Digital signal without an actual antenna? Does anyone have any experience with this unit getting over-the-air digital signals without an actual antenna attached (ie just the metal in the unit being sufficient)?
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You will more than likely need a antenna, in my experience. You can set it up as basic cable with OTA.
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No - it's just an antenna with a signal amplifier. You'll still have to buy/obtain a separate unit for converting the new digital signals to analog.
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use your normal Antenna not a Digital fairing hidden antenna. I have no problems with mine. It is about 9months old.
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Just hook the cable to the back of your tv where your tv in cable goes. That's it. I had no luck receiving any stations. I think I'm too far away from any signal towers.
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I have had no problem getting OTA digital stations. The box has a connection for a satellite, dont have a dish, but I see no reason it should not work. What the box does is select what input you send to each tv. It doesnt care what the signal is, it just switches it.
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I have not had it out on the water yet just installed. However it does pick up am/fm without antenna where I have it. I do plan on getting a antenna
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Mine work perfectly fine without an antenna at shorter distances. The Tx on the ones I have have not burned out.
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Hi Jo. I tried 3-4 of the indoor guys. Not. We live right on the ocean, with Mt. Soledad blocking the world. We use the internet for a lot of our music, and also enjoy stuff not on the internet. So fairly inexpensively, I got an aluminum tower for one of the back balconies, and a big 28 dollar antenna. Works, A -. Search the net for the antennas. There are tons of suppliers. Mostly in the southern states.
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technically anything metal can be hooked to an old TV to be used as an antenna. I mean people used to use coat hangers. the problem is nobody broadcast in analog anymore. yes this is just really an antenna but it is meant to hook into a digital receiver since that is all TV stations broadcast.
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It did pick up digital signals. I even got some High def channels, but you must have a digital capable TV. Great antenna for the price. I'm quite happy with it.
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I have no problem receiving VHF or UHF signals. I have the SKY mounted in the attic and do get digitalbreak up, depending on weather conditions. I am about 20 miles from broadcast stations in the Detroit area.
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It will tune in any over-the-air broadcast that your digital antenna will pick up. The key here is the digital antenna. I used one when I moved a year and a half ago, and it was fine because I had good reception in the area. Then I moved again a couple of months ago, and I couldn't pick up anything...zero...zilch...nada! Where I'm at now, I'm kind of down in a valley, and it's impossible to pick up a signal. Bottom line, it will tune anything that your antenna will pick up.
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I would like. To understand the question in more further detail what the unit does is make a digital signal to analog. If you don't have a digital receiver hope that answers your question. If it doesn't, please trying reworded so I understand it a little better rich
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Perhaps. I'm about to try that myself. The biggest issue is to check to see where your digital signals are coming from. Visit here: https://www.antennasdirect.com/transmitter-locator.html to find out more.
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I'm using it as an ATSC (HD digital signal antenna). From what I can see when I do a channel scan, I get no VHF/UHF signals. Then again, that may be because there are no broadcasters in my area that still broadcast VHF/UHF.
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I have spent the last two weeks trying to find an external TV tuner that is ready for the digital TV next February. I have searched all over the internet. I am also looking for a stand alone tuner. I have found analog standalone's. I have found digital usb tuners. But I have not found a digital standalone. I gave in and ordered a $40 coupon from dtv.gov so that I can buy a digital converter and use the analog tuner. Hope this helps! Dave
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Hi.. I just did the same set-up and I use this: 1Byone 0.02" Paper Thin Digital Indoor TV Antenna-Aerial Type#0188... Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF70UB4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc;=1 It was an easy set-up and so far it is working very well. The TV is receiving every standard network, plus all the 60+ of weirdness on UHF. It was about $24 on prime. Good Luck with your search.