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Originally Posted by Tommie
I've used a Radio Shack power rabbit ear uhf at times for one set but could never get channel 2 - CBS with that.
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Just FYI...
The "rabbit ears" part of the antenna is needed to get the VHF channel WBBM (real channel 12, virtual channel 2.1).
The "loop" part of the antenna is used to get the UHF channels (everything else in your area is UHF, real channels 14-69).
To pick up WBBM with your antenna, you need to spread the "rabbit ears" apart and extend the elements to roughly half of their maximum length. The ideal rabbit ear configuration is to have the rods spread apart as far as possible like a horizontal line with a tip-to-tip length of about 70 inches. If you do not have enough room for the elements to be laid out horizontally, then you can move the elements up into a "V" configuration. The gain will be a little less in the "V" configuration, but it will still work.
I agree with John's suggestions of
NO AMP and the HD7694P.