[mythtv-users] OT: DIY Antennas in the attic, is a ground necessary?

[Tom Flair]

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Dennis Cartier <dennis.cartier at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Tom Flair <tom at graniteskies.net> wrote:
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>> I've had a few issues recently with my OTA recordings from my HD Homerun
>> showing some distortion and breaking up entirely on a few stations.  Since
>> I've recently moved from an apartment to a house, I thought it might be a
>> good idea to upgrade my cheap, powered antenna with a DIY antenna.  (
>> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/01/maker_workshop_dtv_antenna_steadyca.htmlis the guide I followed)    I'm hoping this will cure the signal issues.
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> You may want to have a look at another DIY antenna for this application.
> The Gray Hoverman antennas which were recently updated for the OTA DTV
> changes on digitalhome.ca are extremely good anntennas. See
> http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/superantenna/
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> Dennis
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That is certainly an impressive antenna. The examples given certainly put my
little hack job to shame.  :)
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