Hi all,
I searched for a Portland, ME thread. This was the closest I could find. Unlike the OP, I will be looking for the Portland market, and I'm interested in an indoor, rather than outdoor, antenna. Does anyone have any experience with OTA reception in Portland, and do you have any recommendations for an indoor antenna that might work?
We currently have TWC on two TVs, one with TiVo (wow, love tivo!!
), but added a 19" HDTV in another room to use for exercise vhs's and dvd's. We didn't want to add more coaxial cable to bring cable to the little tv, but thought it might be nice to get OTA channels. I went to antennaweb.org, and most of my results were yellow and red:
CBS-DT, NBC-DT, TBN-D - yellow uhf (plus Daystar WLLB-LP, which isn't digital)
ABC-DT - yellow vhf
CW-DT, FOX-DT, MyTV-DT - red uhf (plus TBN W32CA, which isn't digital)
PBS-DT - red vhf
and another PBS-DT - blue uhf
The yellow TBN & Daystar stations, the red TBN station, and the blue PBS station are not important to me, but I would like to get the yellow ABC, NBC, and CBS stations, as well as the red CW, Fox, and PBS stations, if possible. The red MyTV station is not a priority, but I'll take it, if it shows up
. The antennaweb page doesn't look like it has a link I can c&p to share, but here is the one from tvfool.com:
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...a362cd71863cfb
The tv will be located on the second floor of a two-story house, which also has an attic. The area is mostly 1- and 2-story homes, but there are a few 4-story buildings not far away. There is a radio tower within a mile, as well. And there are many mature maple trees which are taller than the homes.
Any advice would be much appreciated
. Should I be looking for an amplified rabbit ears? A non-amplified rabbit ears? A flat antenna? It's so confusing!
I guess I need one that is uhf and vhf? Does that mean definitely rabbit ears with a circle antenna in the middle? Thankyou in advance to all, for any helpful tips you might have!