TV antenna in rural areas

  • Dennis Edward Smith
    Posts: 14
    October 26, 2015 at 6:43 pm #1573391

    We live in Zimmerman, and are cutting the dish/cable/direct TV cord. What aerial TV antenna do people use to get the most stations? Is it on your house?
    Thanks in advance
    Wally

    SuperDave1959
    Harrisville, UT
    Posts: 2816
    October 26, 2015 at 7:12 pm #1573396

    We have a 2nd house that I never wanted to pay for cable for. I went with a digital antenna. It works either in the house, in the attic or on the roof/house. It gets quite a few channels.

    muskie-tim
    Rush City MN
    Posts: 842
    October 26, 2015 at 7:20 pm #1573397

    Go to http://antennaweb.org/ and click on the “Click here to start” button. Put in your address and they will show you what stations you can receive and which antenna is needed to do that.

    sgt._rock
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2515
    October 26, 2015 at 8:59 pm #1573420

    Antennas direct is a great web site. There online tech service steered me away from the model I was looking at because of trees in my yard that he looked at on Google Earth. Told me a different model that was cheaper. In Rochester I get all the local stuff plus some Iowa. No Twin Cities stations.

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5859
    October 26, 2015 at 10:43 pm #1573467
    muskie-tim wrote:

    Go to http://antennaweb.org/ and click on the “Click here to start” button. Put in your address and they will show you what stations you can receive and which antenna is needed to do that.

    ^^^^^ Yes follow Muskietim this has been where I looked to aid many clients and have not been disappointed yet.
    Always go higher in the air with the antenna and skip up the ladder for a higher gain.

    Dennis Edward Smith
    Posts: 14
    October 27, 2015 at 4:54 am #1573488

    Thanks for all your responses, I’ll give them a try, and see what happens. I’m really tired of feeling ripped off for something that’s used (viewed) only a couple hours a night.
    Wally.

    mnrabbit
    South Central Minnesota
    Posts: 815
    October 27, 2015 at 9:06 am #1573517

    Put this one on our roof a month ago and so far it works good. We are 30 miles from Mankato and about 55 miles from Twin Cities. Pulling in all Mankato stations and some Cities stations. I think if I put it higher on the roof I would be able to get all city stations. But I took the easy way of install and took the dish off of our roof, was able to use it’s mounting system and cable. I do worry about how this system will hold up in the elements over time though. There’s plastic on it.

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/antennas-direct-clearstream-4v-antenna-black-silver/6761173.p?id=1219238019916&skuId=6761173

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