tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.comments2023-10-24T21:14:55.907-04:00HTPC DIYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-16040114615786716862018-11-28T23:36:27.605-05:002018-11-28T23:36:27.605-05:00If I put this together and it doesn't work wha...If I put this together and it doesn't work what can I do, cause I know the digital signal in my area is blocked to heck in the city unless you put up a huge like 9 feet out door 200+ yards ranged antenna I can't pick up crap.. I actually had one and it picked up 16 to 18 channels depending on how it was directed but the storm the century came and destroyed it. So well I have not been willing to spend such an amount of Money on a outdoor Antenna and have hoped I could find an indoor alternative Antenna that might actually work somewhat, and one that I could build myself. I am hopping this works but I am very doubtful in my area Antenna Web doesn't even report correct Available Channel info for my Area because nobody here has any such Antenna setup to tune free to air digital Channels as it just reports that you can pick up PBS one channel with a indoor or outdoor level Antenna. I am possibly the only person in the whole area who ever had a above ground out door antenna in some years most people here have giving up on free to air TV since the days of Analog are no more. it just is two risky to put an expensive Digital Antenna outside in what is know as the Tornado Belt. <br />S. K. Dumbbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116672616030298319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-64051246166594730292016-01-29T17:40:20.509-05:002016-01-29T17:40:20.509-05:00I built one of these fractal antennas, but all I g...I built one of these fractal antennas, but all I got was snow. So, thinking I need an antenna up higher, I bought the Marathon HDTV Long Distance Amplified Indoor/Outdoor Digital Antenna by Free Signal TV (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O2M7N48?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00). <br />When I hooked-up the Marathon, it told me that I needed to go to "setup" on my TV, change input to Air, and allow the TV to search for channels. Vada-Vim Vada-Voom, I have HDTV and the signal from my fractal HDTV is as good as the signal from Comcast and via the Marathon antenna (Rave reviews for this antenna on Amazon). I didn't want a bunch of coax cable spilling off my roof. An antenna on the roof is one more thing to worry about.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873377904411829307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-28536221613876895002016-01-23T14:23:45.023-05:002016-01-23T14:23:45.023-05:00Forgot to mention: I'm in Georgetown Ontario a...Forgot to mention: I'm in Georgetown Ontario and get 20 stations (19 TV and 1 music) from a main floor sunroom window facing due south. Still have to figure out how to get the cable from the sunroom into the main house (patio door & brick walls).Lenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375385266408650274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-19914577663485773592016-01-23T13:29:29.185-05:002016-01-23T13:29:29.185-05:00Just tried making this and it works wonderfully. I...Just tried making this and it works wonderfully. I even tore a bit of the foil (<1/16") at a corner and pushed it back (happened on the initial glue-down. Thanks!Lenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375385266408650274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-63088723781285847362015-12-30T13:59:55.116-05:002015-12-30T13:59:55.116-05:00How directionally dependent is this? With my bowti...How directionally dependent is this? With my bowtie antenna, I have to turn it to face different directions to get a good signal from some stations. Is this style a little less dependent on facing directly towards the source? Weyrleader Zorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493351647496952819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-73549776910309271292015-10-26T12:11:03.990-04:002015-10-26T12:11:03.990-04:00I made one of these, and I must say it is quite am...I made one of these, and I must say it is quite amazing. I used copper foil tape, and i soldered thin solder wick to the round connection points, had the solder wick stick through past the laminate the sent it through the laminator. once It was laminated, I cut the ends off the matching transformer and soldered them to the solder wick. heat shrink to cover everything, works great. Thanks againcpq28g72https://www.blogger.com/profile/16955532470687448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-79096380419121431872015-01-01T19:59:33.607-05:002015-01-01T19:59:33.607-05:00Thanks so much for the instruction. I see that you...Thanks so much for the instruction. I see that you were one pair of fractal pattern. Would I get better reception if I were to use two pairs of fractal pattern. If so, how do I join the first pair onto the second? Parallel connection or cross