[brainfreezy04]

i have crappy bunny ears hooked up through a vcr

[MediaSlayer]

Try dalbani.com they have the good ones that have fine tuning, the coaxial out needed to hook up to tv or vcr and best of all the amplifier booster is built in. There are many to choose from...

[Z]

all you need to do is wrap some aluminum foil around the ends of the antennaes. i think this should work. i told someone else on this forum about this a while back and he said it worked...but ive never tried it, so...

[brainfreezy04]

Originally posted by Z@15 July 2003 - 21:47
all you need to do is wrap some aluminum foil around the ends of the antennaes. i think this should work. i told someone else on this forum about this a while back and he said it worked...but ive never tried it, so...
never worked for me......or if any ones willing.....could someone rip something for me....or is asking that not allowed?

[balamm]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>



Aluminum foil&#33;&#33;&#33;http://www.pickatrail.com/jupiter/activities/backpacking/images/foil.jpg



The more elements you create, the more gain you&#39;ll get. Gang them, you just have to guess at the wavelength/spacing between.

[brainfreezy04]

never worked fer me

[tite-wad]

HMP&#39;s suggestion of speaker wire was a good one. http://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/thumb.gif

Or if you don&#39;t have speaker wire available, you can use an old extension cord.
http://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/space.GIFhttp://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/space.GIFhttp://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/space.GIFhttp://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/space.GIFhttp://members.roadfly.com/tite-wad/space.GIF (duh - unplugged of course&#33;)

Heck, I&#39;ve even known people who used a wire clothes-hanger&#33; :P

[shn]

Originally posted by balamm@15 July 2003 - 21:36
http://www.rst-engr.com/kitplanes/KP9912/KP9912.htm

http://www.pickatrail.com/jupiter/activities/backpacking/images/foil.jpg
lmao at that. :lol: But thats probably just about all he needs is that.