<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Third test for today:<br><br></div>Bought the Wineguard FL5500A amplified flat antenna for $150 plus tax from The Source.<br><br></div>Tested it and it brings in exactly the 3 channels that the pie dish antenna did (2 x Global, and CKCO).<br>
<br>I am returning it now.<br><br></div>So, that does it for internal antennas: amplified or not, home made or not, free or expensive, they are all the same, no difference for my specific location and obstacles.<br><br></div>
<div>Go ahead and try that pie dish antenna, it is really simple, no soldering, and requires no parts other than a couple of meters of coaxial cable, and the plug on it. It will give you a baseline on what you can get.<br>
<br></div>Will wait after the thaw to explore external antennas.<br><br></div>Over and out ...<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra">So, I created this one with an 8 inch outer rim, without a matching transformer.<br>
<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIpGUb5wsNg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIpGUb5wsNg</a><br>
<br>It picks the same channels (Global HD ch6-1, Global SD ch6-2, CKCO HD ch13-1). That is when it is facing east-ish. If it faces south, then TVO (ch28-1) can be picked but poorly, and intermittently. <br><br>This confirms unsolicited's findings.<br clear="all">
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Next on to amplified antennas.<br></div><div class=""><div class="gmail_extra">-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com" target="_blank">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br>
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