We have an HD TV, but no cable subscription. antenna advice, please! [more inside]
posted by radiosilents on Sep 4, 2009 - 15 answers

What's with these mysterious, over-the-air, digital television channels? [more inside]
posted by dirtdirt on Jul 28, 2009 - 14 answers

What should I put on my antenna? [more inside]
posted by nayrb5 on Jun 7, 2009 - 9 answers

How far will a 35dB 2.4GHz (b/g) signal travel indoors with a ceiling mounted dome antenna? [more inside]
posted by jammnrose on Mar 13, 2009 - 5 answers

What is this antenna used for? [more inside]
posted by boby on Mar 8, 2009 - 9 answers

Can I watch television from my HD antenna and basic cable service together without much hassle? If not, how cheap is digital cable in Austin? [more inside]
posted by spamguy on Feb 25, 2009 - 7 answers

What do ham radio operators talk about on their radios? [more inside]
posted by gjc on Jan 27, 2009 - 20 answers

Help! I live near DC and I want to be able to watch the Ravens game on Sunday. How do I boost my rabbit ears to receive the Baltimore transmission? [more inside]
posted by frecklefaerie on Dec 23, 2008 - 18 answers

A question about digital TV antennas in SE Portland. [more inside]
posted by concrete on Nov 17, 2008 - 8 answers

Is there a way to receive CBC in Seattle, without going through Comcast?
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Oct 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Is there a way to watch foreign television stations on your computer or via High Definition antenna? [more inside]
posted by fantasticninety on Oct 14, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm looking to broadcast a wireless signal 100-200yds. How many dB/mW does my antenna need to be and what's the optimal frequency? [more inside]
posted by jammnrose on Aug 29, 2008 - 7 answers

Why does a tv station's digital signal lag behind its analog signal? [more inside]
posted by middleclasstool on Aug 7, 2008 - 17 answers

A question about how our bodies affect radio reception... [more inside]
posted by amyms on May 25, 2008 - 13 answers

Portable radio antenna is loose and falling over. Can I fix? [more inside]
posted by JanetLand on May 14, 2008 - 1 answer

Appropriate aerial antenna to receive high VHF and UHF across 12 miles? [more inside]
posted by Zed_Lopez on May 6, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me hook up the VCR to the TV along with our new digital converter box. I don't care that the VCR can't record or display digital channels - I just want to be able to watch videos and DVDs. [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on May 3, 2008 - 7 answers

What are the best ATSC tuners to use with Windows Media Center 2005? [more inside]
posted by lattiboy on May 1, 2008 - 3 answers

Wifi Shootout: powerbook g4 PCMCIA: what card and antenna combination will get me the most bang for my buck in terms of range? [more inside]
posted by Freen on Aug 7, 2007 - 9 answers

How do you get better FM reception from a boombox? [more inside]
posted by CwgrlUp on Aug 2, 2007 - 5 answers

What can I do to improve my cellphone reception inside my house, and not one of the scammy crap things than I see available in spam and Google searches on this subject? [more inside]
posted by Kickstart70 on Jan 2, 2007 - 10 answers

WIFI-Filter: My brother and I would like to build a wireless network between our two homes to create a secure network, but we have no idea about radio antennas, signal strength, line-of-sight, etc. [more inside]
posted by id on Dec 30, 2006 - 13 answers

GPS unit sometimes is sometimes a bit inaccurate... Is this normal? [more inside]
posted by D Wiz on Dec 12, 2006 - 19 answers

Best way to get long range access to hotspots? [more inside]
posted by ZackTM on Dec 6, 2006 - 13 answers

HDTVfilter: Have you had success with over the air signal boosters or amplified antennas? [more inside]
posted by wfrgms on Nov 25, 2006 - 3 answers

Can anyone identify the device on this pole? [more inside]
posted by Tenuki on Oct 3, 2006 - 18 answers

How can I decrease FM reception for my car? I have taken off the antenna, but would like to proceed further. [more inside]
posted by poppo on Sep 28, 2006 - 17 answers

Why can't a community use tax $ to put up a single large television mast antenna and allow, say, the 100 highest bidding networks to broadcast, all from that same tower? [more inside]
posted by washburn on Sep 24, 2006 - 20 answers

Where could I find a good replacement antenna for a Kenwood TH-K2AT ham radio? [more inside]
posted by Godbert on Aug 1, 2006 - 4 answers

What do I need to know to plug my television into my neighbour's rooftop television antenna? [more inside]
posted by teem on Jul 25, 2006 - 4 answers

How might I attach my (broken) wi-fi antenna to my PowerBook, or to a (non existent) PCMCIA wireless card...? [more inside]
posted by skylar on Jun 19, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm curious about equipment seen at larger concerts: opaque plastic (?) disc, clear plastic tube attached to one side, spiral wire around the tube, cable coming out of the other side of the disc. Some kind of microphone? [more inside]
posted by valleys on May 17, 2006 - 7 answers

What was the big antenna attached to the federal government pickup truck? [more inside]
posted by Etaoin Shrdlu on Apr 10, 2006 - 5 answers

How can I fix my broadcast HDTV reception problems? [more inside]
posted by putzface_dickman on Feb 15, 2006 - 12 answers

Where do you get those little 30-foot TV towers, that look kind of like this? They're all over the place out here in rural Texas, but I don't have any idea where people get them. They can't be ham radio towers, as I've bought those before and they run close to $1000. I just want something to get my weather station wind sensors up over the tops of the pine trees.
posted by rolypolyman on Feb 10, 2006 - 5 answers

HDTV Antenna question: My folks are getting a new HDTV delivered in two weeks or so. Their local cable company doesn't offer all of the local networks in hi-def so my folks are thinking of getting an antenna in the attic to pull in the rest of the local hi-def signals. [more inside]
posted by gyc on Dec 6, 2005 - 12 answers

I have a laptop with an internal centrino wifi card which does not have an external antenna socket. Is there any way of boosting the signal it receives? [more inside]
posted by bluefin on Aug 16, 2005 - 4 answers

Any recommendations for a high quality, possibly amplified, indoor FM antenna? [mi] [more inside]
posted by rorycberger on Oct 27, 2004 - 7 answers

FM antenna/reception issue (and we need to listen to Little Steven tonight!- MI) [more inside]
posted by oflinkey on Sep 26, 2004 - 9 answers

If you rented office space only to discover that no cell phones work inside at all, are you totally out of luck or is there some sort of antenna or repeater or tin-can system that could be used to feed cell reception into the building?
posted by GriffX on Jun 18, 2004 - 4 answers

Its recently been discovered that i can pick up a 70-or-so channel cable broadcast on my uhf/vhf antenna. While hoping not to jinx myself, i ask, does anyone know how this may be occurring? more inside. [more inside]
posted by c on Apr 6, 2004 - 8 answers

Last night I purchased a Television Antenna hoping for an inexpensive way to get local channels without having to pay a monthly bill. The antenna has both VHF and UHF receptors. The VHF (channels 2-13) work great, but the UHF (channels 14+) isn't giving me even a damned glitch of reception. There's no switch on the antenna itself, and there was no owner's manual included. Anyone know what could be going on? Is the fact that I live in a major metropolitan area going to affect my ability to receive UHF channels?
posted by Ufez Jones on Dec 12, 2003 - 15 answers