over?DDmakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039628456159348235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-28027955012802279652014-12-31T21:07:32.348-05:002014-12-31T21:07:32.348-05:00So what would cause a signal quality to bounce bac...So what would cause a signal quality to bounce back and forth between 50% and 100% within a few seconds?DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784734095232437256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-51696184072974791702014-11-17T20:54:33.490-05:002014-11-17T20:54:33.490-05:00Can I use wax paper and a blow drier to laminate i...Can I use wax paper and a blow drier to laminate it or will the wax paper block the signal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-91230185300502634162014-04-26T17:53:22.271-04:002014-04-26T17:53:22.271-04:00This thing is AWESOME!!! I must admit, at first ...This thing is AWESOME!!! I must admit, at first I had my doubts, so I bought an HD antenna from Home Depot. The antenna from Home Depot was so-so. I knew it should be much better. I am only 2 miles from the antennas I want, wtf? I decided then to go ahead and try this. It probably took me about an hour. Cutting the thing out is a PITA, especially with 48 year old eyes, but hey, it's free. Ok, so I got it all put together and tried it out, placing it in an upstairs bedroom. Wow! Pretty good. Better then the one from HDepot. I took the one from HDepot back and got my money returned. That was about a week ago. Today, I went ahead and ran coax from the upstairs bedroom down INTO the basement. Hooked up this nifty antenna in a room that is in the basement. Well guess what??? I'm getting more channels with this thing down there than I was with it upstairs and they are all 75% to 100% strength. FANTASTIC!!! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682164246773530998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-1049262361224261992014-04-17T16:02:33.426-04:002014-04-17T16:02:33.426-04:00Hi. I'm going to try this but I wanted to know...Hi. I'm going to try this but I wanted to know what I am attaching from the TV to the balun? ThanksAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581757365816144194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-44840086856835004742014-03-15T15:56:16.783-04:002014-03-15T15:56:16.783-04:00Just an update. The original design is still worki...Just an update. The original design is still working wonderfully.. not getting everything I'd like, but it's still better than pay antennas. I'm attempting an scaled up version soon, I used Plexiglass for the backing, and I picked up a much larger sheet, and will be scaling up the design, or adding on more of the current design. Haven't decided yet. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-10492316930886913022014-02-16T19:59:37.818-05:002014-02-16T19:59:37.818-05:00This antenna was not a success I have an RCA anten...This antenna was not a success I have an RCA antenna, bunny ears style that still gets more channels than this antenna. CryptoBaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910043536559639661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-22843219664677088352014-02-10T16:33:27.008-05:002014-02-10T16:33:27.008-05:00Would love an update to your original article... C...Would love an update to your original article... Can a Raspberry Pi be used as the computing device and possibly XBMC software?Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032446637243425326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-10924738173478229312014-01-08T17:10:30.546-05:002014-01-08T17:10:30.546-05:00Could you try including this modification into the...Could you try including this modification into the tinplate it seems to improve performance.<br /><br />link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXzNz8bA2QTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392264840790422941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-6804466375898081202013-12-22T15:48:57.445-05:002013-12-22T15:48:57.445-05:00Sorry about the delay...but can pick up around 30 ...Sorry about the delay...but can pick up around 30 channels in the Colorado Springs area...with 14-15 channels I will actually watch. With two dual TV Tuner cards in the PC and hooked up to a TV...works perfect for my uses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131990851685614376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-44862233059795543442013-11-07T03:20:20.013-05:002013-11-07T03:20:20.013-05:00Made mine tonight. The glue dried rather quickly. ...Made mine tonight. The glue dried rather quickly. I added the additional component of two copper washers over the terminals, under the screwheads, just to increase and generally cover the contacts better. <br /><br />The number to beat was 13 channels. <br />First run, unmounted, 27. <br />Mounted it a touch higher in the window, 90 degree orientation, 35. I lost a couple, gained a lot more, so now I just need to do some tweaking and get those other channels in. <br /><br />It's facing south, and I seem to be getting more