Thank you for helping me out as well. I’m about 5 miles north of Lon as the crow flies. My almost identical setup has been rock solid for over a year. If it weren’t for ATSC 3.0 I wouldn’t have a chance of getting WTNH.
@donaldhoudek2889 Жыл бұрын
As an ex-TV repair man (person) from the 60's, tube type TV's, my most frequent outside job was replacing roof antennas. Main issue was that after a few years the 3 bolts holding them into the roof would cause leaks, even with the blob of roofing tar/cement on them. The best option was what I used on my previous homes. Steel conduit (thick 2.5") special order 20' and a 5 gallon bucket (sunk into the ground) with hole in it for the conduit to go through. Pounded the conduit into the ground a few feet, slid the bucket down the conduit into the hole, filled the bucket with cement, covered it with dirt to hide it, mounted the conduit to roof fascia (into a rafter) and pounded in a 10' ground rod which I connected to it. It withstood 65+ mph wind during many storms. So, what to do now here in Florida, with all the lightning that happens? I had a highly rated smaller antenna with a rotator on it which was a dud. After researching antennas, I found one and the Antenna Guy has high ratings on it, the ATSC 3 transmitting antenna is about 35 miles away, but before I buy it I need to research some information that I saw regarding the OTA TV companies eventually stopping their "FREE" ATSC-3 transmission to all but one channel each and going to a subscription base service. I guess the government in one of their rulings allowed for this. Need to look deeper into this, before purchasing an expensive antenna. Currently using KZfaq TV as our choice and they just raised their rates. Uhhhh soon they will be charging as much as the cable companies do
@foxpopuli6982 Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic timing! Just tonight I talked my stepfather into getting the HD Homerun Flex 4k, after two of his subscription services bumped up their monthly prices on him. I'm recommending he get the exact same Televes Dat Boss antenna in time, but for now we're going to start with a small indoor antenna that we've tested and found to be adequate for the moment. Tyler The Antenna Man really knows his stuff, and I'm so glad I found him, and you, to get advice from.
@dpt17 Жыл бұрын
Nice. I grabbed the Silicondust 4k ATSC 3.0 tuner ~18 months ago. Boston area channels, which I am in range of in NH, didn't have ATSC 3.0 feeds until very recently but they are live now. I've really enjoyed the OTA TV and not paying Comcast exorbitant fees for TV I rarely watch.
@warrendarress69013 ай бұрын
Tried many, Danny Hodges antenna gets at least all these channels. Over 60 honest miles away. Telescoping pole, don't even need a rotator although I added one anyway. Super happy with the result. Danny is da man!
@petersachs764 Жыл бұрын
Back in the early ATSC 1.0 days I placed a serious winegard antenna on my chimney. What they don't tell you is that the antenna may loosen some of the motar over time. I decided to move my antenna into my attic. I lost a dew decibels of signal but since I've never been that far from the TV antennas serving Boston (im by Worcester), it still worked out very well. I did however need to add an amplifier.
@cwichura Жыл бұрын
In line with the "put the tuner near the coax entry, since it's networkable", the HDHomeRun ATSC3 power inlet is a 12V 3.5x1.35 DC barrel. I got a PoE splitter from PoE Texas (which has a 5.5x2.1 DC barrel output) and a cheap barrel adapter from Amazon and now Ethernet and power for my FLEX ATSC3 unit is provided from my switch. Which is handy, since there is no AC outlet near where the antenna lead is...
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
Awesome idea!
@me4654 Жыл бұрын
How many TV's off the one antenna?
@CantankerousDave Жыл бұрын
This prompted me to check the status of the atsc3 rollout in my state. Lo and behold, the main stations near me have all gone live with it. So now I need to update my HD Homerun tuner box…
@Kush-fw4fr Жыл бұрын
I'm in central long island and pick up the CT and NYC markets. The ATSC 3.0 is great way more stable picture and quality is great i hope they dont encrypt the channels like they do in other markets.
@patricknelson Жыл бұрын
Watching this helps me realize: I'm so lucky where I'm at in Portland that I have a super cheap antenna that I _could_ just lay it on the floor and _still_ have really high quality signal. I've also got fiber and have been using YTTV for a while but, considering recent price hikes, has me *strongly* considering alternatives considering how little I even use YTTV these days! (and I don't watch sports on TV)
@charlesdossett85812 ай бұрын
We cut the cord years ago and have never looked back. Saved hundreds of dollars a year. We live outside of town and receive 50 channels without any signal problems.
@DanDDirges Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video! I just duck taped a Mohu Premium Pro indoor antenna on a window and all my channels came in crystal clear. I have heard outdoor antenna`s have problems in the wind and rain. Just have to figure out the best DVR so I can watch on my own schedule and skip thru the commercials. Glad I stumbled upon your channel!
@josephregallis3394 Жыл бұрын
I have a 100 mile outside antenna that I put up at 25ft. It works pretty good and I have guy wires of 18 gauge steel that are designed for high winds since here in Florida we get Hurricanes! I would like to add an ATSC 3.0 tuner to my TV since it doesn't have the newer tuner. I have been waiting for someone to come out with a lower priced tuner since I don't want to pay $200 for one. I was hoping this spring they would be on the market so I'm keeping my eyes open for one. I get good signals now but I have a little trouble sometimes with my 2 VHF channels which are CBS and NBC. Otherwise it works pretty good. I also have a preamp on my antenna and I have it set on the lower setting and I could put it on the higher setting but I don't want to have too strong of signals for the strong channels that I receive. I see that the newer standard works much better than the older one so that is why I want it!
