I live in a TV hole call Pleasanton, CA. I would like some suggestions on how to get out without using a dish or cable, or moving! Will an antenna work if I get a big one.
My report is on
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...46aeeb079b5556
All the channels I want to see are at 283 degrees (KQED, ABC, NBC, CBS) I think this is Sutro Tower.
My house is single story, so if I put an antenna on the chimney or ridge I think I could get to 15 to 20 ft.
Currently I have no outside antenna, in the past I have tried a small inside one, I got for free, I got 4 or 5 channels (from memory), but I speak English so it was not very helpful! As I remember I got a couple of Spanish channels and something in an Asian language which again I did not speak either. I think I got one minour channel I could understand from San Jose.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Would a really big antenna help or is it a waste of effort? I don't want to spend $100 or more and still be without TV.
If I go big should I go with an 8 bowtie or a old school style...or am I wasting time and effort?
For KQED this is what the Transmitter Profile looks like...does it get any worse!
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...ALLTV%26n%3d23
WARNING Rant below.
If you are wondering, I just sent Comcast back a cable box after they sent me one as they are about to scramble limited basic TV (i.e. what an antenna would get) and I found out they now want extra for the HD channels which before I got with just the cable in the wall. A great upgrade for Comcast. $3 a month extra for the first 2 years then ~$6 extra when they start charging for the cable box I don't need except they scrambled the signal.
Rant over.
Thank you in advance for help.
Colin