My buddy needs to get a good outdoor TV antenna for his anaolg TV.
Would like recommendations for a very good outdoor antenna.
Can he also use it for a good am/fm audio signal?
It will be used in a large urban area.

Please suggest other newsgroups I should post this message.
I know this is an audio news group, but don't know where else to piost this
mesage.

Thanks,

Mike

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:07:13 GMT, "Mike" wrote:

My buddy needs to get a good outdoor TV antenna for his anaolg TV.

In the U.S., analog does not-- apparently-- have much life left.

Would like recommendations for a very good outdoor antenna.
It will be used in a large urban area.

Go here to find out what range you need: http://www.antennaweb.org/

For brands, I suggest Winegard http://www.winegard.com/ over the more
ubiquitous Channel Master. YMMV.

Can he also use it for a good am/fm audio signal?

A combo VHF-UHF-FM antenna he
http://www.winegard.com/offair/prostar1000uhfvhffm.htm

Other VHF antennas that do not have an FM trap may provide adequate FM. TV
broadcasts over VHF, as stated, will be going away. You may be better off with
a good UHF antenna like the Winegard PR-4400 or PR-8800 and a separate FM
antenna.

UHF antennas are he
http://www.winegard.com/offair/prostar1000uhf.htm#all

FM (/VHF) antennas are he
http://www.winegard.com/offair/prost...myagi.htm#6000

AM and other MW require a very long horizontal wire (optimally), and
suboptimally something like the Belar LP1A (amplified loop) he
http://www.belar.com/lp1.htm (Belar does manufacture a broadband version), also
Wellbrook ALA 1530 he http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/products.html#ALA1530 .
Cheaper AM solutions are he http://www.ccrane.com/am-antenna.aspx

Use quality connectors, and quality, shielded wire in as short a run as
possible.


Please suggest other newsgroups I should post this message.
I know this is an audio news group, but don't know where else to piost this
mesage.

Thanks,

Mike

Thanks for the very helpful response.

Mike

"H. Brown" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:07:13 GMT, "Mike" wrote:

My buddy needs to get a good outdoor TV antenna for his anaolg TV.

In the U.S., analog does not-- apparently-- have much life left.

Would like recommendations for a very good outdoor antenna.
It will be used in a large urban area.

Go here to find out what range you need: http://www.antennaweb.org/

For brands, I suggest Winegard http://www.winegard.com/ over the more
ubiquitous Channel Master. YMMV.

Can he also use it for a good am/fm audio signal?

A combo VHF-UHF-FM antenna he
http://www.winegard.com/offair/prostar1000uhfvhffm.htm

Other VHF antennas that do not have an FM trap may provide adequate FM.
TV
broadcasts over VHF, as stated, will be going away. You may be better off
with
a good UHF antenna like the Winegard PR-4400 or PR-8800 and a separate FM
antenna.

UHF antennas are he
http://www.winegard.com/offair/prostar1000uhf.htm#all

FM (/VHF) antennas are he
http://www.winegard.com/offair/prost...myagi.htm#6000

AM and other MW require a very long horizontal wire (optimally), and
suboptimally something like the Belar LP1A (amplified loop) he
http://www.belar.com/lp1.htm (Belar does manufacture a broadband version),
also
Wellbrook ALA 1530 he
http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/products.html#ALA1530 .
Cheaper AM solutions are he http://www.ccrane.com/am-antenna.aspx

Use quality connectors, and quality, shielded wire in as short a run as
possible.


Please suggest other newsgroups I should post this message.
I know this is an audio news group, but don't know where else to piost
this
mesage.

Thanks,

Mike