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Coat Hanger HDTV Antenna!
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lol i get 4 HD channels with this….CBChd (thank god playoff hockey) GO CANUCKS!!!, CTV hd, CITY TV hd (golf today was boringggg but looked epic), and Gobal hd lol, i also get those same channels but in standered drf, than 4 other channels like OMNI and something that starts with a V and 2 other ones…all i can say is i fuking love u man
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Love it, but I found it worked best when placed above the TV so I built mine into the back of a poster sized picture frame. I simply taped the wire to the cardboard backing and wrapped together all the contact points with exposed copper wire, followed by electrical tape. I attached the connector with white coax cable which hangs down from the bottom of the frame. You can’t even tell the antenna is there and it works fantastic.. Thanks for the great idea.
@midnitesquirldog He has a ring. 2:39
is this an antena Lay out like the old roof top aerials ?
@midnitesquirldog LOL
@amanda13newman yeah so your saying chics cant build anything ? or are you going into full detail because your single like me
This antenna is AWESOME! I am a 28 yr old chick and I just finished mine and plugged it in- it works! Thanks so much for posting this video. It is a very easy project, so anyone can make it.
honestly must be since everything switched to HDTV…I tried this many different ways got a few channels but not enough. I gave in and bought walmarts phillips antenna for 39 dollars THIS gets all the channels even channel two. Very informative this video but it just doesnt work
how many inches is that tv in the end?
Awesome! Works great!
I have been using this antenna for about 6 months now. Works great on UHF frequencies. I don’t get ABC or CBS anymore. They must still be broadcasting in the VHF range. But considering their political perspective I personally don’t consider that a great loss. I get NBC, NBC Weather, NBC Sports, WGN, Chicago PBS on 4 channels, an Indiana PBS, The U, Me, MeToo, This, FOX, 3 ION channels and assorted Hispanic stations. I am in Northeastern IL.
I have been using this antenna for about 6 months now. Works great on UHF frequencies. I don’t get ABC or CBS anymore. They must still be broadcasting in the VHF range. But considering their political perspective I personally don’t consider that a great loss. I get NBC, NBC Weather, NBC Sports, WGN, Chicago PBS on 4 channels, an Indiana PBS, The U, Me, MeToo, This, FOX, 3 ION channels and assorted Hispanic stations. I am in Northeastern IL.
I have been using this antenna for about 6 months now. Works great on UHF frequencies. I don’t get ABC or CBS anymore. They must still be broadcasting in the VHF range. But considering their political perspective I personally don’t consider that a great loss. I get NBC, NBC Weather, NBC Sports, WGN, Chicago PBS on 4 channels, an Indiana PBS, The U, Me, MeToo, This, FOX, 3 ION channels and assorted Hispanic stations. I am in Northeastern IL.
I have been using this antenna for about 6 months now. Works great on UHF frequencies. I don’t get ABC or CBS anymore. They must still be broadcasting in the VHF range. But considering their political perspective I personally don’t consider that a great loss. I get NBC, NBC Weather, NBC Sports, WGN, Chicago PBS on 4 channels, an Indiana PBS, The U, Me, MeToo, This, FOX, 3 ION channels and assorted Hispanic stations. I am in Northeastern IL.
I have been using this antenna for about 6 months now. Works great on UHF frequencies. I don’t get ABC or CBS anymore. They must still be broadcasting in the UHF range. But considering their political perspective I personally don’t consider that a great loss. I get NBC, NBC Weather, NBC Sports, WGN, Chicago PBS on 4 channels, an Indiana PBS, The U, Me, MeToo, This, FOX, 3 ION channels and assorted Hispanic stations. I am in Northeastern IL.
I made this today.Bought the screws,washers,and the board for 4 dollars and some change.Used copper wire from some Romex cable we had lying around.Went from no signal found to 8 channels.Think I’ll try it outside tomorrow.
Does not work on My Brand new 52″ Toshiba LCD, but works on My friends TV perfectly. The only way arround is eather to take the TV back to the store or to buy a converter box from digital to analog – 40$
It works unbelievably well!!! I’ve built 3 so far.
I admit…I was skeptical at first so I built a small one (2 metal prongs on each side) and it worked AWESOME! So I went ahead and built a large one (6 metal prongs on each side) and looped a copper wire around them and I FINALLY get CBS 2 here in Chicago…(which is very difficult with the best antenna). Thanks for such an awesome post!!!
“Cable TV cable”?wtf?I think you mean “coaxial cable”
Wow, this thing actually works! I used to get around 6 local digital channels from the Toronto area using my old rabbit ear antennas, but when I attached one of these I was able to get 15, including 5 from Buffalo! Amazing!
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It’s a joke saturanx311. Get some humor.
How many times are you going to post that?
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