@zaid8377 Жыл бұрын
I think it is better to keep the pole short so that the wind effect is very weak, but if you use a long pole, the slightest wind will take the pole off the roof. It is similar when you want to lift a stone with a long pole.
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
He wants the antenna to be high because the higher it is the greater the range.
@RickPaquin Жыл бұрын
@@kensmith5694 Maybe.... Not always the case. Raising my antenna gets it smack in the thick part of the pine trees for my local stations. Capturing the signal at a lower level, in my case works much better. I also get a perfectly reliable signal from a station 70mi away with a 8 bay antenna at a 10ft ground elevation. (16 ft above sea level) Same logic. Won't work at higher elevations I've gone up 30ft) I enjoy an FM station from that same distant location. Almost impossible on a car radio. After trying a big FM antenna at 20 ft with nothing but a weak signal, I found a nice strong signal using an S shaped FM antenna mounted vertically 3 ft from the ground in a bush! Always a great signal right there, but no where else. FM uses both vertical and horizontal transmissions. I may be getting a bounced vertical signal from a distant object. All I know is that it works. If you have trees, I say forget all the old rules of "height is better" because it doesn't work in my area. Unless you want to go above the trees. Find the signal with a meter. The best location may surprise you.
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
@@RickPaquin My comment was specific to the person in the video. You can see that there are no tall trees in the situation but there are shorter ones and houses. For him higher is a good thing.
@spiderkidLarry Жыл бұрын
I have this antenna, a recommendation from antenna man, I get all channels possible to me 41. I'm very happy with it. Only thing I dont like is I cant pick up a single channel that is 75 miles away during the day.
@michaelwyckoff7593 Жыл бұрын
Hey buddy I get over 80 channels with a RCA indoor antenna. A lot of the channels I don't watch but I get them. I live in New York City.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
Yeah if you're in a denser location closer to transmission towers you'll do better than me out in the sticks.
@michaelwyckoff7593 Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman ha ha ha ha
@dbetts3087 Жыл бұрын
I hope you have that coax from the antenna going thru a ground block so it's grounded to earth. Being that high up can be attracted to lighting. Wouldn't want that coming in and blowing the homerun boxes or even getting to your switch and take that out. Having a bonding on any aerial antenna very important
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
Some people have an iron wire down from the antenna to a ground post. This path takes most of the energy of a strike.
@jaredhuang2225 Жыл бұрын
Let's go, it still baffles me how most people these days don't know about OTA TV. Cable/Satellite really blinded a whole generation or 2.
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
Yes, even technically knowledgeable people often don't know.
@coondogtheman Жыл бұрын
Hello fellow New Englander. I'm from Ct too. Originally. I like how you run all your TV channels over your network. I'd do that for recording and use an old PC as a DVR. I like that comet channel. Sometimes they play all of those wierd B movies and the X files.
@partseal Жыл бұрын
Glad it's still working! Hopefully we won't need to climb up there any time soon.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
I hope so too! So far so good!
@singletona082 Жыл бұрын
that feeling when you're so rural you'd need an ariel beam just to get one PBS station according to the site lon is directing people to.
@GregM Жыл бұрын
Here where I am in Canada I am lucky to get 4 OTA channels. With a larger anntenna it would probably a whopping 6 channels. I usually only use 1 of the channels for local news and that is it. Do not watch network programming.
@RoxanneBenn Жыл бұрын
I have been using the Telivis Data boss mix for about a year. It is an awesome antenna. I have mine on a tower up about 42 feet. I don't have any atsc 3 channels in my area but. I will be prepared when we get them. Our closest broadcaster is about 45 miles away. I am getting 36 channels now. Hopefully we will get some more soon. The only one I have trouble with is Fox and it is about 60 miles away but it comes in at night.
@man284110 ай бұрын
Try with good cable connected to this antenna !
@jameseckstorm5165 Жыл бұрын
04/16/23. I just installed this exact antenna here in Six Lakes Michigan and I got 73 channels.
@man284110 ай бұрын
This is the best antenna picks up UHF channels you can get witm amplifier of course i got the same !
@hawkeyes4768 Жыл бұрын
did you ground the antenna properly ? from the pic u can only see the coaxel u can ground the antenna metal and the coaxel tip , it will keep signal safe plus from lighting
@louisd95714 Жыл бұрын
I get around the same amount of OTA channels with my puny indoor antenna. Looking forward to a roof antenna soon.
@my-yt-inputs2580 Жыл бұрын
I'm lucky I'm in a major market. Most of my transmitters are on a mountain about 6 miles LOS west of me. Unfortunately there are a few transmitters in almost the opposite direction and about 25 miles away. I just use a smaller roof(2 story) mast mounted antenna pointed to the distant transmitters to better able to pull them in. I've also connected the antenna feed to the coax(RG6) that used to carry my Xfinity video signal so all the bedrooms have access to the antenna signals. Bedroom TVs can view either OTA channels or using ROKUs view my Tablo Quad. I haven't branched out to ATSC 3.0 yet however all the majors have NextGen TV.
