On Jul 18, 8:51*pm, Aaron Fude wrote:
Hi,

I have one of these puppies on my roof (the picture is not of my
roof).

http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecac...rge/files/arti...

that is currently serving no function as I have cable. It does serve
as a convenient ledge for birds with all the predictable consequences.
Is there any reason whatsover to keep the antenna there, e.g. for a
broadcast HD tv signal, or can I remove it without any future regrets?

Thanks!

Aaron

I would keep it for a couple of reasons. If your cable goes out, it
would act as a backup to get the major local channels.
Plus, your cable provider compresses the HD signal quite a bit to
cram all the channels on one cable.
Whereas over the air signals you get from your rooftop antenna
receives clear uncompressed signal from the transmitter directly by
the TV station. And like the other poster said, depending where you
live, your cable provider might not provide all the local channels.
Plus, you might pick up a station far away to get some freebies, for
example an out of market NFL game or an MLB baseball game.