On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:32:16 -0600, Jim Yanik
wrote:



google for the homemade DTV antenna(UHF) from makezine;
coathanger wires,screws,washers,a small board,and a balun.
simple to make,works well.

Thanks.
There aint no digital antennas.
The received signal might be used for digital purposes,
but that does not make it digital.
So just get an antenna for the required frequency band.
That should solve it.



The thing is that when I bought my first amplified antenna, I got all
the stations in DC that I hadn't been able to get before. I live in
NW Baltimore. No need to borrow a ladder or risk my neck on the roof.

The first and second ones have broken, so I can't help thinking that a
new amplifed antenna in same place in the attic will also bring in all
the DC stations.

Does anyone want to recommend any attic-mountable amplified antenna?
There is plenty of room up there.

Omni-Directionality isn't important because DC is 35 miles from here
and everything is approximately the same direction.