@robertogalvez3865 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your excellent video. I assume someone already mentioned that the indoor part shown is not an amplifier but rather a PSU or Power Supply Unit, also known as a power injector for the antenna's internal preamp.
@robertogalvez3865 Жыл бұрын
The recommended pole diameter for that antenna is 1.25 in OD. It is always recommended to use guy wires if your mast is at or over 10-feet high.
@MSDOGS1976 Жыл бұрын
Of those 62 channels probably only about 12-16 are worth watching. I get 16 channels which is all that is available in my area on a $10 indoor antenna. Half are junk. But to be fair there are not many channels on cable worth much either.
@CantankerousDave Жыл бұрын
Yeah, a big chunk of the ones I can pick up are themed music channels and QVC.
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
You are optimistic about the fraction that are worth watching. I get 124 channels. Of them maybe 7 or 8 are worth watching.
@johnlevison95524 ай бұрын
@@kensmith5694 exactly,how many QVC and HSN stations can you watch or need.What a waste of bandwidth.
@kensmith56944 ай бұрын
@@johnlevison9552 Many are in a a language I don't know. Those that speak that language may find them worthwhile. "Vietsky" suggests the language of that one.
@djkraze5018 Жыл бұрын
That antenna almost looks like something used at a CATV head-end. I have an amplified leaf type antenna in my north-northwest 2nd floor window that I picked up years ago from Costco (I don't think they haven them anymore). This is the only one I've found of this type that really does anything. It was a total shock when I first put it up. I'm in northern Middlesex county in CT and I get 68 channels on my ATSC 1.0 set. My channel list is similar to yours, although I'm surprised to not see WHCT-LD 35 in your list as it's on the "fox 61" tower over on Rattlesnake mountain or WRNT-LD 32, which is on Deercliff road in Avon. I'll post my list with each station (by PSIP) and the number of sub-channels in the least obtrusive way (I hope): 03 WFSB (4), 08 WTNH (2), 19 WRDM (2), 20 WCCT (4), 22 WWLP (4), 24 WEDH (3), 26 WHPX (8), 27 WWAX (5), 30 WVIT (4), 32 WRNT (7), 35 WHCT (8), 40 WGGB (3), 57 WGBY (4), 59 WCTX (2), 61 WTIC (5), 65 WEDY (3). Of course some of these are guest stations on other hosts (which would make for a whole new post due to the way they put all the main stations on the WCCT ATSC 3.0 transmitter and took WCCT's ATSC 1.0 programming and spread it out on the sub channels of other transmitters. This list remains pretty consistent with a few exceptions: WGGB & WGBY tend to have summertime issues with WGGB being the worst since they moved to OTA 26, they used to be perfect years ago on the temporary OTA 55 & later OTA 40. WTNH also was spotty at times, but I think the transmitter was also moved to Rattlesnake now as well, and I rarely have problems with them now. With that change, most of these stations are in the right direction for my northern-ish window. I may attempt this with an outdoor antenna one day, but if I do, I want directional as I miss the number of channels I used to be able to get in the analog days (basically, all of CT, RI, Most of MA, southern parts of VT, NH, ME, Most of NYC, Albany, part of Philly, and many in between). I also miss the analog DX. On a good day, I used to be able to get stations in the mid-west. I have yet to do any since digital, I know it can be done, it just doesn't seem to work for my current setup.
@crosslink1493 Жыл бұрын
Question for you: A few brief clips in the video show the TV screen with menus (in addition to the program your watching): are those menus generated by the HD Home Run box, the ATSC 3 broadcast, a ATSC 3 specific television, or ??? I've got a basic SMART TV that's 8 years old (?) but am not able to bring up any menus or programming guides like I see you have. I can walk through the apps (like pluto TV or Tubi TV) with the up/down/left/right arrows on the basic TV remote, but that's it. Maybe a secondary remote control is needed to access and manipulate those menu selections> Antenna location. You could also try putting the antenna in your attic. I did that and it worked great. Just make sure there's no metal in the way; no metal-foil roof insulation, no metal HVAC ductwork in the way, and my home's wood roof with asphalt shingles doesn't seem to degrade performance even when its raining. I'm in the Los Angeles area, all the stations broadcast from the same area (Mt. Wilson above Pasadena) and I've got a straight & clear 40-mile sight line to those antennas. 60+ channels.
@TonyPadgett Жыл бұрын
I have an antenna also and it’s great. My only recent concern, according to the Antenna man, is that these channels are starting to be encrypted!
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
I think HDHomerun boxes will be able to support the encryption. It's funny how useless all of this DRM is, every TV show is pirated within minutes of it airing.
@purplefuku Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidmanThe HDHomeRun boxes are expected to support encryption… through SD’s own software. But an app like Channels DVR is probably out of luck… which defeats the entire purpose of buying an HDHR for many enthusiasts! (And you’re right at how pointless the encryption is, but I bet it all comes back to retransmission fees…)
@timbo303official9 Жыл бұрын
@Kayleeだよぉ〜♡ well there would be one other method but it's complex to setup. In fact it's the slingbox. Slingboxes still work if you use a vpn server in your house such as pihole with pivpn. With that in mind the zapperbox is a tuner with hdmi support so you may be able to use that to watch outside house once it supports drm.