southern channels than northern. Signals that TVFool says I should be getting strong are coming in weaker than stations farther away. <br />Eh. Still, better to spend $10 and get more stations than the $25 antenna I picked up. :)<br />The Antiwesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11802851022518519713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-68366149277021971612013-10-26T22:00:44.597-04:002013-10-26T22:00:44.597-04:00I just made this style of antenna over the weekend...I just made this style of antenna over the weekend and it turned out to be a success. I get nearly 10 channels with a second level Westerly exposure towards the CN Tower. Great design it was a really fun project to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111537849059551630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-50896025870788979542013-09-15T16:12:24.489-04:002013-09-15T16:12:24.489-04:00Worked so good. It revealed all the channels in my...Worked so good. It revealed all the channels in my area (Northeast WI). Thanks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250039770881037738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-43772713507815753282013-08-15T15:44:40.514-04:002013-08-15T15:44:40.514-04:00Just moved into south Omaha (68108) and was not ab...Just moved into south Omaha (68108) and was not able to pick up any usable signals with a $20 powered antenna I'd had for a few years, but I made this last night and I believe I get every available channel in my area. Thanks for saving me money and adding to my freedom to do what I want with my electronics! I'll try to send a pic later. It looks great since attached it to a decorative wood carving in the window. Matthew O'Mealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551445803706137162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-74337880399442345582013-08-07T03:42:33.533-04:002013-08-07T03:42:33.533-04:00Is it possible to recalculate it for another frequ...Is it possible to recalculate it for another frequency like 762 MHz that is used in Vilnius, Lithuania? Also, I'd like to know to what frequency the antenna is calculated?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122836051187301257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-42403819636446485602013-07-14T23:04:20.986-04:002013-07-14T23:04:20.986-04:00AWESOME!!!
easy to set up and unexpectedly work VE...AWESOME!!!<br />easy to set up and unexpectedly work VERY VERY well. change the location to put the antenna like 3 times, then it works just perfectly.. best part, i dont even need to use the matching transformer, coz i cant find it anywhere near my place. just peel the antenna cable and connect them separately to the pattern then use stapler to attach, done!!<br />thanks again for the idea! cheers Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718770240855497562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-62660568375125111182013-06-24T20:43:04.014-04:002013-06-24T20:43:04.014-04:00I made a slightly more complex model, due to the f...I made a slightly more complex model, due to the fact that I like to tinker and experiment. I made 4 panels connected through 4 transformers and a 4 way splitter. A boster was used, although im not sure if it was needed. I had it in a junk drawer, as I said, I like to tinker so I figured it couldnt hurt. The panels are hanging from a curtain rod, about 2 feet apart edge to edge. All said and done, it was probably 25.00 in parts, but most of which I already had. To cut it short, I can pick up over the air channels from 2 counties away. Man, there is some interestng $#!+ on public tv at 3 am. I will send some pics this weekend when I get my phone repaired, I am sure you will be proud! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407238553163454286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-72069130007287938802013-06-07T15:03:38.911-04:002013-06-07T15:03:38.911-04:00Since the one I made worked so well...decided to c...Since the one I made worked so well...decided to create one on another pizza box...but twice as long by making two of them from card stock I bought. Haven't noticed any difference...but as soon as I move in a week and a half...will have a 7 db amp hooked to this. At that time...will repost how many of the channels I can pick up in Colorado.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511980855307370995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091605893667876465.post-87842440848028812162013-06-06T23:38:23.625-04:002013-06-06T23:38:23.625-04:00Made this this evening according to the directions...Made this this evening according to the directions with the clear plastic. Barely worked...so I grabbed some cardboard from an old pizza box. The difference is so much different with picking up several more channels with this antenna than old cardboard "V" shaped one. It's not clear...but does work like crazy...plus...I can tighten down the bolts to keep the balun in place.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511980855307370995noreply@blogger.com