How come I can’t get more than 2 over the air HDTV channels with my antenna? Should I get a better antenna?

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by admin in Antennas

According to Antennaweb.org , I’m no more than 5 miles from the antenna towers for getting 8 HDTV channels and only 1.4 miles from getting half of those. I bought the cheapest indoor HDTV antenna that I could find but I figured anything should work since I live close. I think I have it pointed in the right direction too. I pick up stations on channels I thought would be Digital but they are still in fuzzy Analog.

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2 Responses to “How come I can’t get more than 2 over the air HDTV channels with my antenna? Should I get a better antenna?”

fecomosis

28. Jan, 2010

What kind of TV do you have? Do you have a Digital and Analog tuner?
The Count

28. Jan, 2010

I think you need a good quality HD/Digital antenna, because the HD signal needs to be strong, and if the antenna is cheap, it will not pick up enough frequencies to give you all 8 HD channels. You may find that you will need to rotate the antenna for some channels, because antennas outside are VERY directional. I have seen ones you can rotate remotely, because they have a rotater on them shielded from the weather.