@amazingeric97 Жыл бұрын
I am surprised that it was hard for you to find someone to install an outdoor antenna. To be honest I am surprised that more people are not using outdoor antennas to watch television.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
This is how the cable companies make so much money ripping people off. The tyranny of the default!
@CantankerousDave Жыл бұрын
The younger you are, the less likely you are to know that broadcast TV even exists. Really.
@MikeySoft Жыл бұрын
I live over 63 miles away from the tv transmitters. An installer issue I'm having is they want to install their own antenna. One of them even hung up on me when I mentioned the Televes Antenna.
@robm7076 Жыл бұрын
@Mike Nexus Does this antenna installer guarantee a signal with their antenna? The ones I called also wanted to install their own channel master antenna as that's what they had good luck with.
@jameskilrain38 Жыл бұрын
@@CantankerousDave Yes,that is completely true.Good for the cable companies,however.
@MikeySoft Жыл бұрын
I live over 63 miles away from the tv transmitters. An installer issue I'm having is they want to install their own antenna. One of them even hung up on me when I mentioned the Televes Antenna. Have you experienced any ATSC 3.0 audio or encryption issues? What poles/mast are you using? Love your videos.
@jmr Жыл бұрын
I don't believe any station has implemented DRM yet. There aren't any tuners that support DRM yet.
@MikeySoft Жыл бұрын
@@jmr According to Rabbit Ears, WESH(NBC) & WKCF(CW) ATSC 3.0 out of Orlando has. I don't have an antenna yet to verify.
@jmr Жыл бұрын
@@MikeySoft Since I wrote that I found out New Orleans does too. There are claims some in built TV tuners support it.
@foxpopuli6982 Жыл бұрын
@@jmr Just last week The Antenna Man addressed a number of channels that are implementing DRM on their broadcasts, requiring tuners to be sent back to their makers for upgrading.
@jmr Жыл бұрын
@@foxpopuli6982 I remember Zapbox being mentioned but I don't remember him saying any channels had already implemented DRM.
@timcat1004 Жыл бұрын
Try bypassing the amp and see what your signal quality is. The amp might be over driving the signals.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
Tried that initially when we had it on the tripod - the amplifier is needed for the best results here.
@timcat1004 Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman Did you try a different amp. That thing looks cheesy. I spent 41 years in Cable TV, trust me.
@DaveNLR2 Жыл бұрын
@@timcat1004 That is just the power supply. The amp is built into the driven element on the antenna itself.
@timcat1004 Жыл бұрын
@@DaveNLR2 There you have it. I would never tinker with a built in antenna amp
@DaveNLR2 Жыл бұрын
@@timcat1004 You can bypass the amp by just unplugging the power supply. Then it acts as a regular non-amped antenna. I have one on my tower at 65', and can pick up low power stations through the mountains SW of me 65 miles away. The thing is the best antenna out there unless you need low VHF, or your high VHF station is a long distance, since it only has one element and a reflector for Hi-VHF, which gives it about 3 db gain (plus the amp if plugged in). Hi-VHF works for me over flat terrain out to the East of me about 70 miles.
@tinostarks Жыл бұрын
this is interesting but not alot of the main channels in nyc doing ATSC 3.0 yet
@donmiller8232 Жыл бұрын
I live in az. Between PHX. An Tucson mountains both ways about 40 to 50 miles .
@RickPaquin Жыл бұрын
VHF stations will follow the contour of mountains. I lived in a valley next to one with a 500ft elevation mountain blocking me from a station 30 mi away. The only way to receive reception was with the antenna right near the ground. VHF and FM signals WILL follow the contour of mountains, at ground level. For UHF stations though, you're basically out of luck. Maybe you have some VHF stations that can be received?
@wesmckean1443 Жыл бұрын
Your setup mirrors mine, except my antennas are in the attic. Just FYI, the second RF feed from the power unit loses about 3 dBa, which roughly equals what you would get with a two way splitter. I have one going to my den TV, the other one going to my HDHomerunFlex 4K.
@Lachlant19847 ай бұрын
Is antenna TV in the US not as common as cable/satellite/subscription TV services? What you call antenna TV we would generally call free to air TV or broadcast TV here in Australia. Here, subscription TV services do exist, the biggest one is Foxtel, but I'd say most houses built over the past 5 or 6 decades have roof mounted antennas, of course not all do, but most do.
@RickPaquin Жыл бұрын
Putting up a TV antenna reminds me of the Lucy Ball video that showed her and Ethel putting up a new antenna. Advance it to 12:40 and you'll see how she gets it tangled with the power lines. Good video on the challenges of installing an antenna. Go to 16:00 to see how antennas were adjusted in the old days! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bMudnNKr3tzDdnk.html
@bland9876 Жыл бұрын
I was under the impression that analog TV got shut down many many years ago so I'm surprised that antennas are able to pick up this many stations in 2022.
@CantankerousDave Жыл бұрын
The channels are still there, they just carry mpeg streams instead of analog video.
@RoastBeefSandwich Жыл бұрын
Correct analog tv got shut down. These are all digital broadcasts.
@bland9876 Жыл бұрын
@@RoastBeefSandwich If their digital broadcast how are they being picked up by the antenna?
