Off-Air Antenna

[BillyG]

I have purchased an UltimateTV combination, and awaiting delivery. I will be getting the Boston locals, but want to get the Local New Hampshire station, as well. So, I'm looking at an off-air antenna, to add to the mix.

Any suggestions? I bought the unit from OrbitSat, and see the following Off-Air antennas that might be what I want -

Channel Master CM3010
DX Antenna DTA-2000
Jasco TV94752

I'm not going to get the Boston channels very well, from off-air, where I live. So, I'm only worried about stations I should be able to receive pretty easily.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

TIA!

[Mark Lamutt]

How far are you located from your local tower(s), do you have a reasonable line of sight to them, or are there significant hills between you and the tower, and are you looking to receive VHF (ch 2-13), UHF (ch 14-65) or both? Are you looking to put the antenna on your roof, in an attic, or inside by your television? We can probably point you in the right direction with these answers.

[Chris Blount]

Also, if you haven't already, check this web site to see how big your antenna should be and which direction it should be pointing:

http://www.antennaweb.org/antennaweb/

Welcome to DBSTalk.Com! :hi:

[BillyG]

Thanks, the web site helps!

According to the web site, I need a medium directional antenna.

I don't have any major obstructions, and would be placing the antenna on the roof, hopefully, w/ the DirectTV antenna.

I see the symbol I need to look for on the antenna box, just don't have any boxes to look at!

[DarrellP]

It doesn't hurt to go bigger than recommended. The Antennaweb site told me I needed a medium omnidirectional to pick up my stations and it didn't work. Since all my stations come from the same hilltop about 45 miles away, I returned the Omni and got a big Rat Shack VHF mounted in my attic and it works great.