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Antenna for tailgating at Tiger Stadium
Posted on 10/28/14 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 10/28/14 at 6:36 pm
Will this thing work for the LSU Vs Bama game on CBS? I'm trying to set something up for tailgaters not lucky enough to be going into the game.
LINK
Some of the reviews state it will not work with CBS due to UHF/ VHF or some crap.
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Some of the reviews state it will not work with CBS due to UHF/ VHF or some crap.
This post was edited on 10/28/14 at 6:43 pm
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Posted on 10/28/14 at 9:10 pm to transcend
it should
Posted on 10/28/14 at 9:12 pm to 756
Why not a big outdoor/attic model if it's for a tailgate?
Posted on 10/28/14 at 9:16 pm to TU Rob
More stuff to carry.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:58 am to transcend
That should work there, but for far off channels, the flat one suck compared to designs like the Silver Sensor.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 12:01 pm to transcend
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More stuff to carry.
The one I have is about 3 feet long, and it folds up onto itself. It isn't as small as the one linked but it gets a great signal. I've seen them mounted to tent poles on those EZ up tents before.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 4:00 pm to transcend
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This post was edited on 3/18/23 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 10/29/14 at 4:54 pm to transcend
for the last 11 years, I have used a $9 set of rabbit ears at my tailgate....it picked up 22 channels last Saturday...
Posted on 10/29/14 at 8:59 pm to transcend
Rabbit ears will work better to pick up channel 9.
Trust me. I trashed my $50 powered antenna for a $9 set of rabbit ears at our tailgate.
you need at least a 30" long Antenna
Per Channel 9 website
Dear Over the Air Viewer,
The best practice for receiving a DTV signal is to use an outside VHF antenna. An outdoor antenna should be the type that you remember seeing outside everyone's home from the 1950's, long elements in back and shorter elements in the front. The antenna is pointed like an arrow head with the short elements facing the TV tower that you want to receive. WAFB's transmission tower is located approximately 6 miles south of LSU's Tiger Stadium, on River Road. Exact transmitter coordinates are 30°21'58"N, 91°12'47"W.
An indoor antenna is subject to multipath signals and digital will not work if multiple signals reach the TV receiver. An indoor antenna also will get 1/2 the signal level of an outdoor antenna. Many indoor antennas are marketed as HD or digital and have an amplifier built in. There is no such thing as a HD or digital antenna and most of these antennas are poor VHF antennas even when marked UHF/VHF. The built in amplifiers can do more harm than good and if you are using an amplifier you might try turning it off and see if the signal gets better.
WAFB is operating on channel 9, a high VHF channel. Channel 9 has a greater loss on an indoor antenna due to its frequency, needing an antenna that is 30" long at half wavelength. Most indoor antennas are much smaller than the 30" 1/2 wavelength of channel 9. If you want to use an indoor antenna it may take much trial and error moving the antenna to different locations to get enough signal to work. If you have rabbit ears they will usually work better than the more expensive indoor antennas. The rods should be extended to 30" and be pulled out horizontally. The best place for an indoor antenna is near a window or door facing our transmitter site
Trust me. I trashed my $50 powered antenna for a $9 set of rabbit ears at our tailgate.
you need at least a 30" long Antenna
Per Channel 9 website
Dear Over the Air Viewer,
The best practice for receiving a DTV signal is to use an outside VHF antenna. An outdoor antenna should be the type that you remember seeing outside everyone's home from the 1950's, long elements in back and shorter elements in the front. The antenna is pointed like an arrow head with the short elements facing the TV tower that you want to receive. WAFB's transmission tower is located approximately 6 miles south of LSU's Tiger Stadium, on River Road. Exact transmitter coordinates are 30°21'58"N, 91°12'47"W.
An indoor antenna is subject to multipath signals and digital will not work if multiple signals reach the TV receiver. An indoor antenna also will get 1/2 the signal level of an outdoor antenna. Many indoor antennas are marketed as HD or digital and have an amplifier built in. There is no such thing as a HD or digital antenna and most of these antennas are poor VHF antennas even when marked UHF/VHF. The built in amplifiers can do more harm than good and if you are using an amplifier you might try turning it off and see if the signal gets better.
WAFB is operating on channel 9, a high VHF channel. Channel 9 has a greater loss on an indoor antenna due to its frequency, needing an antenna that is 30" long at half wavelength. Most indoor antennas are much smaller than the 30" 1/2 wavelength of channel 9. If you want to use an indoor antenna it may take much trial and error moving the antenna to different locations to get enough signal to work. If you have rabbit ears they will usually work better than the more expensive indoor antennas. The rods should be extended to 30" and be pulled out horizontally. The best place for an indoor antenna is near a window or door facing our transmitter site
Posted on 10/29/14 at 10:04 pm to FaIcon
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RCA
That's what mine is. I bought it at this discount store for under $25 and it works great. Mounted in my attic facing downtown bham since that is where most of the towers are.
Posted on 10/30/14 at 9:53 am to transcend
I bought the 35 mile range Leaf from Best Buy for the Ole Miss game. Picked up CBS, ABC, a fox network, and NBC. Worked well.
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