@robertt9342 Жыл бұрын
@@bland9876In short a digital signal is modulated and transmitted through an analog carrier signal, then demodulated by the digital tuner. The antenna just acts as the receiver for the analog signal. The hardware (antenna) doesn’t need to change unless your antenna targets lower channel frequencies which are not really suitable for digital signal transmission. All the antenna does is pickup and the signal and relay it to the tuner. Not dissimilar to how wifi and the dial-up computer modems work. I am surprised you missed all the PSAs on the digital conversion that happened way back when they talked about broadcast going to high def (720p/1080i)
@amazingeric97 Жыл бұрын
Tyler the Antenna Man went into this on a KZfaq video. The ATSC digital channels use a lot of the same frequencies that NTSC analog television used. I have an outdoor antenna from the 1980s that can pick up the ATSC digital channels.
@harrybaque5502 Жыл бұрын
Love my antenna set up but I haven’t upgraded to a stand alone tuner like the Homerun for one MAJOR reason: service fees for the DVR. I can go to Walmart and buy a $35 tuner that lets me record to external hard drive for free why should I pay a monthly or annual fee to another service provider?
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
Yes, that is sort of why I have 2 of the tuners in one room. There were two shows that overlapped that came on very late. I would record both one night and then watch each in turn the next.
@larrytreichel9045 Жыл бұрын
Hello Lon, I live in Norwich, CT. I have been using the Hd home run ATSC 1.0 tuner for over a year now. I have had hardware issues with the HDhome run, which HD Home run has replaced twice. I am on the fringe of Hartford and Providence. I recently upgraded to the televis antenna , with a positive result on signal reliable from Hartford Fox&NBC.WFSB CH3 is intermittent and unwatchable. I also receive NBC and ABC intermittently from Providence. I am hesitant about upgrading my HD Home run to ATSC 3.0 . To help me understand the possibility of receiving the 4 CT local affiliates, which from your video ,I take it are in the same tower location.I am wondering what area of CT are you located? You do not have to reveal the town you live in ,I'm only looking for a general location. Thanks Larry T.
@joe101178 ай бұрын
it s not your antenba set up sent my sillicon dust tuner back zapperbox no better now its encrypted tv yeesh
@cwbuckley450811 ай бұрын
With the HD Homerun box do you have to pay an extra amount for the guide? Tivo charges something like $400 for their systems. Thats just the guide charge.
@LonSeidman11 ай бұрын
They have a short-length guide that's free if you use their DVR service is $35 a year.
@cwbuckley450811 ай бұрын
Thanks for replying.
@victoryfirst28785 ай бұрын
Do you get all available channels in your area Lon ??
@joe101178 ай бұрын
2023 DEC HEADS UP SAW ON WPIX NYC REWING TV AND WPIX 11 BOTH MOVING TO ATSC 3.0 NO UPDATE ON ANTENNA TV METV
@tiagoj8020 Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the club bub!
@johnnyolesen622 Жыл бұрын
Televes antennas with BOSS Tech is great antennas.
@jessede1970 Жыл бұрын
My tv aerials are in the loft no problems here
@rwstarke Жыл бұрын
I have 6 towers clustered 4 & 5 miles away. I get lots of channels with a $12 Philips rabbit ears indoor antenna.
@chodkowski0111 ай бұрын
I lost my internet the other day and I figured just watch tv over my antenna. My new smart Vizio tv won’t allow me to watch the antenna input without internet. It forces me to use Vizio Smart cast which needs internet to work. I’ve been reading that that are now pushing Next Gen tuners in TV’s that require internet to work.
@LonSeidman11 ай бұрын
Watch my latest video :)
@joe10117 Жыл бұрын
MAY 2023 I ve attempted silicon dust and zapper box I have the smaller televees antenna both zapperbox and silicon dust kept crashing zapperbox atsc 3.0 no dvr for another 6 months.. had to keep formatting my zapper box to keep in atsc 3.0 recent weeks my ota signals were breaking up alot had 80 ch s now 54 then back to 69.. channels 69 useless channels metv plus wzme tv 43 kept breaking up normally never dose every so ofter wwor would kick off 60 miles away shared wiuth RF 25 PBS 25 IS why still no antenna tv metv for nyc connecticut market,..ota still kept the antenna to watch some not on cable catchy tv network for one tried tablo tried tivo edge.... all failed .....such a weird market.. had the FCC never started sharing or selling channels to cell companies tv would be fine ...they must loose money by going free....cant say... now they want to encrypt ..... yeesh.. too stressfull expensive if he loves his wife lol dont rid of cable lol....your wife wont be happy..
@AngryGibberish Жыл бұрын
I've been trying to setup an SDR and an app called Spektrum to use as a spectrum analyzer for adjusting an antenna. Is that something you could look into.
@Call_Me_David Жыл бұрын
Would be nice if the links you mention in the video were in the description.
@stevejohnson1321 Жыл бұрын
WPXQ seems to come in off-axis for many of us. I don't turn the antenna to get it, as the Boston mirror seems to bring the same assortment.
@joe101174 ай бұрын
can we have an re scan updated live scan love to see if there still there... on the smaller version antenna I have recieve 86 to 92 channels atsc 3.0 nyc ct market ADTH 3.0 tuner verry sensitive...
@DaveNLR2 Жыл бұрын
TV reception, ham radio? You seriously need a 40' Rohn tower. You wont regret it.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
I am getting to that point :)
@dwmca162011 ай бұрын
Baltimore locked up almost all the primary and sub-channels of their broadcast antennas within the city limits (2, 11, 13, 24, 35 and 54). The HD HomeRun CONNECT 4K doesn’t (yet?) decode these channels. For the premium price of this box, it is very disappointing.
@michaelkatz6572 Жыл бұрын
Lon' they need to figure out the perfect antenna for people in Apartments who cannot install outside antennas. I would guess that at least 75% of the residents in Florida are in apartments. Sure, we can stream but we all know how Piggish Comcast is with their internet prices and how much more they charge for Unlimited Data so streaming is not a very good option. I asked Tyler this about 3 times and never once has he replied.
@AntennaMan Жыл бұрын
Understand that my KZfaq channel reaches 800,000 people. It's not possible for me to respond to or even see every single question a viewer asks. If you would like me to lookup your reception to recommend the best indoor antenna for your area, you can sign up to my antenna recommendation service below. You can also link to a general list of recommended antennas.on the same page. www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
@jameskilrain38 Жыл бұрын
Tyler is helpful.Not sure,why he never answer you.I got a economy plan from Comcast.No smart tv.However,sometimes stream on my tablet.
@robertogalvez3865 Жыл бұрын
If your outdoor antenna can face the transmitters, try a Televes Dinova Mix or a Televes Evoca installed against a wall or on a balcony.
@RickPaquin Жыл бұрын
Contact the FCC and ask them to assist with a faster ATSC 3.0 roll out. ATSC 3.0 will provide better reception for indoor antennas. Your not alone with this problem. Antennas placed in windows work well, vs. elsewhere in the room, depending on where the transmitter is.
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
I would first suggest a set of rabbit ears from a "dollar store" or "thrift store". The advantage they have is you can turn on the signal meter and fine tune the antenna for the station you want to watch.
@joe101176 ай бұрын
FEB 2024 TELEVEES SMART COM 3 WAY ANTENNA SPLITTER REQUEST can you do a video on smart com 3 way antenna splitter antennaman never did can you please do a video on that before I decide to buy one need to see it work
@maykinit Жыл бұрын
Hey Lon. I’m curious what you ended up using for a mast?
@hectormanuel8360 Жыл бұрын
Let us know if your networks apply DRM to their signals
@artdoyle9599 Жыл бұрын
Yes here near Miami they have DRM on all HVEC channels.
@hectormanuel8360 Жыл бұрын
@@artdoyle9599 what do you use for playback?
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
So far no but I am pretty sure the HDhomerun tuners should work with it.
@hectormanuel8360 Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman it might need new hardware
@JTBurke Жыл бұрын
Can you provide instructions on how to get to the HDHomeRun Config GUI you showed at about 9 minutes? I have a HDHomeRun Flex 4k and I'd love to check some signal strength when I test out different antenna locations. But I can't seem to find that, or instructions to find it.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
It’s part of the windows software package that you’ll get on their website - look for the software package that includes the firmware update - not the app version. The gui app will install with that.
@bigredwag Жыл бұрын
Any 4k content seen yet?
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
Not yet I don't think anyone is broadcasting at that resolution.
@CommodoreFan64 Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman I think there are a few test streams that have happened, but yeah in general no 4K ATSC 3.0 yet, due to the stations who are broadcasting ATSC 3.0 having to keep their ATSC 1.0 signals on he air for at least 5 years before turning them off, which means they have limited bandwidth, and even more so after the VHF/UHF spectrum repack a while back. Also no ATSC 3.0 here yet down south in the CSRA(Central Savannah River Area) on the SC/GA border(Augusta, GA market), and no word yet when, so I'm for sure not rushing to get an ATSC 3.0 tuner.
@penultimatename6677 Жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64 when NBC offers 4k broadcasts for special events such as the Olympics, Super Bowl, etc. Can these broadcasts be viewed in 4k with an antenna?
@CommodoreFan64 Жыл бұрын
@@penultimatename6677 That a good question, as I'm honestly not sure, the test runs I know of where around Las Vegas during CES to show off the technology, and what's possible with ATSC 3.0
@donna9440 Жыл бұрын
@@penultimatename6677An antenna is an antenna, it picks up signals, whether it’s 4K or otherwise.
@JohnPaynekj4wzo Жыл бұрын
Great video, Thanks for updating and all the great info. Question if you don't mind. My local NBC channel has switched to nextgen tv. But does that mean my local towers have changed over as well? or does each tower need new equipment before the signal can transmit the next gen tv? thanks in advance
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
They have to keep the old standard going for now alongside the new one.
@cylewaitforit Жыл бұрын
Any update on transcoding the audio from the ATSC 3.0 broadcasts?
@bobblair2682 Жыл бұрын
I’ve had good luck switching to Amazon fire sticks. The transcoding is done over the internet. The only Roku device we have is our TCL roku TV which has hardware transcoding. Yet for some reason the SAP audio plays at times and there’s no way to change it. IOS devices also seem to use some sort of web based transcoding. Last time I tried plex there wasn’t any support for ATSC 3.0. Not sure if that has changed. But it might be a good follow up video to go through all the different hardware choices and how they work with ATSC 3.0.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
So far I have not seen any changes since my last video - I think it'll be a stop gap for awhile on devices that don't support AC4.
@DarylO Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman I think the Internet audio transcoding is what is responsible for the ATSC3 delay.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
@@DarylO I thought so too but when I pulled up the streams in VLC there was a 10-15 second difference between them.
@armandoenriquez1104 Жыл бұрын
After the old right things.
@tiagoj80206 ай бұрын
Looks like I can only get five ATSC 3.0 channels. Looks like it's not worth upgrading the antenna yet nor buying a 3.0 tuner
@biga823010 ай бұрын
So will this one hdhomerun flex work on 4 tvs?
@donmiller8232 Жыл бұрын
An what kind of antana is good
@asan1050 Жыл бұрын
ThanksMuch!
@whsxc12 Жыл бұрын
I’m in the valley near Hartford never can get channel 8 maybe that’ll change
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
If you point it at the new ATSC 3 transmitter you'll get it now!
@megashadow3789 Жыл бұрын
Now how do you do this in Australia with a foxtel satellite dish (and wall plugs)
@somemovingpictures Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, a lot of HOA's look down on and even prohibit the use of outdoor antennas.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
That is against federal law for them to do so.
@robertogalvez3865 Жыл бұрын
It all depends on the antenna's size.
@somemovingpictures Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman I had no idea there was such a law. I'll look at that. Unfortunately, the "look down on" part still holds.
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
@@somemovingpictures I was president of an HOA for a while. I had to explain repeatedly to the other members of the board that the FCC sets the rules on such things and they say reasonable antennas are fine within the area you control. I finally got the board to "interpret" the CCR regulations in a manner that obeyed the FCC. We had to set out the safety and other topics that people needed to be careful of.
@donna9440 Жыл бұрын
It’s called OTARD-“Over the air reception device”. You cannot be denied the right to receive free OTA broadcast signals, look it up.
@BlackAndWhiteBand Жыл бұрын
Last I checked, DISHtv will come out and install an OTA antenna for $150
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
I had them come out once but they require you use their supplied antenna which was not enough for my location.
@MyTechGuyTim Жыл бұрын
What about a retractable pole where you can move it down when it’s really windy…sure something like that is out there somewhere
@edolson1698 Жыл бұрын
I did that , used 1 1/4 conduit 20 ft and put 20ft of 1 conduit inside and that lets me go from 20 ft to 29 ft
@joe101176 ай бұрын
FEB 2024 hi how can you get 62 channels ?.... my sister lives in oxford connecticut 42 miles away from wfsb 3 used my smal televees dat mix antennaman suggested only 5 weak channels...happen.. two tv fire tv insignia and samsung samsung no results insignia 5 weak new haven ch ?? no fox 61 wfsb 3 ??, my sister was forced to paramount plus why this was impossible for her not you we tried all directions even outside on deck away from mountain..
@LonSeidman6 ай бұрын
This is the combined ATSC 3.0 and ATSC 1.0 channels. I'm also close to the transmitter in New London that has a bunch too.
@joe101176 ай бұрын
ok
@crimepays2038 Жыл бұрын
Still no WTNH (ABC Connecticut)?
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
I’ll need another antenna pointed west but I am getting their atsc 3 signal.
@Lenmat123 Жыл бұрын
Hi Lon, traveling a similar path try to take advantage OTA. I’m located near New London and am experimenting w HDHOMERUN & Televes per Antennaman. Any other options for help w antenna installations here in CT?
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I haven't found any.. Dish Network does do antenna installs but I think you have to use their antenna vs. bringing your own. You might want to see if a local satellite dish installer can help.
@Lenmat123 Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman Thanks much!
@russadams3008 Жыл бұрын
Has Plex fixed the no audio problem with ATSC 3?
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
Not yet - the bounty for the Dolby Digital AC4 in FFMPEG hasn't been claimed yet.
@babymaker13th Жыл бұрын
what does ATSC MEAN ??
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
" Advanced Television Systems Committee"
@dsadels Жыл бұрын
Nice video! Why do you have two HD Homerun tuners?
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
Why not?
@MikeySoft Жыл бұрын
His first one did not support ATSC 3.0.
@nosuchthing8 Жыл бұрын
Ok, how do you hook it up so it connects to the cable?
@RickPaquin Жыл бұрын
If you are asking if it can be hooked up to your former cable wiring in your home, it can be, and you own it. But if you are still using Cable internet, you'll have to run a separate line to your cable modem FIRST! Once you do that, then you can connect the antenna output to your existing cable wiring in your home. One other caution, some cable companies used to run 90v on their cable to power the old telephone modems. BUT, they sometimes forgot to turn off that 90V at the pole. Some people have found (as I did) 90V on the cable wiring coming into their home. Be careful when working with the cable coming into your home. If you're not sure about what you are doing, get a professional to help you.
@me4654 Жыл бұрын
How much is all that home run stuff?
@tamikemitchell4788 Жыл бұрын
Hello. I'm happy for you, but I feel bad, because you got that giant antenna, plus you have to paid your friend to help put it up there, for only 62 channels. What hope for me if I'm force to use only indoor antennas. Smh. Give me some suggestions on indoor antennas
@robm7076 Жыл бұрын
Antennaman recommends the channelmaster flat antenna and also he like one rca indoor rabbitear type one.. but it depends how close you are the transmitters obviously.
@trippplefive Жыл бұрын
Step 1.. Find a high school contractor buddy who can help you install the antenna ...
@RickPaquin Жыл бұрын
Be careful. Working with antennas, especially on roofs can be dangerous. Make sure you're well insured to cover damages if this contractor buddy falls off the ladder or roof into our yard and winds up in the hospital. I personally prefer to pay more for installers with their own insurance.
@n1kkri Жыл бұрын
Can the channels your receiving with the home run boxes be watched anywhere on the internet. I used to have a couple Slingboxs and we know they disappointed all their uses by ending their servers.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
I just experimented with doing it over a vpn connection back to my house using the Channels app. It works! The big rate is pretty low on hevc so it’s doable without transcoding.
@n1kkri Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman Why do you need a VPN to do this? Do you have a personal VPN that routes through your home IP address to fool the app into thinking your home? I do a similar thing to watch all the channels I pay for with my providers app. Otherwise several channels are not available outside my home IP :) It's to bad the app by design would let you connect to your box similar to the way the slingbox app used to.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
@@n1kkri yes that's what you need. I don't recommend opening up ports on routers any longer as these are not designed to sit on the public internet and dont' authenticate the user.
@joemaldonado3 Жыл бұрын
wait until DRM takes hold....
@WindomRettes Жыл бұрын
Why not hire the AntennaMan to mount the whole thing?
@joe1011711 ай бұрын
special weird request on nice weather day I would love to see this antenna reverssed direction I m curious as hell what would come in or not opossite direction
@waynedishman8389 Жыл бұрын
My name is Wayne dietsch man I need some help to set up my hdhomerun I need advice how to use a computer or smartphone will you get back to me thank you
@lweather Жыл бұрын
If you go on KZfaq and search for "hdhomerun tuner setup" you'll see lots of how-to videos.
@okieplaya Жыл бұрын
Are you picking up any of the 4K channels?
@TELEVISIONARCHIVES Жыл бұрын
There are no 4k Channels OTA
@4rzaluz Жыл бұрын
@@TELEVISIONARCHIVES ATSC 3.0 is designed for 4k broadcasts.
@jeffreykoerber6595 Жыл бұрын
ATSC 3.0 is capable of 4K, however it’s not currently feasible in the US because there are few ATSC 3.0 frequencies and 3-4 1080i virtual channels per physical channel. It won’t be feasible until stations who have flipped to ATSC 3.0 don’t have to maintain ATSC 1.0 virtual channels.
@wiziek Жыл бұрын
Is this a recent thing in USA? Isn't in Europe a common knowledge you can get free basic channels from terrestial antenas? I think even cable companies have to provide you free channels.
@kensmith5694 Жыл бұрын
The cable TV companies and other forces of evil convinced most of the population that over the air was dead. There are many things that people here believe that simply are not true. That there is no over the air TV is just one drop in a vast ocean of such things.
@shackdaddy7106 Жыл бұрын
Millions of Americans live in apartments. So your set up is impossible. Do you have any suggestions for those of us that are interested in ATSC 3.0 that live in apartments. I live in an apartment and my solution for over the air is. Subscribing to Paramount plus, Peacock, and Hulu. You get all the prime time programming on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox the next day. And then have Sling for other channels. And I get it all for less than $50 a month. And I don’t have to worry about weather problems.
@MikeySoft Жыл бұрын
Look up the fcc rules on outdoor Antennas. Renters are allowed to install a tv atenna in areas they have control such as a balcony. Hopefully the area of control has good tv reception.
@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын
If they are in a more densely populated area there's a good chance that an indoor antenna will work. Every situation is different which is why I suggest people go to Antennaweb to see what their particular environment looks like.
@shackdaddy7106 Жыл бұрын
@@LonSeidman you are correct about that. I do have an eight dollar rabbit ear antenna I bought at Best Buy. It works great. The only reason why I have it is to pick up non-big network channels like decades, Laff TV, Cozi. Channels like that. It does pick up all the big-name networks except for CBS.
@RandomTechWZ Жыл бұрын
I would have installed that thing in the attic so its hidden.
@zeppelinshy Жыл бұрын
Is it not normal to have over the air tv in the US? / not wide spread? oof really is ran by money cow cable companies
@joe101178 ай бұрын
you dont mention it but I betchya like me you loose 62 channels to 50 or 47
@kenjacques1743 Жыл бұрын
Hope none of your atsc3.0 channels are owned by Hearst. They are encrypting those channels now.
@johnpoldo8817 Жыл бұрын
I’d like to cut the cord on KZfaq TV due to their price hike, but can’t get Foxnews & CNN over the air.
@stemlator Жыл бұрын
I also have KZfaq TV and I'm going to cancel before the hike. Sling is looking attractive to me, although their local channel availability is lacking. Unfortunately, OTA channels aren't readily available where I live. You could get Sling Blue at $40 and get CNN and Fox News. Or the Orange and Blue packages at $55 which still undercuts KZfaq TV. I'm looking at Blue for myself.
@tabnumlock7790 Жыл бұрын
We have YTTV but I rarely watch it outside of football season. I catch Tucker, The Five and Gutfeld clips on YT. There are several free news and weather channels on the free streaming services and quite a few substitutes for HGTV. If I lived alone, I'd probably dump YTTV. Tho we do use it at two houses so the price is still pretty cheap per house. And they haven't started charging tax here yet We could get all the networks with an attic antenna and tuner box.